Harald Gelhaus
Harald Gelhaus
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Born | Göttingen |
24 July 1915
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Bochum |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Kriegsmarine |
Years of service | 1935–45 |
Rank | Kapitänleutnant |
Unit | cruiser Karlsruhe battleship Gneisenau |
Commands held | U-143 U-107 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Harald Gelhaus (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 (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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Summary of career
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.
Date | U-boat | Name | Flag | Tonnage (GRT) | Fate |
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23 August 1941 | U-143 | Inger | Norway | 1,409 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
31 January 1942 | U-107 | San Arcadio | UK | 7,419 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
6 February 1942 | U-107 | Major Wheeler | USA | 3,431 | Sunk at east of Cape Hatteras |
21 February 1942 | U-107 | Egda | Norway | 10,068 | Damaged at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
29 May 1942 | U-107 | Western Head | UK | 2,599 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1 June 1942 | U-107 | Bushranger | Panama | 4,536 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
7 June 1942 | U-107 | Castilla | Honduras | 3,910 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
8 June 1942 | U-107 | Suwied | USA | 3,249 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
10 June 1942 | U-107 | Merrimack | USA | 2,606 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
19 June 1942 | U-107 | Cheerio | USA | 35 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
26 June 1942 | U-107 | Jagersfontein | Netherlands | 10,083 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
3 September 1942 | U-107 | Hollinside | UK | 4,172 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
3 September 1942 | U-107 | Penrose | UK | 4,393 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
7 October 1942 | U-107 | Andalucia Star | UK | 14,943 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
22 February 1943 | U-107 | Roxborough Castle | UK | 7,801 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
13 March 1943 | U-107 | Oporto | UK | 2,352 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
13 March 1943 | U-107 | Marcella | UK | 4,592 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
13 March 1943 | U-107 | Sembilangan | Netherlands | 4,990 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
13 March 1943 | U-107 | SS Clan Alpine | UK | 5,442 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
1 May 1943 | U-107 | Port Victor | UK | 12,411 | Sunk at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Awards
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (5 April 1939)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 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 on 26 March 1943 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-107[3][4]
- 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
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Bibliography
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External links
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