93,728 profiles ranked live

Back to the boardThe board

Claus Korth

✓ Source-basedrising

German navy officer (1911-1988)

GermanyLived 1911 to 1988 · aged 76
Compare
Fame42.3
Momentum5.1
Languages5
In century#215,156

Claus Korth was a German U-Boat commander in the Kriegsmarine during World War II, and was credited with sinking 15 allied merchant ships across 14 war patrols, totalling 73,015 gross register tons (GRT) sunk.

Also inDeutsch

Awards 7

1944War Merit Cross
1941Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
1940Iron Cross 1st Class
1939Spanish Cross
1939Iron Cross 2nd Class
1939U-boat War Badge (1939)
1936Wehrmacht Long Service Award

Connected to Claus 6

Georg-Wilhelm SchulzAlso won Spanish CrossRolf MützelburgAlso won Wehrmacht Long Service AwardHeinrich BurchardAlso won Wehrmacht Long Service AwardHarro SchachtAlso won Spanish CrossErnst KalsAlso won U-boat War Badge (1939)Günter KuhnkeAlso won War Merit Cross

About this person

Country
Germany
Type
Other
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 1988 · aged 76
Written about in
5 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.