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Harald Netzbandt

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Harald Netzbandt
Born(1892-08-03)3 August 1892
Died27 May 1941(1941-05-27) (aged 48)
Atlantic Ocean
Allegiance German Empire
 Weimar Republic
 Nazi Germany
Service / branchKaiserliche Marine
Reichsmarine
Kriegsmarine
RankKapitän zur See
CommandsBattleship Gneisenau
Battles / warsWorld War II

Harald Netzbandt (3 August 1892 in Berlin – died 27 May 1941 in the North Atlantic) was an officer of the Imperial German Navy, the Reichsmarine and later the Kriegsmarine.

Promoted to Kapitän zur See from 1 October 1937 he was in command of the fleet flagship, the battleship Gneisenau, from 26 November 1939 to 1 August 1940. Subsequently, he was appointed chief of staff in the fleet command and was killed on 27 May 1941, aboard the new battleship Bismarck alongside Fleet Admiral Günther Lütjens and other staff officers.

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  1. ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 327.

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  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.