Klaus, Alfred (U-561)
- Date of birth:
- November 8th, 1912
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
00.00.1942-12.07.1943: Obermaat, U 561, survived when U-561 was torpedoed in the Mediterranean Sea while directing to Messina
00.07.1943: POW
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberbootsmannsmaat
- Unit:
- seemännischer Unteroffizier, U-Boot, U-561, 18. Unterseebootsflottille
- Awarded on:
- October 12th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
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