Wolfgang Kaden Military person

Korvettenkapitän (naval corvette captain or lieutenant-commander) of the Reserves Wolfgang Kaden (5 December 1899 – 9 July 1942) was a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipient during World War II. He is credited with the sinking of at least three submarines including the British submarine HMS H49 on 18 October 1940 off of Texel and the Soviet submarine K-23 commanded by Magomet Gadzhiyev on 12 May 1942 off of Nordkyn. He was killed in action on 9 July 1942 near Hammerfest when his submarine chaser U-Jäger 1110 ran into a naval mine.

Personal facts

Birth dateDecember 05, 1899
Birth place
Leipzig
Date of deathJuly 09, 1942
Place of death
Hammerfest

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Military person

allegianceNazi Germany
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
World War II
military branch
Kriegsmarine
military commandU-Jäger 116 U-Jäger 1110

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