The Men - U-boat Commanders

Wilhelm Kiesewetter

Fregattenkapitän (Crew 00)



No ships sunk or damaged.


Born  28 Oct 1878 Leipzig


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Ranks

25 Nov 1901 Vizesteuermann der Reserve
8 Dec 1906 Leutnant zur See der Reserve
25 Aug 1912 Oberleutnant zur See der Reserve
18 Aug 1916 Kapitänleutnant der Reserve
21 Jan 1920 Out of naval service
1 Jan 1945 Fregattenkapitän

Decorations

  Iron Cross 2nd Class
WWI Iron Cross 1st Class
WWI Hanseatic Cross

U-boat Commands

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UC-1 20 Nov 1940 May, 1941   No war patrols 

World War One

Wilhelm Kiesewetter was a U-boat Commander during WWI, see his WWI career page.

Patrol info for Wilhelm Kiesewetter

This commander did not go out on patrols with his boats.


About ranks and decorations
Special thanks to Fernando Almeida for data on ranks and decorations.

Media links


German U-boat Commanders of World War II
Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim

Listing of all U-boat commanders


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