Harald Gelhaus

Military Person

1915 – 1997

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Who was Harald Gelhaus?

Harald Gelhaus was a German U-boat commander in World War II and 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. As a U-boat commander of U-143 and U-107 Harald Gelhaus is credited with the sinking of 19 ships for a total of 100,373 gross register tons and further damaging one ship of 10,068 GRT.

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Born
Jul 24, 1915
Göttingen
Died
Dec 2, 1997
Bochum

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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