Heinrich Dau

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Heinrich Dau was the German naval officer who commanded the merchant raider involved in the World War II Altmark Incident.


Statements (24)
Predicate Object
instanceOf German military personnel
human
naval officer
activity transport of British prisoners captured by German raider Admiral Graf Spee
allegiance Nazi Germany
commanded Altmark
conflict Second World War
World War II
countryOfCitizenship Germany
detainedPrisonersFrom British merchant ships
United Kingdom
gender male
involvedIn diplomatic incident between Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom
militaryBranch German Navy
Kriegsmarine
notableEvent Altmark Incident
notableFor Altmark Incident
occupation naval officer
operatedIn North Sea
Norwegian territorial waters
role commander of the German tanker Altmark
shipTypeCommanded merchant raider support ship
naval auxiliary tanker
sideInConflict Axis Powers

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Altmark Incident
commanderForGermany

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