Adolf Piening
German World War II U-boat commander
Born on: September 16, 1910Died on: May 15, 1984
Aged: 73 years 242 days (883 months)
Birth Sign: Virgo
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 (GRT) of Allied shipping.
Piening was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
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