Wilhelm Rollmann

Infobox Military Person
name=Wilhelm Rollmann
born=birth date|1907|8|5|df=y
died=dda|1943|11|5|1907|8|5|df=y
placeofbirth=Wilhelmshaven
placeofdeath=South Atlantic
coord|10|09|S|18|00|W|


caption=
nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|Weimar Republic Weimar Republic (to 1933)
flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
branch=navy|Weimar Republic
navy|Nazi Germany
serviceyears=1926 – 1943
rank=Fregattenkapitän
commands="U-34"
"U-848"
unit=
battles=World War II
*Battle of the Atlantic (1939-1945)
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
laterwork=

Wilhelm Rollmann ( 5 August 1907 – 5 November 1943) was a "Fregattenkapitän" with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and commander of "U-848". He is also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Wilhelm Rollmann and the entire crew of "U-848" were killed in action by depth charges from three Liberator and two Mitchell aircraft (VB-107 & US Army 1st Compron) south-west of Ascension Island.

Awards

* Iron Cross (1939)
** 2nd Class (26 September 1939)
** 1st Class (7 February 1940)
* U-boat War Badge (1939) (12 November 1939)
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (31 July 1940)

References

* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
* Kurowski, Franz (1995). "Knight's Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service". Schiffer Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-88740-748-X.
* Range, Clemens (1974). "Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine". Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-87943-355-0.

;External link
* [http://uboat.net/men/rollmann.htm uboat.net]