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 The ''Reichsmarine'' ( en, Realm Navy) was the name of the German Navy during the Weimar Republic and first two years of Nazi Germany. It was the naval branch of the ''Reichswehr'', existing from 1919 to 1935. In 1935, it became known as the ''K ...

and later the

Kriegsmarine The (, ) was the navy of Germany from 1935 to 1945. It superseded the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire (1871–1918) and the inter-war (1919–1935) of the Weimar Republic. The was one of three official branches, along with the a ...

. 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/FlottenkommandoPatzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 327.

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Bibliography

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Netzbandt, Harald 1892 births 1941 deaths Military personnel from Berlin Imperial German Navy personnel of World War I Reichsmarine personnel Kriegsmarine personnel killed in World War II Recipients of the Gold German Cross