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Rollmann, Wilhelm Eduard Max
Rollmann, Wilhelm Eduard Max
Date of birth:
August 5th, 1907 (Wilhelmshaven, Germany)
Date of death:
November 5th, 1943 (South-Atlantic Ocean)
Nationality:
German
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Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 2nd, 1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 3.Klasse, 12 Jahre
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 1st, 1938
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Kapitänleutnant (Lieutenant)
Unit:
Kommandant U-34
Awarded on:
September 26th, 1939
U-boot Kriegsabzeichen (ohne Brillianten)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Kapitänleutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit:
Kommandant U-34
Awarded on:
November 12th, 1939
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Kapitänleutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit:
Kommandant U-34
Awarded on:
February 7th, 1940
Wehrmachtbericht
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 29th, 1940
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Kapitänleutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit:
Kommandant U-34
Awarded on:
July 31st, 1940
Awarded for sinking 21 ships (with 93684 GRT), which included the British destroyer HMS Whirlwind.
Wehrmachtbericht
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 20th, 1940
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
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DIXON, JEREMY, The U-boat Commanders, Naval Institute Press, 2019
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Deutsche Marinesoldaten
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