Ernst Kals
(1905-1979)
German U-boat commander
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Ernst Kals (2 August 1905 – 2 November 1979) was a Kapitän zur See with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He commanded the Type IXC U-boat U-130 on five patrols, and sank twenty ships, for a total of 145,656 tons of Allied shipping, becoming the sixteenth highest scoring U-Boat ace of World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
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2 August 1905 Glauchau, Germany
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2 November 1979 (aged 74) Emden, Germany
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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