Rudi Gelbhaar
Rudi Gelbhaar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 January 1915 Falkenberg |
| Died | 24 November 2002 (aged 87) Wetzlar |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service |  Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1934–45 |
| Rank | Oberleutnant (MA) der Reserve |
| Unit | Marine-Artillerie-Abteilung 604 |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Rudi Gelbhaar (24 January 1915 – 24 November 2002) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant (MA) der Reserve in the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was also a 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.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Naval Artillery War Badge
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 June 1944 as Oberleutnant (MA) der Reserve and chief of Marine-Batterie "Hamburg" in the Marine-Artillerie-Abteilung 604[1]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 161.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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