Walther Forstmann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German World War I U-boat commander
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Place of Birth: Werden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
About Walther Forstmann
- Walther Forstmann (March 9, 1883 – November 2, 1973) was one of the most successful and highly decorated U-boat commanders in the Kaiserliche Marine during World War I.
- He also served in the Kriegsmarine during World War II in different staff positions. In his time as commander of U-12 and U-39 in World War I, he conducted 47 patrols and succeeded in sinking 146 ships for a total tonnage of 384,304 gross register tons (GRT).
- As such he is the second most successful submarine commander ever (by tonnage sunk), after de la Perière.
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