BREMEN, Germany — The old U-boat commander ... After his second patrol, he had mainly training, research and staff assignments at U-boat bases on the Baltic Sea. He ended the war as an infantry ...

and was a member of Parliament in his hometown of Bremen for 32 years. Hardegen travelled extensively in America, where he met men who had tried to kill him during his U-Boat service. 'They are my ...

The crew of U-862 pictured when the vessel was commissioned in Bremen in 1943 ... daring maritime exploit of World War II when German U-boat U-862 sailed undetected into Gisborne harbour.