WWI U-boat commanders

Gehrard von Zitzewitz

Korvettenkapitän (Crew 4/99)

No ships sunk or damaged

Born:4 Nov 1881 Groß Crien, Pomerania 
Died:5 Jul 1952 Rüdenhausen 


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Ranks

10 Apr 1899 Seekadett
10 Apr 1900 Fähnrich zur See
27 Sep 1902 Leutnant zur See
21 Mar 1905 Oberleutnant zur See
10 Apr 1909 Kapitänleutnant
26 Apr 1917 Korvettenkapitän
31 Aug 1920 Out of naval service

Decorations

28 Jun 1909  Order of the Redeemer (Greece)
12 Jul 1909  Order of St. Anna (Russia)
31 Jul 1909  Order of St. Olav (Norway)
5 Sep 1909  Order of the Red Eagle
19 Mar 1910  Order of the Iron Crown
prewar  Order of the Sword (Sweden)
prewar  Order of the Crown of Italy
 Iron Cross 2nd class
 Iron Cross 1st class

U-boat Commands

U 1524 May 1918 - 24 Aug 1918

Notes

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Ships hit by Gehrard von Zitzewitz

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Media links


Kaiserliche Marine U-Boote 1914-1918
Dufeil, Yves

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