Rolf Thomsen

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Rolf Thomsen
Born (1915-05-06)6 May 1915
Berlin
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Bonn
Allegiance  Nazi Germany (to 1945)
 West Germany
Service/branch  Kriegsmarine
 German Navy
Years of service 1936–45
1955–72
Rank Kapitänleutnant (Kriegsmarine)
Flottillenadmiral (Bundesmarine)
Unit battleship Schlesien
Kampfgeschwader 26
Commands held U-1202
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Iron Cross 1st Class
Iron Cross 2nd Class
U-boat War Badge
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Rolf Thomsen (6 May 1915 – 26 March 2003) was a Kapitänleutnant with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and later served with the Bundesmarine. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He sailed on U-1202 sinking one ship of 7,176 tons on two patrols.[1]

Military career

Thomsen served as a naval aviator from 1939 until early 1943. He transferred to the U-boat service on 1 January 1944 and on 27 January 1944 commissioned U-1202. His first patrol as a U-boat commander took him into the North Atlantic. The first attack was carried out on 10 December 1944. All four torpedoes, which were aimed at merchant vessels of between 6,000 and 7,000 tons, found their mark. Thomsen claimed such as sunk, as corresponding sinking noises were heard. However the enemy only admitted the loss of the 7,176 ton American merchant ship Dan Beard.[1]

From 1 October 1962 to 30 September 1963 he served as adjutant to the Federal Minister of Defence Kai-Uwe von Hassel.

Awards

Notes

  1. The Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross were awarded without an official sequential number.[5] The sequential number "852" was assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR).

References

Citations

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Busch & Röll 2003, p. 494.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Thomas 1998, p. 376.
  4. Patzwall & Scherzer 2003, p. 475.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Scherzer 2007, p. 743.

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