Wilhelm Dommes

Wilhelm Dommes  Kmdt.from U-431/U-178
   Chief from the U-boats  in south - east asia/Penang

                    Wilhelm  Dommes was born in 16.04.1907 in Buchberg [boomountain]/western - prussia
                      Crew 1931/29-entry in the Reichsmarine in 23.01.1933,final
                    rank was commander appointed in 30.01.1945.He went as
                    Wachoffizier [awake - officer] on the battleship Scharnhorst from jan 1939-
                    march 1940,thereafter went he to the Uboat - weapon.Dommes  completed the
                    Uboat - education] from April 1940 -September 1940,there after went he
                   as Kommandantenschüler [commandants - pupil] on U-96 the later boat from Lehmann -
                   Willenbrock .On these boat went the of that time the war - reporter
                   Lothar -Günther Buchheim as bather with.The story from U-96
                    became later as "the boat"made.To the subject Buchheim  prescribes
                   the Webmaster later some fuller.Pros and Contra !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                    Before Dommes on U-96 went,completed he in the 24.U-flotilla the
                  commandants - course] on U-4(Kommandantenschüler (Kommandanten - pupil]) from  September
                   1940-jan 1941.In February 1941-April 1941 Uboat-building - directions U-431.
                    In May 1941 became Dommes the command over U-431 this
                     command had he till to the 31.12.1942 inside.In 2.12.1942 received
                  Wilhelm  Dommes the knight - cross lentU-431 opera  main -
                   ily in the mediterranean,to unite other uses on land,over-
                               partook he in 22.02.1943-25.11.1943 U-178.

                       In march 1944 became W.Dommes  Stützpunktleiter the comand of the east asia boats in Penang.
                      This command had he till to the December 1944 inside,there after
                      became he  the comand of the Monsum U-boats in Singapore and as Chief of the Navybases
in esat-asia!January 1945-Warend!
It ensues the prisoner-of-war from the he first in
                     1.10.1947 disband became.Notice is that Wilhelm  Dommes
                      its maritime race by the merchant navy began he from
                      the spades on in the year 1923.In year 1932 acquired Dommes the
                      Kapitänspatent [captain - spade - traumatically] as Shipsofficer  by the Hamburg-America - line.
                   Wilhel Dommes name by the Submarine was "Hein Langspleiß"[long - splicing]"called),
                    came 1985 the neu set up U-Bootkameradschaft [boat - fellowship] hanover by.
                     He was the honours - chairman,the UK-hanover carries him to honours
                     the names "U-Bootkameradschaft [boat - fellowship] Wilhelm  Dommes Hannover".
                "In Memoriam "Wilhelm  Dommes 6.04.1907-23.01.1990 defunct
                    in Hannover".

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