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~SOLD~DOMMES Wilhelm
Fregattenkapitän
Dommes, Wilhelm
* 16.04.1907 Buchberg, Krs. Berent/Westpreußen
+ 23.01.1990 Hannover
Awarded Knights Cross : 02.12.1942
as: Kapitänleutnant Kommandant U-431
Wilhelm Dommes
Fregattenkapitän (Crew 31)
Successes
8 ships sunk, total tonnage 40,103 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk, total tonnage 313 GRT
2 warships sunk, total tonnage 3,548 tons
1 ship damaged, total tonnage 3,560 GRT
1 warship damaged, total tonnage 450 tons
Kptlt. Wilhelm Dommes
Ranks
23 Jan 1933 Offiziersanwärter
1 Apr 1933 Fähnrich zur See
1 Jan 1935 Oberfähnrich zur See
1 Apr 1935 Leutnant zur See
1 Jan 1937 Oberleutnant zur See
1 Feb 1939 Kapitänleutnant
1 Feb 1943 Korvettenkapitän
30 Jan 1945 Fregattenkapitän
Decorations
29 Nov 1939 Iron Cross 2nd Class
15 Jul 1941 Fleet War Badge
10 Feb 1942 Iron Cross 1st Class
10 Feb 1942 U-boat War Badge 1939
27 Jul 1942 Italienische Tapferkeitsmedaille in Bronze Im Felde "Medaglia di Bronzo al Valore Militare sul campo"
2 Dec 1942 Knights Cross
29 May 1943 Italienische Tapferkeitsmedaille in Silber im Felde "Medaglia di Argento al Valore Militare sul campo"
30 Jan 1945 War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords
5 Mar 1945 U-boat Front Clasp
U-boat Commands
U-boat
From
To
U-431 5 Apr 1941 6 Jan 1943 10 patrols (257 days)
U-178 22 Feb 1943 25 Nov 1943 1 patrol (153 days)
Wilhelm Dommes began his naval career in January 1933 after serving in the merchant navy. The first years he spent mainly on the light cruiser Nürnberg and on the battle-cruiser Scharnhorst. In April 1940 he transferred to the U-boat force where he successfully fought with his U-431 in the Mediterranean.
He departed from base at Bordeaux, France with U-178 for the Far East on 28 March, 1943 and finally arrived in Penang five months later. After that long patrol he became the base commander of Penang and in January 1945 the base commander of Singapore and Chief of all Monsun boats.
Sources
Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1998). German U-boat commanders of World War II.
Busch, R. and Röll, H-J. (1997). Der U-Bootkrieg 1939-1945 (Band 2).
Patrol info for Wilhelm Dommes
U-boat Departure Arrival
1. U-431 19 Jun 1941 Kiel 20 Jun 1941 Horten 2 days
2. U-431 25 Jun 1941 Horten 28 Jun 1941 Trondheim 4 days
3. U-431 10 Jul 1941 Trondheim 11 Aug 1941 St. Nazaire Patrol 1, 33 days
4. U-431 13 Sep 1941 St. Nazaire 12 Oct 1941 St. Nazaire Patrol 2, 30 days
5. U-431 16 Nov 1941 St. Nazaire 20 Dec 1941 La Spezia Patrol 3, 35 days
6. U-431 18 Jan 1942 La Spezia 22 Jan 1942 Messina 5 days
7. U-431 25 Jan 1942 Messina 10 Feb 1942 La Spezia Patrol 4, 17 days
8. U-431 18 Mar 1942 La Spezia 15 Apr 1942 La Spezia Patrol 5, 29 days
9. U-431 14 May 1942 La Spezia 30 May 1942 Salamis Patrol 6, 17 days
10. U-431 4 Jun 1942 Salamis 20 Jun 1942 La Spezia Patrol 7, 17 days
11. U-431 2 Sep 1942 La Spezia 27 Sep 1942 La Spezia Patrol 8, 26 days
12. U-431 29 Sep 1942 La Spezia 4 Nov 1942 La Spezia Patrol 9, 37 days
13. U-431 7 Nov 1942 La Spezia 22 Nov 1942 Pola Patrol 10, 16 days
14. U-178 7 Mar 1943 Bordeaux 9 Mar 1943 Bordeaux 3 days
15. U-178 28 Mar 1943 Bordeaux 27 Aug 1943 Penang Patrol 11, 153 days
16. U-178 9 Oct 1943 Penang 11 Oct 1943 Singapur 3 days
17. U-178 23 Oct 1943 Singapur 25 Oct 1943 Penang 3 days
18. U-178 6 Nov 1943 Penang 8 Nov 1943 Singapur 3 days
19. U-178 23 Nov 1943 Singapur 24 Nov 1943 Penang 2 days
11 patrols, 410 days at sea
Ships hit by Wilhelm Dommes
Date
U-boat
Commander
Name of ship
Tons
Nat.
Convoy
2 Oct 1941 U-431 Wilhelm Dommes Hatasu 3,198 br ON-19
13 Dec 1941 U-431 Wilhelm Dommes Myriel (d.) 3,560 br
29 Jan 1942 U-431 Wilhelm Dommes HMS Sotra 313 br TA-21
20 May 1942 U-431 Wilhelm Dommes Eocene 4,216 br AT-46
15 Jun 1942 U-431 Wilhelm Dommes HMS LCT-119 (d.) 450 br
10 Nov 1942 U-431 Wilhelm Dommes HMS Martin (G 44) 1,920 br Torch
13 Nov 1942 U-431 Wilhelm Dommes HNMS Isaac Sweers (G 83) 1,628 nl
1 Jun 1943 U-178 Wilhelm Dommes Salabangka 6,586 nl CD-20
4 Jul 1943 U-178 Wilhelm Dommes Breiviken 2,669 nw DN-50
4 Jul 1943 U-178 Wilhelm Dommes Michael Livanos 4,774 gr
11 Jul 1943 U-178 Wilhelm Dommes Mary Livanos 4,771 gr
14 Jul 1943 U-178 Wilhelm Dommes Robert Bacon 7,197 am
17 Jul 1943 U-178 Wilhelm Dommes City of Canton 6,692 br
47,974
11 ships sunk (43,964 tons) and 2 ships damaged (4,010 tons).
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