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WWI U-boat commanders

Reinhold Saltzwedel

Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 4/08)

Successes
112 ships sunk for a total of 172.042 GRT
7 ships damaged for a total of 16.021 GRT

Born:23 Nov, 1889  
Dead:2 Dec, 1917 English Channel 

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Ranks

19 Sep, 1914Oberleutnant zur See

Decorations

Iron Cross 2nd class
Iron Cross 1st Class
20 Aug, 1917Pour le Mérite

U-boat Commands

UB 1013 Jan, 1916 - 18 Jun, 1916
UC 1014 Jun, 1916 - 26 Jun, 1916
UC 1112 Aug, 1916 - 20 Aug, 1916
UC 2115 Sep, 1916 - 9 Jun, 1917
UC 7110 Jun, 1917 - 13 Sep, 1917
UB 8118 Sep, 1917 - 2 Dec, 1917 (+)

Notes

Saltzwedel was a Lt.z.S. when war broke out and Adjutant on the Linienschiff Kaiser. He was promoted to Oblt.z.S. On the 19th September 1914.

In May 1915 he went to the U-boot-Schule. Shortly afterwards joined the U-Flottille Flandern where he became Co of UB 10 on the 13th January 1916. In June, from the 14th till the 26th he served as CO on the UC 10 and later UC 11 till the 20th August 1916. On the 15th September he became CO of the UC 21 and on the 10th June 1917 of the UC 71. On the 20th August he was awarded the Pour le Mérite. On the 18th September he became CO of the UB 81.

He died on this ship on the 2nd December 1917 after they had ran on a mine.

He sank more than 110 merchant vessels for over 170.000 BRT! His name was given to the 2 U-Boot Flottille of the Kriegsmarine in Wilhelmshaven.

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