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	'''Alexander "Alex" Polenz''' (1 November 1926 – 23 September 2022) was a [[Germans\|German]] veteran of ~~tbe~~ [[Kriegsmarine]] in [[World War II]] and author.		'''Alexander "Alex" Polenz''' (1 November 1926 – 23 September 2022) was a [[Germans\|German]] veteran of the [[Kriegsmarine]] in [[World War II]] and author.

	==Life==		==Life==
	At ~~tbe~~ age of 14, Polenz left his parents' home to fulfill his dream of becoming a sailor. He was trained on ~~tbe~~ full-rigged sail training ship “Deutschland” (''Segelschulschiff „Deutschland“'', launched on 14 June 1927) of ~~tbe~~ German merchant navy, which was in Bremerhaven at ~~tbe~~ time. He was then employed as a kitchen boy on ~~tbe~~ cargo and transport ship "Muansa" of ~~tbe~~ ''Deutsche Ost-Afrika Linie'' ("German East Africa Line"). In 1944, at ~~tbe~~ age of 17, he volunteered for ~~tbe~~ Kriegsmarine and, after his basic military training, was deployed on various ships. He experienced ~~tbe~~ end of ~~tbe~~ war in ~~tbe~~ naval base of Cuxhaven. Because of his knowledge of Russian, he was taken into Russian internment and forced to serve as an interpreter when German warships were handed over to ~~tbe~~ Soviet Navy as spoils of war due to ~~tbe~~ dictation of ~~tbe~~ [[Potsdam Conference]] (among them ~~tbe~~ "Nürnberg", a light cruiser of ~~tbe~~ Leipzig class, ~~tbe~~ target ship "Hessen", Hessen's radio-control vessel "Blitz", ~~tbe~~ destroyer Z15 "Erich Steinbrinck", as well as ~~tbe~~ torpedo boats T33 and T107).		At the age of 14, Polenz left his parents' home to fulfill his dream of becoming a sailor. He was trained on the full-rigged sail training ship “Deutschland” (''Segelschulschiff „Deutschland“'', launched on 14 June 1927) of the German merchant navy, which was in Bremerhaven at the time. He was then employed as a kitchen boy on the cargo and transport ship "Muansa" of the ''Deutsche Ost-Afrika Linie'' ("German East Africa Line"). In 1944, at the age of 17, he volunteered for the Kriegsmarine and, after his basic military training, was deployed on various ships. He experienced the end of the war in the naval base of Cuxhaven. Because of his knowledge of Russian, he was taken into Russian internment and forced to serve as an interpreter when German warships were handed over to the Soviet Navy as spoils of war due to the dictation of the [[Potsdam Conference]] (among them the "Nürnberg", a light cruiser of the Leipzig class, the target ship "Hessen", Hessen's radio-control vessel "Blitz", the destroyer Z15 "Erich Steinbrinck", as well as the torpedo boats T33 and T107).
	===Post-war===		===Post-war===
	Together with his grandson, he wrote down his life memories for posterity in ~~tbe~~ booklet “From Sailor to Interpreter”.		Together with his grandson, he wrote down his life memories for posterity in the booklet “From Sailor to Interpreter”.
	==Writings==		==Writings==
	* ''Vom Matrosen zum Dolmetscher – Lebenserinnerungen'', Traditionsbuchreihe 2019		* ''Vom Matrosen zum Dolmetscher – Lebenserinnerungen'', Traditionsbuchreihe 2019

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	[[File:Polenz Vom Matrosen zum Dolmetscher.png\|right\|210px]]		[[File:Polenz Vom Matrosen zum Dolmetscher.png\|right\|210px]]
	'''Alexander "Alex" Polenz''' (1 November 1926 – 23 September 2022) was a [[Germans\|German]] veteran of ~~the~~ [[Kriegsmarine]] in [[World War II]] and author.		'''Alexander "Alex" Polenz''' (1 November 1926 – 23 September 2022) was a [[Germans\|German]] veteran of tbe [[Kriegsmarine]] in [[World War II]] and author.

