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Viktor Schuetze


Zeppelin Commander who bombed Sunderland


Korvettenkapitan Schuetze commanded the L11 airship which flew over the coastal city and rained down high explosives. Later in the war Schuetze was put in command of the L48 which crashed just outside Suffolk on 17 June 1917. All but three of the crew perished. Schuetze and the rest of the crew are buried in the German war cemetery at Cannock Chase.

Sources
http://www.aviationarchaeology.co.uk/AA/ex06_L48_Post%20ExcavationReport.html
http://www.frontflieger.de/2-l048stein.jpg
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=124991&start=15 (see photograph)

Civil Parish: Sunderland

Birth date: 1878-Mar-6

Death date: 1917-Jun-17

Armed force/civilian: Navy

Organisation membership: Germany Imperial Navy

Military service:

German Navy

Memorial(s): Buried Cannock Chase, Staffordshire

Gender: Male

Contributed by Durham County Record Office

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