"Kapitänleutnant Achilles has sunk 14 merchant ships (with 77000 GRT)
and a destroyer while serving as a U-Boat commander. He achieved his
successes in waters that were particularly difficult to navigate;
important examples of which include the times where he entered into the
ports of Port of Spain (Trinidad), Puerto Limon (Costa Rica) and Banana
(Congo).
Post-war records reveal that, by this time, he had actually sunk a total
of 11 ships (with 53817 GRT) and damaged a further 6 ships (with 41122
GRT) as commander of U-161. The latter total included the British
cruiser HMS Phoebe." from his Knight's Cross to the Iron Cross citation, awarded on January 16th, 1943 as Käpitanleutnant of U-161 of the 2.Unterseebootsflottille.
Another capable enemy elite,
Brian
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