Otto Pollmann

Otto Franz Pollmann (3 March 1915 – 28 February 1958) was a Kapitänleutnant of the Reserves with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Pollmann is credited with the destruction of 14 submarines, though only one, the sinking of HMS Tigris in February 1943, can be substantiated.

Following World War II, Pollmann joined the military service of the Federal Republic of Germany with the Bundesmarine of the Bundeswehr on 1 July 1956 holding the rank of Korvettenkapitän (corvette captain). Here he served in the staff of the department for submarine hunters of the commando for Naval weapons. Pollmann died on 28 February 1958 while on active duty serving as a NATO liaison officer in the Netherlands.

Awards

 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (22 May 1940)
 * 1st Class (3 March 1943)
 * Minesweeper War Badge (23 November 1940)
 * Wound Badge in Black (17 July 1942)
 * German Cross in Gold on 26 January 1944 as Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves on U-Jäger 2210 in the 22.U-Jagdflottille
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
 * Knight's Cross on 19 May 1943 as Leutnant zur See of the Reserves and commander of U-Jäger 2210 in the 22.U-Jagdflottille
 * 461st Oak Leaves on 25 April 1944 as Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves and commander of U-Jäger 2210
 * Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 24 January 1944 and 9 May 1944