Name Gerhard Thater | ||
Born 18 November 1916
Kiel ( 1916-11-18 ) Died 15 February 2004(2004-02-15) (aged 87)
Wilhelmshaven Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945)
West Germany Service/branch Kriegsmarine
German Navy Years of service 1936–1945 — 1956–1960's Rank Kriegsmarine (1936–1945): Kapitanleutnant
Bundesmarine (1955–1960's): Unit 3rd U-boat Flotilla
5th U-boat Flotilla
8th U-boat Flotilla
29th U-boat Flotilla | ||
Gerhard Thater (born 18 November 1916 in Kiel, died 15 February 2004 in Wilhelmshaven) was a German naval officer.
Entering the Kriegsmarine in 1936 he served in the submarine branch and as commander of U-466 and U-3506 saw action during the Second World War.
When the Federal Republic of Germany established her own armed forces in 1956, Thater joined the Bundesmarine. In the course of his service he was made Naval Attache to West Germany's embassy at Ottawa, Canada.
On 15 February 2004 Thater died in Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
Awards
Gerhard Thater's awards include the German Cross in Gold for repeated acts of bravery, the Iron Cross Second Class, and the U-Boat War Badge.
References
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