Nicolai Clausen

Asmus Nicolai Clausen (2 June 1911 – 16 May 1943) was a German U-boat commander of the Second World War. He is credited with sinking 23 ships for a total of of Allied shipping. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Clausen and U-182 were lost with all hands, sunk on 16 May 1943 by the American destroyers USS MacKenzie and USS Lamb.

Ships attacked
As a U-boat commander of GS U-37 (1938), GS U-129 (1941) and GS U-182 Nicolai Clausen is credited with the sinking of 23 ships for a total of and sinking one French submarine, the Sfax (Q 182), of 1,379 MT.

Awards

 * Wehrmacht Long Service Award 3rd Class (15 October 1941)
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (28 February 1940)
 * 1st Class (10 June 1940)
 * U-boat War Badge (1939) (18 April 1940)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 March 1942 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-129
 * Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 12 March 1942