Wilhelm Dommes

Wilhelm Dommes
Wilhelm Dommes
Born	16 April 1907; Berent District, West Prussia, German Empire
Died	23 January 1990 (aged 82); Hannover, Lower Saxony, West Germany
	Military career
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

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, 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, where he served as head of the Southeast Asia U-boat region.

Awards

Wehrmacht Long Service Award 3rd Class (23 January 1937)
The Return of Sudetenland Commemorative Medal of 1 October 1938 (6 September 1940)
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (29 November 1939)
- 1st Class (10 February 1942)
U-boat War Badge (1939) (10 February 1942)
Medaglia di bronzo al Valore Militare (27 July 1942)
Medaglia d'Argento al Valor Militare (29 May 1943)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 December 1942 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-431
War Merit Cross with Swords
- 2nd Class (30 January 1945)
- 1st Class (20 April 1945)
U-boat Front Clasp (5 March 1945)

Citations

↑ Klemen, L (1999–2000). "The U-Boat War in the Indian Ocean". Forgotten Campaign: The Dutch East Indies Campaign 1941-1942. Archived from the original on 2011-03-21. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
↑ Hildebrand H. & Henriot E., Deutschlands Admirale 1849-1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück (1989)
1 2 3 4 5 6 Busch & Röll 2003, p. 283.
1 2 3 4 Busch & Röll 2003, p. 284.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 164.
↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 278.

References

Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (2003). Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939–1945 — Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [The U-Boat War 1939–1945 — The Knight's Cross Bearers of the U-Boat Force from September 1939 to May 1945] (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 978-3-8132-0515-2.
Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Helgason, Guðmundur. "Wilhelm Dommes". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
L, Klemen (2000). "Forgotten Campaign: The Dutch East Indies Campaign 1941–1942". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

[1] Klemen, L (1999–2000). "The U-Boat War in the Indian Ocean". Forgotten Campaign: The Dutch East Indies Campaign 1941-1942. Archived from the original on 2011-03-21. Retrieved 2021-03-30.

[2] Hildebrand H. & Henriot E., Deutschlands Admirale 1849-1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück (1989)

[Busch_&_Röll_p283-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Busch & Röll 2003, p. 283.

[Busch_&_Röll_p284-4] 1 2 3 4 Busch & Röll 2003, p. 284.

[5] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 164.

[6] Scherzer 2007, p. 278.

Wilhelm Dommes

Born	(1907-04-16)16 April 1907 Berent District, West Prussia, German Empire
Died	23 January 1990(1990-01-23) (aged 82) Hannover, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Military career
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