serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1932 -- 45 1955 -- 70 weimar republic nazi germany ger u-57 1938 2 u-93 1940 2 '' marine-torpedo-versuchsstation '' kiel 24 january 1988 berlin weimar to 1945 -rrb- west germany republic -lrb- to 1933 -rrb- nazi germany -lrb- sss '' deutschland '' '' niobe '' cruiser '' köln '' panzerschiff knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 7 november 1911 korvettenkapitän -rrb- -lrb- wehrmacht -rrb- kapitän zur see -lrb- bundeswehr claus korth
 claus korth
claus korth

claus korth -lrb- 7 november 1911 -- 24 january 1988 -rrb- was a `` korvettenkapitän '' with the kriegsmarine during world war ii and commander of and .
he is also a recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross -lrb- -rrb- .
the knight 's cross of the iron cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
claus korth is credited with the sinking of thirteen ships for a total of 54,584 tons of allied merchant shipping , including the by mine .
he was one of 40 survivors of the `` niobe '' sinking on 26 july 1932 .
