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Robert Gysae

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German navy officer and world war II U-boat commander, Admiral in the Federal German Navy

GermanyLived 1911 to 1989 · aged 78
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Robert Karl Friedrich Gysae was a German U-boat commander in the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

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Flottillenadmiral Gysae (wearing a white cap, 2nd person on the left of the coffin) at Konrad Adenauer's funeral.[2]Flottillenadmiral Gysae (wearing a white cap, 2nd person on the left of the coffin) at Konrad Adenauer's funeral.[2]

Awards 10

1970Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
1943Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
1941Iron Cross, 1st class
1941U-boat War Badge (1939)
1941Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
1940Iron Cross, 2nd class
1939Sudetenland Medal
Spanish Cross
U-boat Front Clasp
Legionnaire of Legion of Merit

Connected to Robert 6

Helmut WitteAlso won U-boat War Badge (1939)Hans-Günther LangeAlso won U-boat Front ClaspGünther RaduschAlso won Spanish CrossWilhelm von ApellAlso won Sudetenland MedalGünter KuhnkeAlso won Iron Cross, 2nd classGeorg-Wilhelm SchulzAlso won Spanish Cross

About this person

Robert Karl Friedrich Gysae was a German U-boat commander in the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Gysae commanded U-98 and U-177, being credited with sinking twenty-five ships on eight patrols, for a total of 146,815 gross register tons (GRT) of Allied shipping.

Country
Germany
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Other
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 1989 · aged 78
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