	==Life==		==Life==
	At ~~the~~ age of 14, Polenz left his parents' home to fulfill his dream of becoming a sailor. He was trained on ~~the~~ full-rigged sail training ship “Deutschland” (''Segelschulschiff „Deutschland“'', launched on 14 June 1927) of ~~the~~ German merchant navy, which was in Bremerhaven at ~~the~~ time. He was then employed as a kitchen boy on ~~the~~ cargo and transport ship "Muansa" of ~~the~~ ''Deutsche Ost-Afrika Linie'' ("German East Africa Line"). In 1944, at ~~the~~ age of 17, he volunteered for ~~the~~ Kriegsmarine and, after his basic military training, was deployed on various ships. He experienced ~~the~~ end of ~~the~~ war in ~~the~~ naval base of Cuxhaven. Because of his knowledge of Russian, he was taken into Russian internment and forced to serve as an interpreter when German warships were handed over to ~~the~~ Soviet Navy as spoils of war due to ~~the~~ dictation of ~~the~~ [[Potsdam Conference]] (among them ~~the~~ "Nürnberg", a light cruiser of ~~the~~ Leipzig class, ~~the~~ target ship "Hessen", Hessen's radio-control vessel "Blitz", ~~the~~ destroyer Z15 "Erich Steinbrinck", as well as ~~the~~ torpedo boats T33 and T107).		At tbe age of 14, Polenz left his parents' home to fulfill his dream of becoming a sailor. He was trained on tbe full-rigged sail training ship “Deutschland” (''Segelschulschiff „Deutschland“'', launched on 14 June 1927) of tbe German merchant navy, which was in Bremerhaven at tbe time. He was then employed as a kitchen boy on tbe cargo and transport ship "Muansa" of tbe ''Deutsche Ost-Afrika Linie'' ("German East Africa Line"). In 1944, at tbe age of 17, he volunteered for tbe Kriegsmarine and, after his basic military training, was deployed on various ships. He experienced tbe end of tbe war in tbe naval base of Cuxhaven. Because of his knowledge of Russian, he was taken into Russian internment and forced to serve as an interpreter when German warships were handed over to tbe Soviet Navy as spoils of war due to tbe dictation of tbe [[Potsdam Conference]] (among them tbe "Nürnberg", a light cruiser of tbe Leipzig class, tbe target ship "Hessen", Hessen's radio-control vessel "Blitz", tbe destroyer Z15 "Erich Steinbrinck", as well as tbe torpedo boats T33 and T107).
	===Post-war===		===Post-war===
	Together with his grandson, he wrote down his life memories for posterity in ~~the~~ booklet “From Sailor to Interpreter”.		Together with his grandson, he wrote down his life memories for posterity in tbe booklet “From Sailor to Interpreter”.
	==Writings==		==Writings==
	* ''Vom Matrosen zum Dolmetscher – Lebenserinnerungen'', Traditionsbuchreihe 2019		* ''Vom Matrosen zum Dolmetscher – Lebenserinnerungen'', Traditionsbuchreihe 2019

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	'''Alexander "Alex" Polenz''' (1 November 1926 – 23 September 2022) was a [[Germans\|German]] veteran of the [[Kriegsmarine]] in [[World War II]] and author.		'''Alexander "Alex" Polenz''' (1 November 1926 – 23 September 2022) was a [[Germans\|German]] veteran of the [[Kriegsmarine]] in [[World War II]] and author.

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	* ''Vom Matrosen zum Dolmetscher – Lebenserinnerungen'', Traditionsbuchreihe 2019		* ''Vom Matrosen zum Dolmetscher – Lebenserinnerungen'', Traditionsbuchreihe 2019
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[[File:Polenz Vom Matrosen zum Dolmetscher.jpg|right|210px]]
'''Alexander "Alex" Polenz''' (1 November 1926 – 23 September 2022) was a [[Germans|German]] veteran of the [[Kriegsmarine]] in [[World War II]] and author.

==Life==
At the age of 14, Polenz left his parents' home to fulfill his dream of becoming a sailor. He was trained on the full-rigged sail training ship “Deutschland” (''Segelschulschiff „Deutschland“'', launched on 14 June 1927) of the German merchant navy, which was in Bremerhaven at the time. He was then employed as a kitchen boy on the cargo and transport ship "Muansa" of the ''Deutsche Ost-Afrika Linie'' ("German East Africa Line"). In 1944, at the age of 17, he volunteered for the Kriegsmarine and, after his basic military training, was deployed on various ships. He experienced the end of the war in the naval base of Cuxhaven. Because of his knowledge of Russian, he was taken into Russian internment and forced to serve as an interpreter when German warships were handed over to the Soviet Navy as spoils of war due to the dictation of the [[Potsdam Conference]] (among them the "Nürnberg", a light cruiser of the Leipzig class, the target ship "Hessen", Hessen's radio-control vessel "Blitz", the destroyer Z15 "Erich Steinbrinck", as well as the torpedo boats T33 and T107).
===Post-war===
Together with his grandson, he wrote down his life memories for posterity in the booklet “From Sailor to Interpreter”.
==Writings==
* ''Vom Matrosen zum Dolmetscher – Lebenserinnerungen'', Traditionsbuchreihe 2019
[[Category:1926 births]]
[[Category:2022 deaths]]
[[Category:German military personnel of the Kriegsmarine]]
[[Category:German military personnel of World War II]]
[[Category:German authors]]