Gerhard Bielig

Infobox Military Person
name=Gerhard Bielig
born=birth date|1916|4|28|df=y
died=dda|2004|9|29|1916|4|28|df=y
placeofbirth=Berlin
placeofdeath=Neuss


caption=
nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
branch=navy|Nazi Germany
serviceyears=1934-1945
rank=Kapitänleutnant (Ing.)
commands=
unit=U 177
battles=World War II
*Battle of the Atlantic (1939-1945)
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
laterwork=

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.

Military career

Gerhard Bielig joined the Kriegsmarine as a "Seekadett" on 26 September 1934. 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 potrols 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 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.

Awards

* Iron Cross (1939)
** 2nd class (23 November 1939)
** 1st class (21 October 1940)
* U-boat War Badge (1939) (17 October 1939)
* German Cross in Gold (9 December 1941)
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (10 February 1943)
* U-Boat Front Clasp in Bronze (10 October 1944)

References

* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
* Kurowski, Franz (1995). "Knight's Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service". Schiffer Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-88740-748-X.
* Range, Clemens (1974). "Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine". Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-87943-355-0.

;External link
* [http://uboat.net/men/bielig.htm uboat.net]