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  • Adolf Piening
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  • Adolf Cornelius Piening (16 September 1910 in Süderende on Föhr – 15 May 1984 in Kiel) was a Kapitänleutnant with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He commanded the Type IXC U-boat , sinking twenty-six ships on nine patrols, for a total of of Allied shipping, to become the nineteenth highest scoring U-Boat ace of World War II, and receiving 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.
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serviceyears
  • 1930
  • 1956
Birth Date
  • 1910-09-16
death place
  • Kiel
Name
  • Adolf Piening
Birth Place
  • Süderende on Föhr
Title
  • Commander of 7th U-boat Flotilla
Awards
Rank
  • Kapitän zur See
  • Kapitänleutnant
Battles
Before
  • Kapitänleutnant Herbert Sohler
Years
  • March, 1944 - May, 1945
After
  • disbanded
abstract
  • Adolf Cornelius Piening (16 September 1910 in Süderende on Föhr – 15 May 1984 in Kiel) was a Kapitänleutnant with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He commanded the Type IXC U-boat , sinking twenty-six ships on nine patrols, for a total of of Allied shipping, to become the nineteenth highest scoring U-Boat ace of World War II, and receiving 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.