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Bernardelli, Richard

Date of birth:
November 22nd, 1908 (Rüstringen/Oldenburg, Germany)
Date of death:
February 21st, 1986
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 15th, 1941
Flotten-Kriegsabzeichen

Sources

  • - Gerhard Brand

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