Piening, Adolf Cornelius
- Date of birth:
- September 16th, 1910 (Süderende/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
- Date of death:
- May 15th, 1984 (Kiel/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Promotions;
09-10-1930 Seekadett
01-04-1931 Gefreiter
01-01-1932 Fähnrich zur See
01-07-1932 Obermaat
01-04-1934 Oberfähnrich zur See
01-10-1934 Leutnant zur See
01-06-1936 Oberleutnant zur See
01-04-1939 Kapitänleutnant
01-04-1943 Korvettenkapitän
23-04-1956 Fregattenkapitän
01-04-1960 Kapitän zur See
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Spanienkreuz, Bronze mit Schwertern
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitänleutnant
- Awarded on:
- June 6th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitänleutnant
- Awarded on:
- November 22nd, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitänleutnant
- Awarded on:
- June 27th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitänleutnant
- Unit:
- Kommandeur "U 155" / 10.Unterseebootsflottille
- Awarded on:
- March 28th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitänleutnant
- Unit:
- Kommandeur "U 155" / 10.Unterseebootsflottille
- Awarded on:
- August 13th, 1942
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
Sources
- Photo 1: GMIC
- Photo: Gordon Williamson via Gentlemen’s Military Interest Club
- - DIXON, JEREMY, The U-boat Commanders, Naval Institute Press, 2019.
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Gentlemen’s Military Interest Club
- deutsche-marinesoldaten.de
- uboat.net
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