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Capito, Albert (U-518)

Date of birth:
March 8th, 1914
Date of death:
April 22nd, 1945 (northwest of the Azores, Portugal)
Buried on:
German Submarines Memorial
Nationality:
German

Biography

22.04.1945: Obermaschinist, KIA when U-518 Type IXC was sunk in the North Atlantic north-west of the Azores by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS 'Carter' and USS 'Neal A. Scott'- all hands lost (56 KIA)

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Obermaschinist
Unit:
U-Boot, "U 518", 2. Unterseebootsflottille
Awarded on:
November 21st, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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