Wilhelm Dommes
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. 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 List of [U-boat regions#Asian U-boat regions|Southeast Asia U-boat region].
Awards
- Wehrmacht Long [Service Award] 3rd Class
- The Return of Sudetenland Commemorative Medal of [1 October 1938]
- Iron Cross
- * 2nd Class
- * 1st Class
- U-boat War Badge
- Medaglia di bronzo al Valore Militare
- Medaglia d'Argento al Valor Militare
- 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
- * 1st Class
- U-boat Front Clasp