Reinhold Saltzwedel

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Reinhold Saltzwedel
November 23, 1889 - December 2, 1917
Reinhold Saltzwedel
Place of birth	Rosenberg, Upper Silesia
Place of death	English Channel
Allegiance	German Empire
Service/branch	Kaiserliche Marine
Rank	Oberleutnant zur See
Commands held	UB-10, Jan 13, 1916 – Jun 18, 1916 UC-10, Jun 14, 1916 – Jun 26, 1916 UC-11, Aug 12, 1916 – Aug 20, 1916 UC-21, Sep 15, 1916 – Jun 9, 1917 UC-71, Jun 10, 1917 – Sep 13, 1917 UB-81, Sep 18, 1917 – Dec 2, 1917
Battles/wars	Battle of the Atlantic (1914-1918)
Awards	Iron Cross 1st class Pour le Mérite

Reinhold Saltzwedel (November 23, 1889 - December 2, 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 or 170.526 gross register tons (GRT). On September 1, 1936, his name was given to the 2. Unterseebootsflottille of the Kriegsmarine in Wilhelmshaven to honour him.

[edit] World War I

Saltzwedel was a Leutnant zur See when the First World War broke out and Adjutant on the SMS Kaiser. He was promoted to Oberleutnant zur See on September 19, 1914.

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 August 20, 1917 he was awarded the Pour le Mérite for his achievements.

On September 18, 1917 he became Commanding officer of the UB-81 where he died onboard December 2 after UB-81 had ran on a mine.

[edit] External links

• uboat.net webpage - Biography of Reinhold Saltzwedel