Gysae, Robert Karl Friedrich
- Date of birth:
- January 4th, 1911 (Berlin-Charlottenburg/Brandenburg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- April 28th, 1989 (Wilhelmshaven/Lowersaxony, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Promotions:
April 1st, 1931: Offiziersanwärter;
October 14th, 1931: Seekadett;
January 1st, 1933: Fähnrich zur See;
January 1st, 1935: Oberfähnrich zur See;
April 1st, 1935: Leutnant zur See;
January 1st, 1937: Oberleutnant zur See;
October 1st, 1939: Kapitänleutnant;
July 1st, 1943: Korvettenkapitän.
Career:
April 1931: Kriegsmarine
1932: torpedoboats Albatros;
?: Torpedoboot Leopard;
?: Torpedoboot T-107;
April 1940: U-Bootwaffe
October 12th, 1940: Kommandant U-98;
March 24th, 1942: Kommandant U-177;
January 1944: Kommandant 25. U-Bootsflottille;
April 1945: Kommandant Marinepanzerjagd-Regiment 1;
May 1945: POW;
1945: Deutscher Minenräumdienst;
1956: Bundesmarine;
1966: Marineattache Vereinigte Staaten;
1967: Flottillenadmiral / Kommanant Marinedivision Nordsee;
March 1970: retired.
Successes:
24 ships sunk, total tonnage 136,266 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk, total tonnage 10,549 GRT
1 ship damaged, total tonnage 2,588 GRT
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Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Period:
- Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
- Awarded on:
- June 6th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 20th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitänleutnant
- Unit:
- Kommandant "U 98"
- Awarded on:
- May 31st, 1940
Ordine della Corona d'Italia - Cavaliere
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitänleutnant
- Unit:
- Kommandant "U 98"
- Awarded on:
- March 11th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitänleutnant
- Unit:
- Kommandant "U 98"
- Awarded on:
- April 15th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 23rd, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 31st, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandant, "U 98"
- Awarded on:
- December 31st, 1941
99th Award and 43rd of the U-boat men.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 25th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Käpitanleutnant (Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandant, "U 177"
- Awarded on:
- May 31st, 1943
250th Award with this being the 31st with the Kriegsmarine and the 24th with the U-boat men.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 25th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 1st, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 1st, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- KUROWSKI, F., Knight's Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, United States, 1995.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1997.
- Early photo (source known to STIWOT).
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- The U-boat War 1939-1945
- Werhmacht Lexicon.de
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