Adolf Piening
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 40 years ago |
Date of birth | September 16,1910 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Suderende |
Germany | |
Date of died | May 15,1984 |
Died | Kiel |
Germany | |
Rank | Captain at sea |
Kapitänleutnant | |
Battles and wars | World War II |
Battle of the Atlantic | |
Job | Soldier |
Awards | Iron Cross |
Spanish Cross | |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1886610 |
Adolf Piening Life story
Adolf Cornelius Piening was a German naval officer. During World War II, he served in the Kriegsmarine and commanded the Type IXC U-boat U-155, sinking twenty-six ships on nine patrols, for a total of 140,449 gross register tons of Allied shipping. Piening was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.