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drechsler,Werner

August 20, 2026

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Werner Drechsler, born on January 17, 1923, in Muhlberg, Germany, served in the Kriegsmarine as an Obergefreiter aboard the submarine U-118 of the 12th U-Boat Flotilla. When U-118 was sunk by aircraft from the USS Bogue near the Azores on June 12, 1943, Drechsler survived…

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