Walther Schwieger

Walther Schwieger
Schwieger in 1917
Born(1885-04-07)April 7, 1885
Berlin, German Empire
DiedSeptember 5, 1917(1917-09-05) (aged 32)
North Sea, off Terschelling, Netherlands
Allegiance German Empire
Service / branch Imperial German Navy
Years of service1903–17
Rank Kapitänleutnant
CommandsU-14, 1 August – 15 December 1914
U-20, 16 December 1914 – 5 November 1916
U-88, 23 July 1916 – 5 September 1917
Battles / warsU-boat Campaign (World War I)
AwardsPour le Mérite

Kapitänleutnant Wilhem Otto Walther Schwieger (7 April 1885 – 5 September 1917) was a German military officer. He was a U-boat commander in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) during First World War. In 1915, he sank the passenger liner RMS Lusitania with the loss of 1,199 lives.