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  • Gerhard Thäter
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  • Gerhard Thäter (born 18 November 1916 in Kiel, died 15 February 2004 in Wilhelmshaven) was a German naval officer. Entering the Kriegsmarine in 1936 he served in the submarine branch and as commander of U-466 and U-3506 saw action during the Second World War. When the Federal Republic of Germany established her own armed forces in 1956, Thäter joined the German Navy again. In the course of his service he was made Naval Attaché to West Germany's embassy at Ottawa, Canada. On 15 February 2004 Thäter died in Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
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serviceyears
  • 1936
Birth Date
  • 1916-11-18
Commands
  • U-3506, October 1944 – May 1945
  • U-466, June 1942 – August 1944
death place
  • Wilhelmshaven
Name
  • Gerhard Thäter
Birth Place
  • Kiel
Awards
death date
  • 2004-02-15
Rank
Allegiance
  • Nazi Germany
  • West Germany
Battles
laterwork
  • Diplomatic Naval attaché to Ottawa
abstract
  • Gerhard Thäter (born 18 November 1916 in Kiel, died 15 February 2004 in Wilhelmshaven) was a German naval officer. Entering the Kriegsmarine in 1936 he served in the submarine branch and as commander of U-466 and U-3506 saw action during the Second World War. When the Federal Republic of Germany established her own armed forces in 1956, Thäter joined the German Navy again. In the course of his service he was made Naval Attaché to West Germany's embassy at Ottawa, Canada. On 15 February 2004 Thäter died in Wilhelmshaven, Germany.