Walther Schwieger
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 107 years ago |
Date of birth | April 7,1885 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Berlin |
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Date of died | September 5,1917 |
Died | North Sea |
Battles and wars | U-boat Campaign (World War I |
Years of service | 1903–17 |
Did you know | Walther Schwieger is the sixth-most-successful U-Boat commander of WWI by tonnage (183,883 tons). |
Awards | Pour le Mérite |
Command held | 1916-11-05 00:00:00 |
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Rank | Kapitänleutnant |
Nationality | German |
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ID | 1259499 |
Walther Schwieger Life story
Kapitänleutnant Walther Schwieger was a U-boat commander in the Imperial German Navy during First World War. In 1915, he sank the passenger liner RMS Lusitania with the loss of 1,199 lives.