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Wilhelm Rollmann

German navy officer and world war II U-boat commander · Lived 1907 to 1943 · aged 36

Wilhelm Rollmann was a German U-boat commander during World War II, in which he commanded the U-34 and U-848. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. He was killed in action in 1943, when his U-boat was sunk by Allied aircraft.

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1943Died5 November 19431940Iron Cross, 1st classAwardKnight's Cross of the Iron CrossAward1939Iron Cross, 2nd classAwardU-boat War Badge (1939)Award1938Sudetenland MedalAwardWehrmacht Long Service AwardAward1907Born5 August 1907

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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross1940
Iron Cross, 1st class1940
Iron Cross, 2nd class1939
U-boat War Badge (1939)1939
Sudetenland Medal1938
Wehrmacht Long Service Award1938

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Lived 1907 to 1943 · aged 36