Robert Gysae Military person

Robert Gysae (14 January 1911 – 26 April 1989) was a Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Gysae commanded U-98 and U-177, sinking twenty-five ships on eight patrols, for a total of 146,815 gross register tons (GRT) tons of Allied shipping, to become the fifteenth highest scoring U-Boat ace of World War II.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 14, 1911
Birth place	Berlin , Germany
Date of death	April 26, 1989
Place of death	Germany , Wilhelmshaven

Search

Military person

allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) Weimar Republic (to 1933) West Germany
award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross U-boat Front Clasp U-boat War Badge
military operations	Battle of the Atlantic
military command	Marinedivision Nordsee Marinepanzerjagd-Regiment 1
service start	1931
service end	1931