Gerhard Bigalk

Gerhard Bigalk
Bigalk at St. Nazaire, 15 June 1942
Born(1908-11-26)26 November 1908
Berlin-Niederschönhausen
Died17 July 1942(1942-07-17) (aged 33)
U-751, North Atlantic Ocean, off Cape Ortegal, Spain
Buried
45°14′N 12°22′W / 45.233°N 12.367°W / 45.233; -12.367 (Gerhard Bigalk (death))
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service / branch Kriegsmarine
Years of service1934–42
RankKorvettenkapitän
UnitSchleswig-Holstein
tender Saar
Condor Legion A/88
24th U-boat Flotilla
7th U-boat Flotilla
CommandsU-14
U-751
Battles / warsSpanish Civil War

World War II

AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gerhard Bigalk (26 November 1908 – 17 July 1942) was a captain with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and commander of U-751. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.