Robert Gysae | |
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Born | Berlin-Charlottenburg, German Empire | 14 January 1911
Died | 26 April 1989 Wilhelmshaven, West Germany | (aged 78)
Allegiance | Weimar Republic Nazi Germany West Germany |
Service | Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine German Navy |
Years of service | 1931–45 1956–70 |
Rank | Korvettenkapitän (Kriegsmarine), Flottillenadmiral (Bundesmarine) |
Commands | U-98 U-177 |
Battles / wars | Battle of the Atlantic |
Awards | Knight'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.