Bio of Korvettenkapitän Georg Schewe (1909-1990)

Georg Schewe
Korvettenkapitän (Crew 32)

Successes
16 ships sunk, total tonnage 85,779 GRT

Date of birth: 24 November 1909 in Ueckermünde, Pomerania (German Empire)
Date of death: 14 October 1990 (80 y.o.) in Hamburg, Germany
    
Ranks
01.04.1932 Offiziersanwärter
01.07.1934 Fähnrich zur See
01.09.1935 Oberfähnrich zur See
01.01.1936 Leutnant zur See
01.10.1937 Oberleutnant zur See
01.10.1939 Kapitänleutnant
01.08.1943 Korvettenkapitän

Decorations
20.12.1939 Eisernes Kreuz II.Klasse
24.01.1940 U-Boots-Kriegsabzeichen
13.06.1940 Eisernes Kreuz I.Klasse
23.05.1941 Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-105

U-boat Commands
U-boat      From               To   
U-60 - 22 Jul 1939 - 19 Jul 1940 - 6 patrols (104 days)
U-105 - 10 Sep 1940 - 6 Jan 1942 - 4 patrols (236 days)

Georg Schewe began his naval career as a seaman in October 1928. In 1932 he commenced officer training and received his commission in 1936. In the same year he transferred to the U-boat force, receiving a thorough pre-war training. In July 1939 he commissioned the type IIC U-boat U-60. After six patrols (with only one sinking) he left the boat in August 1940 to commission the much larger type IXB U-boat U-105.

From January 1941 U-105 operated mostly in Atlantic waters. During her second patrol in spring 1941 Kptlt Schewe achieved remarkable success when he sank 12 ships with a total of 71,450 tons. It was the second most successful patrol of the whole war, only beaten by Hessler's with U-107 a few months later. Georg Schewe left U-105 in February 1942 for a shore posting.

He became a staff member of the FdU Mittelmeer (U-boat Command Mediterranean). After more than two years in this position, in autumn 1944 he took over command of the 33rd Flotilla for a month. From October 1944 he was on the OKM (Naval High Command) staff. Following Germany's surrender he spent a year in allied captivity.

Source :
https://www.ebay.com/itm/283063009520
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Schewe
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/39270/Schewe-Georg.htm
https://uboat.net/men/schewe.htm