Biography of Gerhard Bigalk

Gerhard Bigalk (* 26. November 1908 in Niederschönhausen; † 17. July 1942 in Atlantic Ocean) was a deutscher Marineoffizier und U-Boot-Kommandant im Zweiten Weltkrieg. He was 33 years old. His education included Naval Academy at Mürwik and Seamen's Schools in Germany. He worked at Hamburg-Amerikanische-Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft and F. Laeisz. He received 8 awards, including Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, Spanish Cross.