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Joachim Schepke

1912 - 1941

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Joachim Schepke (8 March 1912 – 17 March 1941) was a German U-boat commander during World War II. He was the seventh recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Schepke is credited with having sunk 36 Allied ships. During his career, he gained notoriety among fellow U-boat commanders for exaggerating the tonnage of ships sunk. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joachim Schepke is the 1,016th most popular military personnel (down from 929th in 2019), the 2,560th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,268th in 2019) and the 182nd most popular German Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Joachim Schepke ranks 1,016 out of 2,058. Before him are Alfredo Guzzoni, Joseph Trumpeldor, Charlie Wilson, Vetranio, Andrew Parker Bowles, and Jean-Étienne Championnet. After him are Peter Tordenskjold, Lamachus, Constantin Prezan, Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer, Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder, and Ding Ruchang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Joachim Schepke ranks 133. Before him are Fritz Fischer, Fritz Klingenberg, David Packard, Edmond Jabès, Charles Addams, and Gil Evans. After him are Manuel Rosas, Folco Lulli, Josef Blösche, Barry Sullivan, Frank Oppenheimer, and Kristina Söderbaum. Among people deceased in 1941, Joachim Schepke ranks 80. Before him are Amrita Sher-Gil, Ivan Panfilov, Alfred Hettner, Friedrich Akel, Maximilien Luce, and J. Stuart Blackton. After him are Eugen Ritter von Schobert, Alexandros Koryzis, Viktor Dankl von Krasnik, Walter Ruttmann, Károly Huszár, and Infanta Maria das Neves of Portugal.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Joachim Schepke ranks 2,561 out of 7,253. Before him are Louis III, Duke of Bavaria (1269), Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach (1703), Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1482), Ernest, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1842), Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe (1871), and Viktor Meyer (1848). After him are Bernd Bransch (1944), Gottfried von Cramm (1909), Christian Daniel Rauch (1777), Gertrud von Le Fort (1876), Theodor Lipps (1851), and Friedrich Wilhelm III, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1657).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Joachim Schepke ranks 182. Before him are Wilhelm Marschall (1886), Fritz Klingenberg (1912), Hans von Obstfelder (1886), Burkhard Christoph von Münnich (1683), Heinrich Bär (1913), and Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz (1796). After him are Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer (1900), Hans Hartwig von Beseler (1850), Karl Ernst (1904), Otto von Lossow (1868), Eugen Ritter von Schobert (1883), and Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch (1888).

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