Wilhelm Kiesewetter
Kapitänleutnant d.R. (Crew 10/00)
Successes
1 ship sunk for a total of 6.824 GRT |
| Born: | 28 Oct, 1878 | Leipzig |
| Dead: | | |
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 | Ranks | | | Kapitänleutnant d.R. |
Decorations |
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.
