Adalbert Zuckschwerdt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Kriegsmarine admiral
Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1874
Place of Birth: Worbis, Thuringia, Germany
Date of Death: 01-Jul-1945
Profession: military officer, ship captain
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Adalbert Zuckschwerdt
- Adalbert Zuckschwerdt (1 January 1874 – 1 July 1945) was captain (Korvettenkapitän) of the German raider SMS Cormoran, which sailed from the German Colony of Tsingtao (Qingdao today), China, until she finally docked was and interned at Guam by the Americans.
- Zuckschwerdt preempted the confiscation of his ship by the Americans by igniting preplanted explosives and scuttling her in Apra Harbor.
- Seven of the German sailors on board died, and Zuckschwerdt spent the rest of the war as a POW.
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