Wilhelm Dommes

Wilhelm Dommes (16 April 1907 in Berent District, West Prussia – 23 January 1990 in Hannover) 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 Southeast Asia U-boat region.

Awards

 * Wehrmacht Long Service Award 3rd Class (23 January 1937)
 * The Return of Sudetenland Commemorative Medal of 1 October 1938 (6 September 1940)
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (29 November 1939)
 * 1st Class (10 February 1942)
 * U-boat War Badge (1939) (10 February 1942)
 * Medaglia di bronzo al Valore Militare (27 July 1942)
 * Medaglia d'Argento al Valor Militare (29 May 1943)
 * 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 (30 January 1945)
 * 1st Class (20 April 1945)
 * U-boat Front Clasp (5 March 1945)