Reinhold Saltzwedel
Oberleutnant zur See (Crew 4/08)
Successes 111 ships sunk with a total of 172,824 GRT 8 ships damaged with a total of 15,103 GRT 2 warships damaged with a total of 2,028 tons |
Born: | 23 Nov 1889 | Rosenberg/ Oberschlesien |
Died: | 2 Dec 1917 | English Channel |
Ranks
Decorations
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U-boat Commands
UB 10 | 13 Jan 1916 | - | 18 Jun 1916 |
UC 10 | 14 Jun 1916 | - | 26 Jun 1916 |
UC 11 | 12 Aug 1916 | - | 20 Aug 1916 |
UC 21 | 15 Sep 1916 | - | 9 Jun 1917 |
UC 71 | 10 Jun 1917 | - | 13 Sep 1917 |
UB 81 | 18 Sep 1917 | - | 2 Dec 1917 (+) |
Notes
Saltzwedel was a Lt.z.S. when war broke out and Adjutant on the Linienschiff Kaiser. He was promoted to Oblt.z.S. On the 19th September 1914.
In May 1915 he went to the U-boot-Schule. Shortly afterwards he joined the U-Flottille Flandern where he became commander of UB 10 on 13th January 1916. In June, from the 14th till the 26th he served as commander of the UC 10 and later UC 11 until 20th August 1916. On 15 September he became commander of the UC 21 and on the 10th of June 1917 he took command of the UC 71. On 20 August he was awarded the Pour le Mérite. On 18 September 1917 he became CO of UB 81.
He died on UB 81 on 2 December 1917 after running into a mine.
He sank more than 110 merchant vessels for over 170.000 BRT. His name was given to the 2 U-Boot Flottille of the Kriegsmarine in Wilhelmshaven.
Ships hit by Reinhold Saltzwedel
Date | U-boat | Name of ship | Type of ship | Tons | Nat. | ||
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19 Mar 1916 | UB 10 | Port Dalhousie | Steamer | 1,744 | br | ||
1 Apr 1916 | UB 10 | Peter Hamre | Steamer | 1,081 | nw | ||
28 Nov 1916 | UC 21 | Clematis | Fishing vessel (smack) | 22 | br | ||
28 Nov 1916 | UC 21 | Lady Of The Lake | Sailing vessel | 91 | br | ||
28 Nov 1916 | UC 21 | Vulcan | Fishing vessel (smack) | 27 | br | ||
28 Nov 1916 | UC 21 | Pelagia | Navy Drifter | 84 | br | ||
30 Nov 1916 | UC 21 | Draupner | Steamer | 1,126 | nw | ||
30 Nov 1916 | UC 21 | Eggesford (d.) | Steamer | 4,414 | br | ||
30 Nov 1916 | UC 21 | Therese | Sailing vessel | 165 | fr | ||
1 Dec 1916 | UC 21 | King Bleddyn | Steamer | 4,387 | br | ||
2 Dec 1916 | UC 21 | Demetrios Inglesis | Steamer | 2,088 | gr | ||
2 Dec 1916 | UC 21 | Robinson | Sailing vessel | 186 | fr | ||
2 Dec 1916 | UC 21 | Uribitarte | Steamer | 1,756 | sp | ||
3 Dec 1916 | UC 21 | Aiglon | Sailing vessel | 280 | fr | ||
3 Dec 1916 | UC 21 | Louise | Sailing vessel | 155 | fr | ||
3 Dec 1916 | UC 21 | Verdun | Sailing vessel | 184 | fr | ||
4 Dec 1916 | UC 21 | Pallas | Steamer | 1,202 | ru | ||
5 Dec 1916 | UC 21 | Nexos | Steamer | 1,013 | da | ||
6 Dec 1916 | UC 21 | Gerona | Steamer | 1,328 | sp | ||
7 Dec 1916 | UC 21 | Avristan | Steamer | 3,818 | br | ||
8 Dec 1916 | UC 21 | Dagon | Navy Trawler | 250 | br | ||
8 Dec 1916 | UC 21 | Falk | Steamer | 1,379 | nw | ||
