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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Predicate Object
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 of America
surface form: United States
createdFor film Greyhound
enemyForce Kriegsmarine U-boat wolfpack
familyName Krause
filmGenreContext war drama
filmReleasePlatform Apple TV+
filmReleaseYear 2020
fullName Ernest Krause NERFINISHED
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 U-boats
surface form: German U-boats
rank Commander
responsibility protect merchant ships from submarine attacks
role convoy escort commander
setting Atlantic Ocean
surface form: North 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