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Harald Gelhaus

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Allegiance
  
Rank
  
Kapitanleutnant

Service/branch
  
Years of service
  
1935–45

Name
  
Harald Gelhaus

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Born
  
24 July 1915Gottingen (
1915-07-24
)

Battles/wars
  
World War IIBattle of the Atlantic

Died
  
December 2, 1997, Bochum, Germany

Unit
  
German cruiser Karlsruhe, German battleship Gneisenau

Commands held
  
German submarine U-143, German submarine U-107

Harald Gelhaus (24 July 1915 in Gottingen – 2 December 1997 in Bochum) 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. As a U-boat commander of U-143 and U-107 Harald Gelhaus is credited with the sinking of 19 ships (including the SS Clan Alpine) for a total of 100,373 gross register tons (GRT) and further damaging one ship of 10,068 GRT.

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Ships attacked

As a U-boat commander of U-143 and U-107 Gelhaus is credited with the sinking of 19 ships for a total of 100,373 gross register tons (GRT) and further damaging one ship of 10,068 GRT.

Awards

  • Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (5 April 1939)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (31 October 1940)
  • 1st Class (24 February 1941)
  • U-boat War Badge (1939) (31 December 1940)
  • U-boat Front Clasp in Bronze (1 October 1944)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 March 1943 as Kapitanleutnant and commander of U-107
  • War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (1 September 1944)
  • References

    Harald Gelhaus Wikipedia


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