Reinhold Saltzwedel

Reinhold Saltzwedel
Reinhold Saltzwedel
Born23 November 1889
Rosenberg, Upper Silesia
Died2 December 1917(1917-12-02) (aged 28)
English Channel, off the Isle of Wight, England
Allegiance German Empire
Service / branch Imperial German Navy
Rank Oberleutnant zur See
CommandsUB-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 / warsU-boat Campaign (World War I)
AwardsPour 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. He sank a total of 111 merchant vessels for 172,824 gross register tons (GRT). On 1 September 1936, his name was given to the 2nd U-boat Flotilla of the Kriegsmarine in Wilhelmshaven to honour him.