Kriegsmarine Need information on an engineer officer from the U357

[gingerbread]

I just succeed to buy a reefer jacket wich belonged to the lieutenant Wilhelm Petersen.

Petersen was the U357 engineer officer and was KIA the december 26th 1942.

According the "report of interrogation of survivor from the U357" (WWW.uboatarchive.net), Petersen was promoted from the lower deck.

Do you know if is it possible to have more information about him? His career in the navy before the war and during the war? Petersen won the iron cross second class.

Is it possible to find a picture from his officer naval school promotion?

Regards

Ben from Lorient

Edited January 15, 2008 by gingerbread

[Guest Rick Research]

What was his GERMAN rank title? Leutnant (Ing)? Oberleutnant (Ing)?

[gingerbread]

His rank is Leutnant (ing).

Regards

Ben

Edited January 15, 2008 by gingerbread

[Guest Rick Research]

Ah, OK-- he must have been commissioned during the war, then. I couldn't find him in the January 1939 Kriegsmarine Birthday List.

I have a gap between then and 1944's Seniority List.

[Jan7]

I just succeed to buy a reefer jacket wich belonged to the lieutenant Wilhelm Petersen.

Petersen was the U357 engineer officer and was KIA the december 26th 1942.

According the "report of interrogation of survivor from the U357" (WWW.uboatarchive.net), Petersen was promoted from the lower deck.

Do you know if is it possible to have more information about him? His career in the navy before the war and during the war? Petersen won the iron cross second class.

Is it possible to find a picture from his officer naval school promotion?

Regards

Ben from Lorient

Dear Ben:

If you wish know more details of a german soldier who fougth in the WW2, read this message who send me from a German Officier:

----- Original Message -----

From: j.adolph@barch.bund.de

To: Juan Jaramillo

Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 1:27 PM

Subject: Commander Albrecht Brandi, geboren am 20.06.1914

Sehr geehrter Herr Jaramillo,

herzlichen Dank f?r Ihre E - Mail vom 20.08.2007 nebst Anlagen, die

mir am 23.08.2007 zur Bearbeitung zugeleitet wurde.

Die Pr?fung in unseren daf?r in Frage kommenden Best?nden verlief

leider negativ, so dass ich mich au?er Stande sehe, Ihnen

Informationen zu dem gesuchten Offizier "Albrecht Brandi" zukommen zu

lassen.

Aus diesem Grund wenden Sie sich, bitte, an nachfolgend aufgef?hrte

Dienststelle, die fast in G?nze s?mtliche Personalunterlagen zu

ehemaligen Marineangeh?rigen des Zweiten Weltkrieges verwahrt.

Deren Adresse lautet wie folgt: Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt)

Eichborndamm 179

D - 13403 Berlin

www.dd-wast.de

Tel.: +49/30/41904 - 0

In der Hoffnung, dass man Ihnen dort weiter helfen kann, verbleibe ich

mit freundlichen Gr??en.

Im Auftrag

gez. A d o l p h, ArchHS

I hope that this organization help you in your enquiries.

Jan.

[gingerbread]

Hi Jan

Thanks for information.

Regards

Ben from Lorient

[Jan7]

You are welcome, Ben!

I hope you find at last at your officier....

Jan.