Gerhard Bielig

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Gerhard Bielig
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Born (1916-04-28)28 April 1916
Berlin
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Neuss
Allegiance  Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch  Reichsmarine
 Kriegsmarine
Years of service 1934–45
Rank Kapitänleutnant (Ing.)
Unit cruiser Emden
cruiser Königsberg
U-20, U-103 and U-177
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gerhard Bielig (28 April 1916 – 29 September 2004) was a German U-boat engineer (Ing.) in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Military career

Gerhard Bielig joined the Reichsmarine as a Seekadett on 26 September 1934.[Note 1] He was promoted to Fähnrich (Ing.) on 1 July 1935 and to Oberfähnrich (Ing.) on 1 January 1937. Bielig was transferred to the U-boat service in October 1937. Now a Leutnant (Ing.), he was posted to U-20 as chief engineer (German language: Leitender Ingenieur - LI). Bielig participated on eight patrols onboard of U-20. Oberleutnant (Ing.) Bielig left U-20 in March 1940 and was assigned to U-103 as chief engineer in July 1940. He went on five patrols with this U-boat. He left the boat as Kapitänleutnant (Ing.) in December 1941 only to be transferred to U-177 in March 1942. U-177 at the time was under command of Robert Gysae. Here he was bestowed with the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 February 1943 after he saved the U-boat from severe depth charging. After two combat patrols he left U-177 in October 1943 again and became an instructor at the 2. Unterseeboots-Lehr-Division.

On 16 November 1944 he married Marianne Bastian. The marriage produced two sons, Detlef born 1948 and Frank born 1949.[1]

Summary of career

Awards

Promotions

1 April 1937: Leutnant (Ing.) (Second Lieutenant)[2]
1 April 1939: Oberleutnant (Ing.) (First Lieutenant)[2]

Notes

  1. The German Reichsmarine which was renamed the Kriegsmarine on 1 June 1935.

References

Citations

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Busch & Röll 2003, p. 318.
  3. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 42.
  4. Scherzer 2007, p. 221.
  5. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 132.

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