Later Life
After the war, Bleichrodt was held by the Allies on war crimes charges pertaining to the sinking of the City of Benares, when he was accused of sinking the steamer with the full knowledge that it had been transporting evacuees. Bleichrodt denied this and refused to apologise to the survivors.
He later moved to Munich, eventually becoming the manager in a factory.
Bleichrodt died in Munich on 9 January 1977 at the age of 67.
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