Wilhelm Rollmann

Wilhelm Rollmann born the August 5th 1907 with Wilhelmshaven and dead the November 5th 1943 in the Atlantic of the south, in the south-west of the island Rise. He is a hero of the German navy and commanders of Sous-marin U-Boot during the Second world war.

He was ordering U-34 and U-848. On eight patrols in the North Sea, U-34, ran 23 identified ships, for a tonnage of 98.927 tons (including the destroyer British HMS Whirlwind of 1100 tons, the British submarine HMS Spearfish and the Norwegian ship of mine Fröya of 595 tons). On the whole, 5.710 tons of material and of ships were brought back like spoils of war.

Biography

Wilhelm Rollmann engages in 1926 in the navy, and after its formation in the infantry with Stralsund, it follows a training of sailor on the sailing ship school Niobe and the cruiser Emden . After a round the world tour, passing by the Africa, Eastern Asia, Kokos-Inseln, the Japan, the the United States, the South America, the Central America, and the the Azores, it finishes its training of sailor.

In 1930, it follows a training of warrant officer on the Linership Hesse , before becoming agent in a company with Stralsund. After some courses of radio, it becomes in 1931 Divisionsleutnant then Funktechischer on the cruiser Karlsruhe , officer-artillerist, in the Flak (DCA) ( Flak-Artillery-Offizier ).

In 1933 it takes the command of the light Croiseur Karlsruhe , and then of the linership the Schleswig-Holstein . After an interruption in its career between 1935 - 1936 as specialist attache-soldier with the embassy in London, it follows advanced courses to take the command of the U-34.

In 1938 he is commander on the standard Unterseeboot VII has U-34, and quickly becomes a hero by his fighting experiment, and its prowesses, sliding ring of many civil and military ships.

It will take, in Bremen, the command of the U-848, submarine of standard Unterseeboot IX minor road 2, and disappears with all its crew the November 5th 1943, in the South Atlantic, under the fire of American planes.

Ranks

October 12th, 1926 Seekadett
April 1st, 1928 Fähnrich
In May 1930 Oberfähnrich
October 1st, 1930 higher Oberleutnant: (Oberleutnant zur See)
October 1st, 1932 higher Oberleutnant: (Oberleutnant zur See)
April 1st, 1936 Kapitänleutnant
December 1st, 1940 lieutenant commander: (Korvettenkapitän)
November 1st, 1943 commander: (Fregattenkapitän)

Military career

April 1st 1926: Entry in the navy (Reichsmarine): 26e crew
April 1st 1926 - July 11th 1926: Infanterieausbildung: Formation in the infantry - 5th company/department II. naval division of the Baltic, Stralsund.
July 12th 1926 - October 17th 1926: Formation on the ship school with Niobe veil.
October 18th 1926 - March 24th 1928: Formation on the Emden cruiser.
March 25th 1928 - March 22nd 1929: Formation for the Candidate S (Fähnriche) at the naval college Mürwik of the city Flensburg; then July 9th 1928 with the July 13rd 1928 navigation on Tender at sea of north; then October 8th 1928 with the October 13rd 1928 navigation on the Meteor ship.
March 23rd 1929 - May 11th 1929: Formation for the Candidate S (Fähnriche) at the naval college Mürwik of the city Flensburg.
May 12th 1929 - June 8th 1929: Course of control for Candidate S (Fähnriche) at the Wik school of Kiel.
June 9th 1929 - August 4th 1929: Formation on the naval armament for Candidate S (Fähnriche) at the naval college Mürwik of the city Flensburg
August 5th 1929 - October 26th 1929: Training of infantry for Candidate S (Fähnriche) - the 2nd division - the Baltic, Stralsund.

