Joachim Schepke | |
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| Nickname(s) | Her Majesty's best-looking officer (Ihrer Majestät bestaussehender Offizier) |
| Born | 8 March 1912 Flensburg, Province of Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, Germany |
| Died | 17 March 1941 (aged 29) U-100, Western Approaches, off British-occupied Iceland 61°N 12°W / 61°N 12°W |
| Allegiance |  Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service |  Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1930–41 |
| Rank | Kapitänleutnant |
| Commands | U-3 U-19 U-100 |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
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.[1]
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.
- ^ Williamson & Bujeiro 2004, pp. 3, 7.