Gerhard Schaar

Gerhard Schaar (5 March 1919 – 24 January 1983) was a German U-boat commander in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Ships attacked

Gerhard Schaar as commander of U-957 sank two merchant ships totalling 7,564 gross register tons (GRT) plus sinking two warships of 604 long tons (614 tonnes).

Date	Ship	Nationality	Tonnage	Fate
26 January 1944	Fort Bellingham	United Kingdom	7,153	Sunk
	USS PTC-38	United States Navy	54	Sunk
26 August 1944	Nord	Soviet Navy	411	Sunk
23 September 1944	Brilliant	Soviet Navy	550	Sunk

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (15 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (15 May 1940)
• Destroyer War Badge (19 October 1940)
• Narvik Shield (20 October 1940)
• German Cross in Gold on 14 February 1944 as Oberleutnant zur See on U-957/11. Unterseeboots-Flottille
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 1 October 1944 as Oberleutnant zur See and commander of U-957

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• Scherzer 2007, p. 653.