Reinhold Saltzwedel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Reinhold Saltzwedel

German World War I U-boat commander

Date of Birth: 23-Nov-1889

Place of Birth: Olesno, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 02-Dec-1917

Profession: submariner

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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.