Harald Gelhaus Explained

Harald Gelhaus
Birth Date:	24 July 1915
Birth Place:	Göttingen
Death Place:	Bochum
Serviceyears:	1935–45
Rank:	Kapitänleutnant
Commands:
Battles:	World War II Battle of the Atlantic
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 of Nazi Germany. As commander of and Gelhaus is credited with the sinking of 19 ships (including) for a total of and further damaging one ship of .

Awards

• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 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 on 26 March 1943 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-107^{[3] [4]}
• War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (1 September 1944)^[2]

References

Bibliography

• Book: Busch . Rainer . Röll . Hans-Joachim . 2003 . Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939–1945 — Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 . The U-Boat War 1939–1945 — The Knight's Cross Bearers of the U-Boat Force from September 1939 to May 1945 . German . Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany . Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn . 978-3-8132-0515-2.
• Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 2000 . 1986 . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile . The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

• Book: Scherzer , Veit . 2007 . Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives . The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives . German . Jena, Germany . Scherzers Militaer-Verlag . 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

Web site: Harald Gelhaus . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 13 May 2014.

Notes and References

1. Busch & Röll 2003, p. 328.
2. Busch & Röll 2003, p. 329.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 193.
4. Scherzer 2007, p. 331.