Harald Gelhaus

Harald Gelhaus
Born	(1915-07-24)24 July 1915 Göttingen
Died	2 December 1997(1997-12-02) (aged 82) Bochum
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1935–45
Rank	Kapitänleutnant
Unit	cruiser Karlsruhe battleship Gneisenau
Commands held	U-143 U-107
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Atlantic
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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World War II

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 commander of U-143 and U-107 Harald Gelhaus is credited with the sinking of 19 ships (including SS Clan Alpine) for a total of 100,373 gross register tons (GRT) and further damaging one ship of 10,068 GRT.

As 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.

Helgason, Guðmundur. "Harald Gelhaus". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. 

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