Karl-Heinz Moehle

Karl-Heinz Moehle
Born(1910-07-31)31 July 1910
Norden, East Frisia, German Empire
Died17 November 1996(1996-11-17) (aged 86)
Ahrensburg, Germany
Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Reichsmarine
 Kriegsmarine
Years of serviceApril 1930 –
RankKorvettenkapitän
Unit3rd U-boat Flotilla
1st U-boat Flotilla
2nd U-boat Flotilla
5th U-boat Flotilla
Commands heldU-20, 1 October 1937 – 17 January 1940
U-123, 30 May 1940 – 19 May 1941
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsU-boat War Badge 1939
Knight's Cross
German Cross in Silver

Karl-Heinz Moehle (31 July 1910 – 17 November 1996) was a German U-boat commander of the Second World War. From September 1939 until retiring from front line service in June 1941, he sank 21 ships for a total of 93,197 gross register tons (GRT). For this he received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes), among other commendations.


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