Adalbert Schnee [SEP] date of death
Adalbert Schnee
Otto Adalbert Schnee (31 December 1913 – 4 November 1982) was a "Korvettenkapitän" (corvette captain) with Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" during World War II. He commanded the U-boats , , , and , sinking twenty-one merchant ships on twelve patrols, for a total of of Allied shipping, and received the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. He is thirty-seventh in the list of U-Boat aces of World War II.
Career.
Schnee joined
German submarine U-2511
German submarine "U-2511" was a Type XXI U-boat of Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" during World War II. The "Elektroboot" submarine was laid down on 7 July 1944 at the Blohm & Voss yard at Hamburg, launched on 2 September 1944, and commissioned on 29 September 1944 under the command of "Korvettenkapitän" Adalbert Schnee.
Design.
Like all Type XXI U-boats, "U-2511" had a displacement of when at the surface and while submerged. She had