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Harald Gelhaus

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Harald Gelhaust (24 July 1915 in Göttingen – 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.

Summary of career

Awards

Dienstauszeichnung 4th Class (5 April 1939)^[1]
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (31 October 1940)^[2]
- 1st Class (24 February 1941)^[2]
U-boat War Badge (1939) (31 December 1940)^[2]
U-boat Front Clasp in Bronze (1 October 1944)^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (26 March 1943)
War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (1 September 1944)^[2]

Dates of rank

1 July 1936:	Fähnrich zur See
1 January 1938:	Oberfähnrich zur See
1 April 1938:	Leutnant zur See
1 October 1939:	Oberleutnant zur See
1 April 1942:	Kapitänleutnant

References

Citations

^ Busch and Röll 2003, p. 328.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Busch and Röll 2003, p. 329.

Bibliography

Busch, Rainer & Röll, Hans-Joachim (2003). Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939-1945 - Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 3-8132-0515-0.

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.

Kurowski, Franz (1995). Knight's Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service. Schiffer Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-88740-748-X.

Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-87943-355-0.

External link

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