Date of birth:

November 22nd, 1908 (Rüstringen/Oldenburg, Germany)

Date of death:

February 21st, 1986

Nationality:

German

Richard Bernardelli served as Kommandant "U 805, in whcih he undertook one operational sail (60 days at sea), without sinking a ship. He entered U.S. imprisonment on May 16th, 1945 where he stayed as POW until March 7th, 1946. He finally reached the rank of Korvettenkapitän.

Career:
February 12th, 1944 - May 16th, 1945: Kommandant "U 805";
May 16th, 1945 - March 7th, 1946: POW to the US Forces.

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