Hubert Schmundt

Hubert Schmundt (19 September 1888 – 17 October 1984) was a German admiral during World War II.

Schmundt joined the German Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) as a cadet in 1908 and was commissioned as a lieutenant in 1911.

Schmundt remained in the Navy after the end of the war and in the 1920s commanded the torpedo boat S18 and served as a staff officer.

In the Second World War, Schmundt commanded the Bergen warship group during Operation Weserübung, which consisted of the light cruisers Köln (flagship) and Königsberg, the artillery training ship Bremse, torpedo boat tender Carl Peters, torpedo boats Wolf and Leopard, and a group of smaller warships).

Subsequently, Schmundt served as the commander of German naval forces in Northern Norway (1941–42) and oversaw Operation Wunderland.