Harald Netzbandt

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

Harald Netzbandt
Born	(1892-08-03)3 August 1892
Died	27 May 1941(1941-05-27) (aged 48) Atlantic Ocean
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	Kaiserliche Marine Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine
Rank	Kapitän zur See
Commands	Battleship Gneisenau
Battles / wars	World War II Last battle of the battleship Bismarck †

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.

Awards

• German Cross in Gold on 30 April 1942 as Kapitän zur See with the OKM/Flottenkommando^[1]