Reinhard Hardegen Military person
Korvettenkapitän Reinhard Hardegen (born 18 March 1913) is a German U-boat commander who sank 22 ships, amounting to 115,656 gross register tons (GRT) sunk, making him the 24th most successful commander in World War II. He was never known to be a virulent Nazi supporter, however. After the war, he spent a year in British captivity before running a successful oil company and serving in Bremen's Parliament for over 32 years.
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| military command | (11 December 1940–4 April 1941) (19 May 1941–31 July 1942) Marine Infanterie Regiment 6 (February–May 1945) |
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| service start | 1934 |
| service end | 1945 |