Nicolai Clausen

Military Person

1911 – 1943

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Who was Nicolai Clausen?

Asmus Nicolai Clausen was a German U-boat commander of the Second World War. He is credited with sinking 23 ships for a total of 73,428 gross register tons of Allied shipping. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Clausen and U-182 were lost with all hands, sunk on 16 May 1943 by the American destroyers USS MacKenzie and USS Lamb.

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Born
Jun 2, 1911
Flensburg
Died
May 16, 1943
Atlantic Ocean

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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