Alexander Gelhaar
Kapitänleutnant (Crew 27)
Successes
2 ships sunk for a total of 19.313 GRT |
| Born | 24 Nov, 1908 | Frankfurt |
| Died | 14 Oct, 1939 | North Atlantic |
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| 1 Oct, 1936 | Kapitänleutnant |
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U-boat Commands
| U-1 | 1 Oct, 1936 | - | 2 Feb, 1938 | No war patrols |
| U-45 | 25 Jun, 1938 | - | 14 Oct, 1939 (+) | 2 patrols (34 days) |
Patrol info
| | U-boat | Departure |
Arrival | | |
| 1. |
U-45
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19 Aug, 1939 | Kiel | 15 Sep, 1939 | Kiel | Patrol | 28 days |
| 2. |
U-45
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9 Oct, 1939 | Kiel | 14 Oct, 1939 | Sunk | Patrol | 6 days |
Ships hit by Alexander Gelhaar
| Date | Boat | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Fate * |
| 14 Oct, 1939 | U-45 | Bretagne | 10.108 |  | fr | KJF-3 | |
| 14 Oct, 1939 | U-45 | Lochavon | 9.205 |  | br | KJF-3 | |
| | 19.313 | |
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. |
Decorations and ranks information is in many cases not complete. If you can help on any of those missing that would be great.
