Georg Schewe

Georg Schewe (24 November 1909 – 16 September 1989) was a German officer with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Schewe sailed with U-60 and U-105, sinking sixteen ships on ten patrols, for a total of 85.779 tons of Allied shipping of which 71,450 tons on one patrol alone. It was the second most successful patrol of World War II, second only to Günter Hessler's patrol on U-107.

Georg Schewe
Born	(1909-11-24)24 November 1909 Ueckermünde
Died	16 September 1989(1989-09-16) (aged 79) Hamburg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Branch	Kriegsmarine
Rank	Korvettenkapitän
Unit	SSS Niobe Schnellboot "S-5" U-15
Commands	U-60 U-105
Battles / wars	World War II Battle of the Atlantic
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards

• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (2 October 1936)^[1]
• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 December 1939) & 1st Class (13 June 1940)^[1]
• Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)^[1]
• U-boat War Badge (1939) (24 January 1940)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 May 1941 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-105^[2][3]