Picture shows Friedrich Grade, 107, undated. He died asleep peacefully in a retirement home near Bornheim, Germany, on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. (Newsflash)
U-Boat Vet Who Inspired ‘Das Boot’ Dies Aged 107
A U-boat submarine World War II veteran said to have inspired the 1981 film 'Das Boot' has died aged 107 in Germany. Friedrich Grade served as chief engineer aboard the…