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Karl Bergelt

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Commands held
  
1. Minensuchflottille

Name
  
Karl Bergelt

Rank
  
Captain at sea

Battles/wars
  
World War II

Battles and wars
  
World War II

Born
  
27 April 1902 Grumbach (
1902-04-27
)

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Service/branch
  
Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine

Died
  
September 1, 1966, Gutersloh, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl Friedrich Anton Bergelt (27 April 1902 – 1 September 1966) was a Kapitan zur See with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a 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.

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (28 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (26 June 1941)
  • German Cross on 26 February 1942 as Korvettenkapitan in the 1. Minensuchflottille
  • Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 August 1942 as Korvettenkapitan and chief of the 1. Minensuchflottille

    • References

    Karl Bergelt Wikipedia
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