Jürgen Oesten
Jürgen Oesten | |
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| Born | 24 October 1913 Grunewald, Berlin, Germany |
| Died | 5 August 2010 (aged 96) Hamburg, Germany |
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1933–45 |
| Rank | Korvettenkapitän |
| Unit | SSS Gorch Fock Karlsruhe Admiral Graf Spee U-20 |
| Commands | U-61 U-106 U-861 |
| Battles / wars | Spanish Civil War
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Jürgen Oesten (24 October 1913 – 5 August 2010) was a Korvettenkapitän in the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He commanded the U-boats U-61 and U-106, and then served as a staff officer before returning to command U-861. He sank nineteen ships for a total of 101,744 gross register tons (GRT), and damaged four others for 51,668 GRT;