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Reinhard Hardegen

German World War II U-boat commander (1913-2018)

  • Fame49.8
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  • Wikipedia3.4K
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Lived 1913–2018, aged 105Germany
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    15 languages
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  • Era
    1913–2018
    Aged 105
  • Awards
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Updated 2026-06-19

Korvettenkapitän Reinhard Hardegen was a German U-boat commander during World War II. He was credited with the sinking of 25 ships, 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 for over 32 years. He was the last surviving World War II German U-Boat captain when he died in 2018.

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