Karl-Heinz Narjes (30 January 1924 – 26 January 2015) was a German

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(CDU) politician. From 1969 to 1973 he was Minister for Economy and Transport of the State of

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and from 1981 to 1988 he was a European Commissioner. During

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, Narjes was a soldier in

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serving on a submarine U-91 with the rank of Leutnant zur See. After the submarine was sunk by the

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on 26 February 1944 eastwards of the

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, Narjes became a prisoner of war of Britain.U-91 History
at the Gefallenendenkmäler Project website From 1971 to January 1973, Narjes was a member of the

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, i.e. the state parliament.State information system Schleswig-Holstein
/ref> From 1972 to 1981, he was a member of the

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. In the 1981–1985 Thorn Commission, Narjes was Commissioner for Parliamentary Relations and for Competition In the 1985–1988

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, he was a Vice-President of the Commission and Commission for Industry,

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and science and research.

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