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Gerhard Schaar

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1937–45

Name
  
Gerhard Schaar

Service/branch
  
Kriegsmarine

Rank
  
Kapitanleutnant


Born
  
5 March 1919 Berlin (
1919-03-05
)

Died
  
24 January 1983(1983-01-24) (aged 63) Maseru, Lesotho

Unit
  
SSS Albert Leo Schlageter cruiser Emden destroyer Z12 Erich Giese U-704

Gerhard Schaar (5 March 1919 – 24 January 1983) was a German U-boat commander in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

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Ships attacked

Gerhard Schaar as commander of U-957 sank two merchant ships totalling 7,564 gross register tons (GRT) plus sinking two warships of 604 metric tons (594 long tons; 666 short tons).

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (15 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (15 May 1940)
  • Destroyer War Badge (19 October 1940)
  • Narvik Shield (20 October 1940)
  • German Cross in Gold on 14 February 1944 as Oberleutnant zur See on U-957/11. Unterseeboots-Flottille
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 1 October 1944 as Oberleutnant zur See and commander of U-957

    • References

    Gerhard Schaar Wikipedia
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