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Rudi Gelbhaar

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Rudi Gelbhaar

Years of service
  
1934–45

Born
  
24 January 1915 Falkenberg (
1915-01-24
)

Died
  
24 November 2002(2002-11-24) (aged 87) Wetzlar

Service/branch
  
Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine

Rank
  
Oberleutnant (MA) der Reserve

Unit
  
Marine-Artillerie-Abteilung 604

Rudi Gelbhaar (24 January 1915 – 25 March 1979) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant (MA) der Reserve in the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Naval Artillery War Badge
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 June 1944 as Oberleutnant (MA) der Reserve and chief of Marine-Batterie "Hamburg" in the Marine-Artillerie-Abteilung 604

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