Gerhard Bielig German submarine engineer, lieutenant commander Date of Birth: 28.04.1916 Country: Germany

Content:

1. Early Life and Career
2. Technical Training (1944)

Early Life and Career

Born in 1941
- Born on October 1, 1941, in Germany.
Naval Cadet (1934)
- Entered the German Navy as a cadet on September 26, 1934.
Service in the Submarine Fleet
Lieutenant (1937)
- Promoted to the rank of lieutenant on April 1, 1937.
Submarine Engineering (1937)
- Transferred to the submarine fleet as an engineer in October 1937.
Chief Engineer (1938-1943)
- Served as Chief Engineer on:
- U-20 (January 1938 - March 1940)
- U-103 (July 1940 - December 1941)
- U-177 (March 1942 - October 1943)
Decorations and Awards
Knight's Cross (1943)
- Awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on February 10, 1943.
Post-War Career
Instructor (1943)

- Became an instructor in the 2nd Submarine Training Division in October 1943 after his submarine suffered damages from depth charges.

Technical Training (1944)

- Transferred to the Technical Training Group in December 1944.

Navy fleet

Carl Brashear	Nikolay Lunin	Philippo Tsappi
Klaus Kahnt	Nestor Monastyrev	Hendrik Born