Robert Gysae

Robert Gysae
Born(1911-01-14)14 January 1911
Berlin-Charlottenburg, German Empire
Died26 April 1989(1989-04-26) (aged 78)
Wilhelmshaven, West Germany
Allegiance Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
 West Germany
Service / branch Reichsmarine
 Kriegsmarine
 German Navy
Years of service1931–45
1956–70
RankKorvettenkapitän (Kriegsmarine), Flottillenadmiral (Bundesmarine)
CommandsU-98
U-177
Battles / warsBattle of the Atlantic
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Robert Karl Friedrich Gysae (14 January 1911 – 26 April 1989) 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.