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Werner Hartenstein

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German naval officer and U-boat commander during World War II (1908-1943)

Lived 1908 to 1943 · aged 35
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Werner Hartenstein was a German naval officer during World War II who commanded the U-boat U-156. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, the highest award in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II.

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Awards 12

1942German Cross in Gold
1942Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
1942U-boat War Badge (1939)
1942Named Reference in the Wehrmacht Communiqué
1940Iron Cross 1st Class
1940Sudetenland Medal
1940Destroyer War Badge
1939Memel Medal
1939Iron Cross 2nd Class
1939Spanish Cross in Bronze without Swords
German Cross
Wehrmacht Long Service Award

Connected to Werner 6

Eduard DietlAlso won Destroyer War BadgeWilhelm SchepmannAlso won Memel MedalReinhard HardegenAlso won U-boat War Badge (1939)Bruno SutkusAlso won Named Reference in the Wehrmacht CommuniquéJakob SporrenbergAlso won Sudetenland MedalHermann BoehmAlso won German Cross

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Werner Hartenstein was a German naval officer during World War II who commanded the U-boat U-156. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, the highest award in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. Hartenstein was credited with sinking 19 ships totaling 97,504 gross register tons (GRT), and with damaging three ships and a destroyer.

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Lived 1908 to 1943 · aged 35
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