German submarine U-155 was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine built for service during World War II. Her keel was laid down on 1 October 1940 by DeSchiMAG AG Weser in Bremen as yard numb
U-505, a typical Type IXC boat
Adolf Piening
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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
German submarine U-155 (1941)
…1 October 1940 by DeSchiMAG AG Weser in Bremen as yard number 997. She was launched on 12 May 1941 and commissioned on 23 August with Kapitänleutnant Adolf Piening in command. Piening was relieved in February 1944 (after being promoted to Korvettenkapitän), by Oberleutnant zur See Johannes Rudolph. German Type IXC…
Cornelius Piening