Reinhard Hardegen

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Reinhard Hardegen

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Birthplace: Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany
Death: June 09, 2018 (105)
Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany
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About Reinhard Hardegen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinhard_Hardegen

Korvettenkapitän Reinhard Hardegen (18 March 1913 – 9 June 2018) was a German U-boat commander during World War II. He was credited with the sinking of 25 ships (2 were later refloated), at a total of 136,661 tons. After the war, he spent a year and a half as a British prisoner-of-war before starting a successful oil trading business and serving as a member of Bremen's city council (the Bürgerschaft) for over 32 years.

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Reinhard Hardegen's Timeline

1913
March 18, 1913
Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany
2018
June 9, 2018
Age 105
Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany