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Karl-Friedrich Merten

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German World War II U-boat commander

GermanyWritersLived 1905 to 1993 · aged 87
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Karl-Friedrich Merten commanded the U-boat U-68 in Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. He received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Merten was credited with the sinking of 27 ships for a total of 170,151 gross register tons (GRT) of Allied shipping.

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Emden in port, in 1928Emden in port, in 1928auxiliary cruiser Atlantisauxiliary cruiser Atlantis

Awards 6

1942Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
1942Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
1942High Seas Fleet Badge
1941Iron Cross 1st Class
1941U-boat War Badge (1939)
1939Iron Cross 2nd Class

Connected to Karl-Friedrich 6

Wilhelm DommesAlso won High Seas Fleet BadgeHorst von SchroeterAlso won U-boat War Badge (1939)Werner HartmannAlso won U-boat War Badge (1939)August MausAlso won High Seas Fleet BadgeHelmuth BrinkmannAlso won High Seas Fleet BadgeOtto ItesAlso won U-boat War Badge (1939)

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Karl-Friedrich Merten commanded the U-boat U-68 in Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. He received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Merten was credited with the sinking of 27 ships for a total of 170,151 gross register tons (GRT) of Allied shipping. Merten joined the Reichsmarine in 1926. He served on the light cruisers Karlsruhe and Leipzig during the Spanish Civil War patrols.

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Germany
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deceased
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Lived 1905 to 1993 · aged 87
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