Joachim Schepke

Joachim Schepke
NicknameHer Majesty's best-looking officer (Ihrer Majestät bestaussehender Offizier)
Born(1912-03-08)8 March 1912
Flensburg, Province of Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, Germany
Died17 March 1941(1941-03-17) (aged 29)
U-100, Western Approaches, off British-occupied Iceland
61°N 12°W / 61°N 12°W / 61; -12
Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany
Branch Reichsmarine
 Kriegsmarine
Service years1930–41
RankKapitänleutnant
CommandsU-3
U-19
U-100
ConflictsWorld War II
AwardsKnight'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.

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.

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