Wilhelm Dommes

Wilhelm Dommes (16 April 1907 in Buchberg, 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. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He is notable as being the commander of U-boats in the Indian Ocean, whereby German and Japanese forces cooperatively fought for the only time in the war. He was the first commander of the U-boat base, located in the former British seaplane base in Penang.

Ships attacked
As a U-boat commander of GS U-431 and GS U-178 Wilhelm Dommes is credited with the sinking of eight ships for a total of, sinking one auxiliary warship of , two warships of 3,548 MT, and damaging one ship of and one warship of 450 MT.

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)
 * Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 21 November 1942