Feiler, Gerhard (U 653)
- Date of birth:
- September 6th, 1909 (Breslau/Silesia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- January 8th, 1990 (Bremen, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Crew of 1934
08.04.1934: promoted to Offiziersanwärter
01.07.1934: promoted to Fähnrich zur See
01.10.1936: promoted to Leutnant zur See
01.06.1938: promoted to Oberleutnant zur See
00.10.1938-00.06.1940: Oberleutnant zur See, Wacht-Offizier, Zerstörer "KARL GALSTER" - "Z 20"
00.07.1940-00.01.1941: U Bootsausbildung
01.11.1940: promoted to Kapitänleutnant
00.01.1941-00.04.1941: Kommandantenschüler, 24. U Flottille, Memel then 7. U Flottille, Kiel/St. Nazaire
00.05.1941-00.09.1943: Kdt, U 653 : 7 patrols, 412 seetage,5 Schiff
00.10.1943-00.01.1944: 1. U Flottille, Brest
00.01.1944-00.03.1944: Ausbildungsoffizier, 20. U Flottille, Pillau
00.04.1944-08.05.1945: Ausbildungsleiter, 19. U Flottille, Pillau/Kiel
01.01.1945: promoted to Korvettenkapitän
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant zur See
- Unit:
- Wacht-Offizier, Zerstörer "KARL GALSTER", "Z 20"
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant zur See
- Unit:
- Wacht-Offizier, Zerstörer "KARL GALSTER", "Z 20"
- Awarded on:
- 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kdt, U 653
- Awarded on:
- April 1st, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kdt, U 653
- Awarded on:
- 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandant, U 653, 1. Unterseebootsflottille
- Awarded on:
- February 14th, 1944
Sources
- Photo 1:
- Photo:
- Gerhard FEILER
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
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