Zdenko Hudeček

Zdenko Hudeček
Zdenko Hudeček in c. 1913
Born(1887-06-22)22 June 1887
Terezín, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Died28 September 1974(1974-09-28) (aged 87)
Jablunkov, Czechoslovakia
NationalityAustrian; Czech
Military career
AllegianceAustria-Hungary
BranchAustro-Hungarian Navy
Kriegsmarine
Years of service1901–1918
RankKorvettenkapitän (lieutenant-commander)
Commands
  • SM U-2 (21 September 1914 – 31 July 1914)
  • SM U-17 (9 December 1915 – 26 June 1916)
  • SM U-28 (26 June 1916 – 31 October 1918)
Battles / warsWorld War I

Zdenko Hudeček (22 June 1887 – 28 September 1974) was a Czech-Austrian officer in the Austro-Hungarian Navy. He was one of the most successful Austro-Hungarian submarine commanders of World War I, sinking 11 Allied merchant ships and two Allied warships displacing 44,743 GRT. After the war he joined and shortly served in the Czechoslovak Naval Forces.

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