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Re: U 173
Posted by: gerard heimann ()
Date: December 30, 2009 08:06PM

He was FregKpt. while he commanded U-173. He was promoted to K. zur See in 1943. Since he had no successes during only 1 command, does anyone know what merited the promotion to a rank most submariners did not reaxch?

Gerard

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