German naval officer and u-boat commander during world war ii (1913-1945).
Born October 15th, 1913 in Riga.
Died May 14th, 1945 at 31 years old in Flensburg (gunshot wound).
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius