Commander Ernest Krause

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Commander Ernest Krause is the fictional U.S. Navy officer portrayed by Tom Hanks in the World War II naval drama film "Greyhound," where he leads an Allied convoy across the Atlantic while under attack from German U-boats.

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Commander Ernest Krause canonical 3

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instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ
alliance Allies ⓘ
appearsIn Greyhound ⓘ
basedOn naval commander in C. S. Forester novel The Good Shepherd ⓘ
characterTrait courageous ⓘ
deeply religious ⓘ
disciplined ⓘ
self-doubting ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfService United States ⓘ
createdFor film Greyhound ⓘ
enemyForce Kriegsmarine U-boat wolfpack ⓘ
familyName Krause ⓘ
filmGenreContext war drama ⓘ
filmReleasePlatform Apple TV+ ⓘ
filmReleaseYear 2020 ⓘ
fullName Ernest Krause ⓘ
givenName Ernest ⓘ
medium feature film ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Navy ⓘ
mission escort Allied convoy across the Atlantic ⓘ
narrativeFocus command under combat stress ⓘ
nationalityInFiction American ⓘ
occupation naval officer ⓘ
portrayedBy Tom Hanks ⓘ
primaryAntagonists German U-boats ⓘ
linked to: U-boats
rank Commander ⓘ
responsibility protect merchant ships from submarine attacks ⓘ
role convoy escort commander ⓘ
setting North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic Ocean
sourceWorkAuthor C. S. Forester ⓘ
theaterOfWar Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ
vesselCommanded USS Keeling ⓘ
vesselTypeCommanded destroyer ⓘ

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Greyhound → mainCharacter → Commander Ernest Krause ⓘ
Greyhound → mainCharacter → Commander Ernest Krause ⓘ
subject linked to: film Greyhound
Greyhound (2020 film) score → associatedWithCharacter → Commander Ernest Krause ⓘ