Adolf Cornelius Piening was a German naval officer.
11 Facts About Adolf Piening
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Adolf Piening spent two years as a prisoner of war and was released in 1947.
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Adolf Piening joined the new German Navy, which was established in 1956, serving until becoming team leader at the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College.
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Adolf Piening retired in 1969 with the rank of Captain at sea.
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Adolf Piening joined the Reichsmarine in 1930; the service was renamed as Kriegsmarine in 1935.
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Adolf Piening became well known for developing the "Piening Route" in 1943, hugging the coast of France and northern Spain, to evade Allied patrol aircraft in the Bay of Biscay.
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The "U-155" later surfaced and Adolf Piening apologized to the survivors for the act, claiming he was only carrying out orders.
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In March 1944 Adolf Piening left U-155 and was appointed commander of the 7th U-boat Flotilla at Saint-Nazaire.
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Adolf Piening was released after two years of Allied imprisonment in 1947.
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In 1956, West Germany established its navy, the Bundesmarine, and Adolf Piening joined the new navy.
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Adolf Piening then held the position of Planning officer on the staff of COMNAVNORCENT and Chief of the Operations Division on the staff of COMNAVBALTAP.