Harald Gelhaus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harald Gelhaus

German navy officer and world war II U-boat commander

Date of Birth: 24-Jul-1915

Place of Birth: Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 02-Dec-1997

Profession: submariner, soldier

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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.