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Christiansen, S. Aa.
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Full Name: |
Svend Aage Christiansen |
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Date of Birth: |
August 1, 1887 |
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Place of Birth: |
n/a |
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Family
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Son of forwarding agent Niels
Christiansen and wife, born Terndrup |
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Marriage: |
Married to Anna Emilie Kortzau |
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Promotion: |
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1904 |
Naval Cadet |
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September 30, 1908 |
Sub Lieutenant |
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August 2, 1909 |
Lieutenant |
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Orders, Decorations &
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Military Service |
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1915 |
Adjutant at the Chief in Command of the
1st Squadron |
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1916 |
Commanding Officer of the submarine
DYKKEREN |
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Other Achievements |
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Achievement: |
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October 9, 1916 |
Died when his submarine sank off
Copenhagen after a collision with a Norwegian steamer. The rest of the
crew were rescued.
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Death |
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Cemetery: |
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October 9, 1916 |
Buried at Holmens Cemetery |
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Sources: |
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Det Danske
Søofficerskorps 1801-1919, by
Th. A. Topsøe-Jensen, Gyldendals Boghandel
and Nordisk Forlag, Copenhagen, 1919 |
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Officerer i den
Dansk-Norske Søetat 1660-1814 og den Danske Søetat 1814-1932, Bind I og II,
by
Th. A. Topsøe-Jensen og Emil
Marquard,
H. Hagerups Forlag, Copenhagen,
1935 |
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