Wilhelm Kiesewetter

Kapitänleutnant der Reserve (Crew 10/00)

Successes
1 ship sunk with a total of 6,824 GRT

Born:	28 Oct 1878	Leipzig
Died:

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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

Decorations

		Iron Cross 2nd class
		Iron Cross 1st class
		Hanseatic Cross

U-boat Commands

UC 56

1 Feb 1917

24 May 1918

Notes

Interned along with his boat in neutral Spain.

Wilhelm Kiesewetter would again command U-boats when he commanded the small UC-1 during World War Two. He was 62 years old at the time and the oldest submarine commander in the world. The small boat was only used for training.