Date of birth:

July 24th, 1915 (Göttingen, Germany)

Date of death:

December 2nd, 1997 (Bochum (Westphalia), Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)

Unit:

Kommandant "U-107"

Awarded on:

March 26th, 1943

The following newspaper excerpt (dated 31.03.1943) describes why Gelhaus received the Knight’s Cross…

“Kapitänleutnant and U-Boat captain Gelhaus sunk 16 enemy ships (with 99970 GRT) and torpedoed 1 other ship (with 10000 GRT).”

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• - Die Grenz-Zeitung (Edition 89).