Gerhard Schaar
Appearance
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Born | Berlin | 5 March 1919
Died | 24 January 1983 Maseru, Lesotho | (aged 63)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service | Kriegsmarine |
Years of service | 1937–45 |
Rank | Kapitänleutnant |
Unit | SSS Albert Leo Schlageter cruiser Emden destroyer Z12 Erich Giese U-704 |
Commands | U-957, U-2551 |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Other work | German Ambassador to Lesotho |
Gerhard Schaar (5 March 1919 – 24 January 1983) 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.
Summary of career
Ships attacked
Gerhard Schaar as commander of U-957 sank two merchant ships totalling 7,564 gross register tons (GRT) plus sinking two warships of 604 metric tons (594 long tons; 666 short tons).
Date | Ship[1] | Nationality | Tonnage | Fate |
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26 January 1944 | Fort Bellingham | United Kingdom | 7,153 | Sunk |
USS PTC-38 | United States Navy | 54 | Sunk | |
26 August 1944 | Nord | Soviet Navy | 411 | Sunk |
23 September 1944 | Brilliant | Soviet Navy | 550 | Sunk |
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Destroyer War Badge (19 October 1940)[2]
- Narvik Shield (20 October 1940)[2]
- German Cross in Gold on 14 February 1944 as Oberleutnant zur See on U-957/11. Unterseeboots-Flottille[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 1 October 1944 as Oberleutnant zur See and commander of U-957[4][5]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (2003). Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939–1945 — Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 978-3-8132-0515-2.
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- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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External links
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "Gerhard Schaar". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- "Gerhard Schaar". Lexikon der Wehrmacht (in German). Retrieved 30 September 2013.
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