Pollmann, Otto (Unterseebootsjagdflottille)

Date of birth:: March 3rd, 1915 (Wesermünde/Geestemünde, Germany)
Date of death:: February 28th, 1958 (Leer/Ostfriesland, Germany)
Nationality:: German

Biography

Promotions;
April 1st, 1939: Funkgefreiter;
April 1st, 1941: Matrosenobergefreiter;
September 1st, 1941: Steuermannsmaat der Reserve;
November 1st, 1941: Steuermann de Reserve;
December 1st, 1941: Obersteuermann der Reserve;
September 1st, 1942: Leutnant zur See der Reserve;
January 1st, 1944: Oberleutnant zur See der Reserve;
March 1st, 1945: Kapitänleutnant der Reserve;
July 1st, 1956: Korvettenkapitän.

Career:
April 1st, 1939: Funker, Z 11 "Bernd von Arnim";
1939: Offiziersanwärter, 12. Unterseebootsjagdflottille;
?: Kommandant, UJ 2210, 22. Unterseebootsjagdflottille;
March 1944: Kommandant, UJ 2223, 22. Unterseebootsjagdflottille;
?: Kompaniechef, Bataillon Emmermann.

UJ 2223, the former Italian corvette Marangone (C52), was sunk during the night of May 23rd/24th, 1944 by the US Navy PT boats USS PT-202, USS PT-213 en USS PT-218. Pollmann was at that moment not aboard beceause he was away for a visit to the Fuhrerhauptquartier in relation to the awarding of his Eichenlaub..

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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Funkobergefreiter
Awarded on:: May 22nd, 1940

Kriegsabzeichen für Minensuch-, U-Boots-, Jagd- und Sicherungsverbände

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Funkobergefreiter
Awarded on:: November 23rd, 1940

Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Obersteuermann der Reserve (Petty Officer 1st Class of Reserves)
Awarded on:: July 17th, 1942

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Leutnant zur See der Reserve
Awarded on:: March 3rd, 1943

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Leutnant zur See der Reserve
Unit:: Kommandant, UJ 2210, 22. Unterseebootsjagdflottille, Kriegsmarine
Awarded on:: May 19th, 1943

The following newspaper excerpt (dated 21.05.1943) describes why Pollmann received the Knight’s Cross…

“Leutnant z. S. Pollmann eliminated 4 enemy submarines in the Mediterranean Sea during the very short time period of only 7 weeks. He was also heavily involved in the destruction of another submarine.”

Wehrmachtbericht

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Leutnant zur See der Reserve
Awarded on:: January 24th, 1944

Second Lieutenant at sea of the reserves Pollmann, commander of a submarine hunter, destroyed his 10th enemy submarine in the Mediterranean Sea.

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant zu See der Reserve
Unit:: Kommandant, UJ 2210, 22. Unterseebootsjagdflottille, Kriegsmarine
Awarded on:: January 26th, 1944

Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant zu See der Reserve
Unit:: Kommandant, UJ 2223, 22. Unterseebootsjagdflottille, Kriegsmarine
Awarded on:: April 25th, 1944

Awarded for his further successes as commander of “UJ-2223”. By the time of his award he had sunk or damaged a total of 14 enemy submarines. It should be noted however that of these only a maximum of 8 could possibly have been sunk by his ship.

461st Award.

Wehrmachtbericht

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant zu See der Reserve
Awarded on:: May 9th, 1944

First Lieutenant at sea of the reserves Pollmann, commander of a submarine hunter, sunk his 12th enemy submarine in the Mediterranean Sea.

Sources

Photo 1: Source known to STIWOT
- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GüNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1998.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- deutsche-marinesoldaten.de
- www.das-ritterkreuz.de
- Lexikon der Wehrmacht