caption serviceyears branch commands placeofburial_coordinates death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank image article_title name
bigalk at st. nazaire , 15 june 1942 1934 -- 42 nazi germany u-14 1936 2 u-751 2 45 death -rrb- 14 n 12 22 w gerhard bigalk -lrb- north atlantic 17 july 1942 berlin-niederschönhausen nazi germany schleswig-holstein '' 24th u-boat flotilla '' '' 7th u-boat flotilla '' 2 tender '' saar '' condor legion a/88 knight 's cross of the iron cross spanish civil war world war ii 26 november 1908 '' korvettenkapitän '' bundesarchiv bild 101ii-mw-6433-39 , st. nazaire , kommandant bigalk.jpg gerhard bigalk
 gerhard bigalk
gerhard bigalk

gerhard bigalk -lrb- 26 november 1908 -- 17 july 1942 -rrb- was a `` fregattenkapitän '' with the `` kriegsmarine '' during world war ii and commander of .
he was also a recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross -lrb- -rrb- .
the knight 's cross of the iron cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
