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Reinhard hardegen, left, and german war correspondent kriegsberichter meisinger aboard u123, a submarine of the kriegsmarine in 1942. Ubootkommandanten deutsche unterseeboote 1933 1945. Reinhard hardegen, a leading german submarine commander of world war ii who brought uboat warfare to the doorstep of new york harbor. Reinhard hardegen, last living knights cross winner, standing in the hatch of his. Deutsches uboot u123 ritterkreuztrager kaleu hardegen vor. Oskar kusch deutsche unterseeboote 1933 1945 uboote. After two and a half years he was transferred, together with other officers, to the marineflieger naval air force branch of the kriegsmarine. In two patrols along the east coast in 1942, reinhard hardegen who went on to achieve the rank of lieutenant commander sank about. German uboat aces karlheinz moehle, reinhard hadegen, horst. Reinhard hardegen began his naval career in april 1933. Reinhard hardegen, ww2 uboat commander and operation drumbeat uboat ace.

The oldest still living uboat commander of the kriegsmarine. He was the 24thmostsuccessful german submarine commander of the war, credited with the having sunk 115,656 gross register tons grt 22 ships. Hier finden sie eine auflistung aller mir bekannten ubootkommandanten. Publisher of illustrators quarterly and illustrated books, specialising in. In june 2015 an interesting interview has unearthed on youtube of uboat commander reinhard hardegen, who is the last living uboat captain. Its a small size geocache, with difficulty of 2, terrain of 2. Reinhard hardegen, ww2 uboat commander and operation drumbeat.

Reinhard hardegen was one of the most successful commanders during operation drumbeat, when nazi submarines attacked merchant ships. Following a crash and an ensuing six months in hospital, he transferred to the uboat. We sell historical miniatures of different epochs in resin and metal, as well as fantasy figures. After the war, he spent a year and a half in british captivity before starting a successful oil trading business and serving as a. The last world war ii uboat commander has died at 105 military. R einhard hardegen begann seine marinelaufbahn im april 1933.

Uboat captain, who terrorized the atlantic off north carolinas outer banks early in world war ii, has died at age 105. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. War hero reinhard hardegen was a german war hero during world war ii. Reinhard hardegen, uboat commander who menaced american. Kapitan zur see kurt dobratz 19041996, kommandant unterseeboote u 1232.

This is often due to convoy battles at night when an attacking wolfpack fired torpedoes into the convoy and two sometimes more. Reinhard hardegen begann seine marinekarriere im april 1933. After two and a half years he was transferred, together with other officers, to the marineflieger naval. Operation drumbeat combines a history lesson interspersed with an equal number of novellike chapters. Hardegen is alive today which makes him 99 this year. List of most successful uboat commanders wikipedia. Reinhard hardegen info zur person mit bilder, news.

Korvettenkapitan reinhard hardegen 18 march 19 9 june 2018 was a german uboat commander during world war ii. He entered the navy in 1933 and became a submarine instructor in late. The german uboat attacks on shipping along the us atlantic seaboard during wwii, combined with a focus on german submarine u123 and its commander reinhard hardeman, provides a look at the overall operation from german side of the naval war and the operations and of one specific submarine. Kapitanleutnant reinhard hardegen was one of the few german unterseeboot commanders to survive the war. German submarine u123 was a type ixb uboat of nazi germanys.