Reinhold Saltzwedel
German World War I U-boat commander
Born on: November 23, 1889Died on: December 2, 1917
Aged: 28 years 9 days (336 months)
Gender: Male
Nationality: German empire
Birth Sign: Sagittarius
Reinhold Karl Albert Johannes Saltzwedel 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.
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