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Wilhelm Zahn (29 July 1910 – 14 November 1976) was a German Kriegsmarine officer during the Second World War. He was U-boat First Watch Officer, then became U-boat commander and was finally promoted to Korvettenkapitän on 1 April 1943. As commander of U-56 he was able to avoid detection by the destroyers surrounding HMS Nelson and came in close proximity to the British flagship, launching three torpedoes against her whilst she was carrying Winston Churchill and the high military command of the British Navy. Following that incident he became widely known as the "Man who almost killed Churchill" amongst the U-boat submariner corps. He was one of the commanding officers during the sinking of MV Wilhelm Gustloff which has been described as "Adolf Hitler's Titanic".

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  • Wilhelm Zahn (nl)
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  • Вільгельм Цан (uk)
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  • Wilhelm Zahn (29 July 1910 – 14 November 1976) was a German Kriegsmarine officer during the Second World War. He was U-boat First Watch Officer, then became U-boat commander and was finally promoted to Korvettenkapitän on 1 April 1943. As commander of U-56 he was able to avoid detection by the destroyers surrounding HMS Nelson and came in close proximity to the British flagship, launching three torpedoes against her whilst she was carrying Winston Churchill and the high military command of the British Navy. Following that incident he became widely known as the "Man who almost killed Churchill" amongst the U-boat submariner corps. He was one of the commanding officers during the sinking of MV Wilhelm Gustloff which has been described as "Adolf Hitler's Titanic". (en)
  • Wilhelm Zahn , was een Duits U-boot-commandant en luitenant-ter-zee in de Kriegsmarine tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Zahn voerde het commando over de U-56 vanaf 26 november 1938 tot 21 januari 1940 en over de U-69, op 28 augustus 1941 tot 31 maart 1942. (nl)
  • Вільгельм Цан (нім. Wilhelm Zahn; 29 липня 1910, Ебенсфельд — 14 листопада 1976) — німецький офіцер-підводник, корветтен-капітан крігсмаріне. (uk)
  • Wilhelm Zahn (ur. 29 lipca 1910 w Ebensfelde, Staffelstein, zm. 14 listopada 1976) – niemiecki podwodniak, jeden z 4 kapitanów ostatniego rejsu MS "Wilhelm Gustloff". Wstąpił do Reichsmarine w 1930 roku. Był oficerem na U-33 od lipca 1936 do września 1937 roku, następnie oficerem na U-35 od września 1937 do października 1938 roku. Dowodził U-56 od 26 listopada 1938 do 21 stycznia 1940, i U-69 od 28 sierpnia 1941 do 31 marca 1942 roku. Został awansowany na Korvettenkapitäna 1 kwietnia 1943 roku. (pl)
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  • Wilhelm Zahn (en)
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