Kretschmer
Proper noun
Meaning
Kretschmer (plural Kretschmers)
A surname.
Examples
Dönitz had lost his three leading aces: Kretschmer, Prien, and Schepke.
Some Kriegsmarine commanders like Erich Topp and Otto Kretschmer went on to serve in the Bundesmarine.
Otto Kretschmer preferred to fight on the surface for exactly that reason.
The most daring commanders, such as Kretschmer, penetrated the escort screen and attacked from within the columns of merchantmen.