. "*" . . "Ernst Kals (2 August 1905 \u2013 2 November 1979) was a Kapit\u00E4n zur See with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He commanded the Type IXC U-boat U-130 on five patrols, and sank twenty ships, for a total of 145,656 tons of Allied shipping, becoming the sixteenth highest scoring U-Boat ace of World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership."@en . "1905-08-02Z"^^ . "*" . . "1979Z"^^ . "''" . . . . . "*''" . "1979-11-02Z"^^ . . . "(to 1933)" . . "1924Z"^^ . . . "2nd U-boat Flotilla" . "Kals, Ernst"@en . "1905Z"^^ . "Ernst Kals"@en . "German U-boat commander" . . .