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Wilhelm Dommes
German navy officer and world war II U-boat commander · Germany · On the map · Lived 1907 to 1990 · aged 82
Wilhelm Dommes 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.
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1990Died23 January 19901945U-boat Front ClaspAwardWar Merit CrossAward1943Medal of Military ValourAward1942Iron Cross 1st ClassAwardKnight's Cross of the Iron CrossAwardMedal of Military ValourAwardU-boat War Badge (1939)Award1941High Seas Fleet BadgeAward1939Iron Cross 2nd ClassAwardSudetenland MedalAward1907Born16 April 1907
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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.
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Germany
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Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1907 to 1990 · aged 82
