Global InformationAdalbert Zuckschwerdt information
Adalbert Zuckschwerdt | |
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| Born | January 1, 1874 |
| Died | July 1, 1945 (aged 71) |
| Buried | Internierungslager Staumühle |
| Allegiance | German |
| Service/ | Imperial German Navy |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands held | SMS Cormoran |
| Awards | German Cross |
Adalbert Zuckschwerdt (1 January 1874 – 1 July 1945) was captain (Korvettenkapitän) of the German raider SMS Cormoran, which sailed from the German Colony of Qingdao, China, until she was finally docked 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.[1]
- ^ Robert F. Rogers (January 1995). Destiny's Landfall: A History of Guam. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 139–. ISBN 978-0-8248-1678-0.