Joachim Berger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German navy officer and world war II U-boat commander
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Place of Birth: Berlin
About Joachim Berger
- German submarine U-87 was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
- The submarine was laid down on 18 April 1940 at the Flender Werke (yard) at LĂĽbeck as yard number 283 and launched on 21 June 1941.
- She was commissioned on 21 June under the command of Kapitänleutnant Joachim Berger.
- U-87 trained with 6th U-boat Flotilla until 1 December 1941, when she was put on front-line service. U-87 sank five ships in her one-year career; she was a member of five wolfpacks. She was sunk off the coast of Leixões in Portugal during her fifth combat patrol, in March 1943, by warships of the Canadian Navy.
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