WWI U-boat commanders

Othmar Printz

Linenschiffleutnant

No ships sunk or damaged

Born:30 Sep 1891 Odenburg (Sopron), Hungary 
Died:3 Jan 1975 Pueblo Ledesma 

Othmar Printz

Ranks

1 May 1917Linenschiffleutnant

Decorations

U-boat Commands

k.u.k. U228 Mar 1918 - 1 Sep 1918
k.u.k. U128 Mar 1918 - 31 Oct 1918

Notes

Othmar Printz also served with Georg Ritter von Trapp and took part in the Battle of Otranto in May 1917.

At some point he served with and became the adjutant to Admiral Horthy who later became the Regent of Hungary. He married Olga von Muhr, who was the sister of Othmar von Limanowa. The hero of Limanowa. They had one daughter also Olga and two granddaughters. After the 2nd world war they emigrated to Argentina.

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