Klaus Bargsten

Klaus Bargsten
Klaus Bargsten
Born(1911-10-31)31 October 1911
Bad Oldesloe
Died25 October 2000(2000-10-25) (aged 88)
Bremen
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branch Kriegsmarine
Years of service1936–45
RankKapitänleutnant
Unit1st U-boat Flotilla
2nd U-boat Flotilla
4th U-boat Flotilla
CommandsU-563, 27 March 1941 – 15 March 1942
U-521, 3 June 1942 – 2 June 1943
AwardsU-boat War Badge
Knight's Cross

Klaus Bargsten (31 October 1911 – 25 October 2000) was the captain and sole survivor of the sunken U-521. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.