Adolf Piening
Adolf Piening | |
|---|---|
Kapitän zur See | |
| Commands held | U-155 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Adolf Cornelius Piening (16 September 1910 – 15 May 1984) was a German naval officer. During World War II, he served in the
Piening spent two years as a prisoner of war and was released in 1947. He joined the new German Navy, which was established in 1956, serving until becoming team leader at the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College. He retired in 1969 with the rank of Captain at sea.
Career
Piening joined the
In May–June 1941 he carried out a single patrol out of
Piening carried out a further seven patrols in command of U-155, sinking 26 ships for a total of 140,449
In March 1944 Piening left U-155 and was appointed commander of the 7th U-boat Flotilla at Saint-Nazaire. In April 1945 Piening made one last patrol, laying mines off Saint-Nazaire in U-255. At the end of the war, he was taken prisoner of war.[1]
Postwar
Piening was released after two years of Allied imprisonment in 1947.[1]
In 1956, West Germany established its navy, the
Awards
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (2 October 1936)[9]
- Spanish Cross in Bronze with Swords (6 June 1939)[9]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (28 March 1942)[9]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 August 1942 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-155.[10]
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g Helgason, Guðmundur. "Korvettenkapitän Adolf Cornelius Piening". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Patrols by U-48". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ a b Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type IXC boat U-155". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Archived from the original on 2010-11-25. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ Blair 2000, pp. 509–510.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Patrol of German U-boat U-155 from 7 February 1942 to 27 March 1942". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "War Patrols by German U-boat U-155". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Piening-Route". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ^ Ross & Bishop 2016, p. 189.
- ^ a b c d e Busch & Röll 2003, p. 242.
- ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 594.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 339.
Bibliography
- ISBN 0-304-35260-8.
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (2003). Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939–1945 — Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [The U-Boat War 1939–1945 — The Knight's Cross Bearers of the U-Boat Force from September 1939 to May 1945] (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 978-3-8132-0515-2.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Ross, David; Bishop, Chris (15 October 2016). Submarines: WWI to the Present. New York City: Chartwell Books. ISBN 978-0-7858-3446-5.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
