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Jürgen Oesten

German World War II U-boat commander

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Lived 1913–2010, aged 97Germany
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    1913–2010
    Aged 97
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Updated 2026-06-19

Jürgen Oesten was a Korvettenkapitän in the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He commanded the U-boats U-61 and U-106, and then served as a staff officer before returning to command U-861. He sank nineteen ships for a total of 101,744 gross register tons (GRT), and damaged four others for 51,668 GRT;

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