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Petersen, Klaus

Date of birth:
January 13th, 1917 (Kiel/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Klaus Petersen served as Kommandant of "U 14", "U 24", "U 9" and "U 3042", in which he on seven operational sails sunk five ships with a total of 8.401BRT.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
Unit:
Kommandant "U 24" / 30. Unterseebootsflottille
Awarded on:
July 14th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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