Years of service 1939–1945, 1956–1958 Name Otto Pollmann | Battles/wars World War II Battles and wars World War II | |
Born 3 March 1915
Wesermunde/Geestemunde ( 1915-03-03 ) Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945)
West Germany Service/branch Kriegsmarine
German Navy Rank Kapitanleutnant of the Reserves (Wehrmacht)
Korvettenkapitan (Bundeswehr) Unit destroyer Z11 Bernd von Arnim
U-Jager 124
U-Jager B 1
U-Jager 1214
U-Jager 1203 Died February 28, 1958, Leer, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Commands held German submarine chaser UJ 2210 | ||
Otto Franz Pollmann (3 March 1915 – 28 February 1958) was a Kapitanleutnant of the Reserves with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. 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. Pollmann is credited with the destruction of 14 submarines, though only one, the sinking of HMS Tigris in February 1943, can be substantiated.
Following World War II, Pollmann joined the military service of the Federal Republic of Germany with the Bundesmarine of the Bundeswehr on 1 July 1956 holding the rank of Korvettenkapitan (corvette captain). Here he served in the staff of the department for submarine hunters of the commando for Naval weapons. Pollmann died on 28 February 1958 while on active duty serving as a NATO liaison officer in the Netherlands.