Wilhelm Dommes
German U-boat commander
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Wilhelm Dommes (16 April 1907 in Berent District, West Prussia – 23 January 1990 in Hannover) was a German U-boat commander in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. He was the commander of U-boats in the Indian Ocean,[1] whereby German and Japanese forces fought together in the only time in the war. Dommes was the first commander of the U-boat base, in the former British seaplane base in Penang,[2] where he served as head of the Southeast Asia U-boat region.
Wilhelm Dommes | |
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| Born | 16 April 1907 |
| Died | 23 January 1990 (aged 82) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Branch |  Kriegsmarine |
| Service years | 1933–45 |
| Rank | Fregattenkapitän |
| Commands | U-431 U-178 Southeast Asia U-boat region |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Awards
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 3rd Class (23 January 1937)[3]
- The Return of Sudetenland Commemorative Medal of 1 October 1938 (6 September 1940)[3]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (10 February 1942)[3]
- Medaglia di bronzo al Valore Militare (27 July 1942)[3]
- Medaglia d'Argento al Valor Militare (29 May 1943)[4]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 December 1942 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-431[5][6]
- War Merit Cross with Swords
- U-boat Front Clasp (5 March 1945)[4]