October 27th 1929 - February 2nd 1930: Training of infantry for Candidate S (Fähnriche) at the naval artillery school of Wik close to Kiel.
February 3rd 1930 - September 22nd 1930: Formation on the linership Hesse.
September 23rd 1930 - January 5th 1931: Captain in the 1st naval division of the Baltic.
January 6th 1931 - March 28th 1931: technical Officer-instructor at the naval college Mürwik of the city Flensburg.
March 29th 1931 - September 29th 1931: Divisionsleutnant of division then officer-technician on the Karlsruhe cruiser.
September 30th 1931 - March 31st 1933: Agent at the department of naval artillery; Flaklehrgang at the artillery school of Wilhelmshaven (October 8th 1931 - December 11th 1931), then officer-instructor with the Kommandantur of Kiel (January 25th 1933 - March 4th 1933).
April 1st 1933 - July 25th 1933: Lieutenant of division on the cruiser KMS Karlsruhe.
July 26th 1933 - August 16th 1933: Fla-Waffenlehrgang at the artillery school of Wilhelmshaven.
August 17th 1933 - July 8th 1934 Officer artillerist on the cruiser KMS Karlsruhe.
July 9th 1934 - April 23rd 1935: Captain (Hauptmann) of the Fähnriche group at the naval college Mürwik of the city Flensburg; then October 17th 1934 with the October 23rd 1934 in formation for navigation on Tender in the North Sea; then January 31st 1935 with the February 6th 1935 navigation at sea of north on Tender; then March 18th 1935 with the March 29th 1935: radio operator officer on the cruiser KMS Leipzig.
April 24th 1935 - May 12th 1935: Überplanmässig in Unterichtung on the linership Schleswig - Holstein.
May 13rd 1935 - May 19th 1935: Officer on the ship school SMS Roasts.
May 20th 1935 - November 24th 1935: Radio operator officer on the ship school SMS Roasts.
November 25th 1935 - February 12th 1936: Maritime auxiliary specialist with the attache in London.
February 13rd 1936 - May 18th 1937: Technician of monitoring and artillery officer on the ship school SMS Roasts.
May 19th 1937 - January 31st 1938: Ordering on U-Bootsschule; then September 5th 1937 with the September 27th 1937 chief of the U-Boots and technician radio on U-Tender Weichsel; then October 5th 1937 with the December 18th 1937 officer-instructor destroyer at the naval college Mürwik of the city Flensburg.
1938 - October 25th 1938: Person in charge of the Hundius U-Boots; then April 22nd 1938 with the May 5th 1938 participation (überplanmässig) in hands-on trainings as a person in charge of the U-Boots on the Tender-Saar and the ship school SMS Roasts; then June 4th 1938 with the June 8th 1938 navigation one week in the North Sea on Stationssegeljacht Orion; then July 10th 1938 with the July 16th 1938 officer of the armament of the Saltzwedel flotilla; then August 19th 1938 with the August 21st 1938 navigation with Dienstsegeljacht Helgoland.
October 26th 1938 - September 28th 1940: Ordering U-34 (standard VII A).
September 29th 1940 - October 1st 1940: Person in charge of the flotilla of the U-Boots of Wilhelmshaven.
October 2nd 1940 - January 11th 1943: Officer-instructor of U-Lehrdivision in the port of Gotenhafen.
January 12th 1943 - January 25th 1943: Formation on the U-848 building with Bremen.
January 26th 1943 - January 26th 1943: Transfer of U 847 (type IX minor road 2) of Bremen to Kiel.
January 27th 1943 - February 19th 1943: Technical study of construction of the U-848 to Bremen.
February 20th 1943 - November 5th 1943: Ordering U-848 (standard IX minor road 2).
† November 5th 1943: The U-848 ran in the South Atlantic, in the south-west of the island Ascension by the attack of the Liberator S B-4, B-8 and B-12 of the US Navy esquadron VB-107, like two Mitchell S of the 1st esquadron of the US Army. No survivor (63 dead).

Distinctions

October 2nd 1936: Distinction of the service classifies IV. (Dienstauszeichnung)
April 1st 1938: Distinction of the service classifies III. (Dienstauszeichnung)
October 1st 1938: Medal of the memory 01.10.1938 (Medal zur Erinnerung)
September 26th 1939: Iron cross - class II (Eisernes Kreuz)
November 12th 1939: U-Bootskriegsabzeichen in 1939
February 7th 1940: Iron cross - class I (Eisernes Kreuz)
July 29th 1940: Quotation of the armed forces (Wehrmachtsbericht)
July 31st 1940: Knight of the iron cross (19 Marine/6 U-Boots) (Ritterkreuz of Eisernen Kreuzes)
August 2nd 1940: Quotation of the armed forces (Wehrmachtsbericht)

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