Reinhold Saltzwedel







































Reinhold Saltzwedel

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Reinhold Saltzwedel

Born 23 November 1889
Rosenberg, Upper Silesia
Died 2 December 1917(1917-12-02) (aged 28)
English Channel
Allegiance
 German Empire
Service/branch
 Imperial German Navy
Rank Oberleutnant zur See
Commands held
UB-10, 13 January – 18 June 1916
UC-10, 14–26 June 1916
UC-11, 12–20 August 1916
UC-21, 15 September 1916 – 9 June 1917
UC-71, 10 June – 13 September 1917
UB-81, 18 September – 2 December 1917
Battles/wars U-boat Campaign (World War I)
Awards Pour le Mérite

Oberleutnant zur See Reinhold Saltzwedel (23 November 1889 – 2 December 1917) was a successful and highly decorated German U-boat commander in the Kaiserliche Marine during World War I.


Saltzwedel sank a total of 111 merchant vessels for 172,824 gross register tons (GRT). On 1 September 1936, his name was given to 2nd U-boat Flotilla of the Kriegsmarine in Wilhelmshaven to honour him.




Contents






  • 1 Early life


  • 2 World War I


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Early life


Reinhold Saltzwedel was born on 23 November 1889 in Rosenberg, Upper Silesia.[1] His father was a parson.



World War I


Saltzwedel was a Leutnant zur See when World War I broke out and Adjutant on the SMS Kaiser. On 19 September 1914, he was promoted to Oberleutnant zur See.[1]
In May 1915 he went to the U-boat school. Shortly afterwards joined the active units and served as commander of several U-boats. On 20 August 1917 he was awarded the Pour le Mérite for his achievements.


On 18 September 1917, he became the commanding officer of UB-81, in which he died on 2 December after UB-81 ran into a mine.[1] 29 men lost their lives.



References





  1. ^ abc Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Oberleutnant zur See Reinhold Saltzwedel". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 21 February 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




External links



  • Helgason, Guðmundur. "WWI U-boat commanders: Oberleutnant zur See Reinhold Saltzwedel". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 21 February 2012.


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