8 Dec 1916 | UC 21 | Marjolaine | Sailing vessel | 163 | fr | ||
8 Dec 1916 | UC 21 | Modum | Steamer | 2,937 | nw | ||
17 Dec 1916 | UC 21 | Margaret | Drifter | 54 | br | ||
18 Jan 1917 | UC 21 | Ferret (d.) | Destroyer | 778 | br | ||
19 Jan 1917 | UC 21 | Joseph Rosalie | Sailing vessel | 138 | fr | ||
19 Jan 1917 | UC 21 | Marietta Di Giorgio | Steamer | 988 | nw | ||
19 Jan 1917 | UC 21 | Tremeadow | Steamer | 3,653 | br | ||
20 Jan 1917 | UC 21 | Kisagata Maru No. 3 | Steamer | 2,588 | jp | ||
20 Jan 1917 | UC 21 | Jotunfjell (d.) | Steamer | 2,492 | nw | ||
21 Jan 1917 | UC 21 | Victoire (d.) | Sailing vessel | 290 | fr | ||
21 Jan 1917 | UC 21 | Leontine | Sailing vessel | 124 | fr | ||
21 Jan 1917 | UC 21 | Saint Pierre | Sailing vessel | 127 | fr | ||
22 Jan 1917 | UC 21 | Bearnais | Sailing vessel | 301 | fr | ||
22 Jan 1917 | UC 21 | Precurseur | Sailing vessel | 364 | fr | ||
22 Jan 1917 | UC 21 | Stenimachos | steamer | 1,175 | gr | ||
24 Jan 1917 | UC 21 | Dan | Steamer | 1,869 | da | ||
24 Jan 1917 | UC 21 | Gladiateur | Fishing vessel | 23 | fr | ||
24 Jan 1917 | UC 21 | Loire Iii | Pilot cutter | 27 | fr | ||
24 Jan 1917 | UC 21 | Marie 3 | Pilot boat | 25 | fr | ||
24 Jan 1917 | UC 21 | Quebec | Steamer | 3,346 | fr | ||
24 Jan 1917 | UC 21 | Vega | Sailing vessel | 195 | da | ||
25 Jan 1917 | UC 21 | Myrdal | steamer | 2,631 | nw | ||
1 Feb 1917 | UC 21 | Sainte Helene | Steamer | 2,128 | fr | ||
10 Feb 1917 | UC 21 | Beechtree | Steamer | 1,277 | br | ||
11 Feb 1917 | UC 21 | Dernes | Steamer | 738 | nw | ||
12 Feb 1917 | UC 21 | Nordcap | steamer | 332 | nw | ||
13 Feb 1917 | UC 21 | Progreso | Steamer | 1,620 | nw | ||
14 Feb 1917 | UC 21 | Longscar | Steamer | 2,777 | br | ||
14 Feb 1917 | UC 21 | Mar Adriatico | Steamer | 2,410 | sp | ||
15 Feb 1917 | UC 21 | Aline | Sailing vessel | 30 | fr | ||
15 Feb 1917 | UC 21 | Marion Dawson | Steamer | 2,300 | br | ||
16 Feb 1917 | UC 21 | Niobe | Steamer | 1,319 | fr | ||
16 Feb 1917 | UC 21 | Pollcrea (d.) | Steamer | 1,209 | br | ||
17 Feb 1917 | UC 21 | Cabo | Steamer | 1,254 | nw | ||
17 Feb 1917 | UC 21 | Silene | Sailing vessel | 171 | fr | ||
18 Feb 1917 | UC 21 | Triumph | Sailing vessel | 52 | br | ||
19 Feb 1917 | UC 21 | Rutenfjell | Steamer | 1,844 | nw | ||
10 Mar 1917 | UC 21 | Asbjørn | Steamer | 3,459 | nw | ||
12 Mar 1917 | UC 21 | ALICE CHARLES | Fishing vessel | 41 | fr | ||
12 Mar 1917 | UC 21 | ARETHUSE | Fishing vessel | 40 | fr | ||
13 Mar 1917 | UC 21 | Girda | Steamer | 1,824 | nw | ||
13 Mar 1917 | UC 21 | Vivina | Steamer | 3,034 | sp | ||
14 Mar 1917 | UC 21 | Blaamanden | Steamer | 954 | nw | ||
14 Mar 1917 | UC 21 | LA MARNE | Sailing vessel | 133 | fr | ||
15 Mar 1917 | UC 21 | Eugene Robert | Sailing vessel | 98 | fr | ||
15 Mar 1917 | UC 21 | Fleur D’esperance | Fishing vessel (dundee) | 24 | fr | ||
15 Mar 1917 | UC 21 | Frimaire | Steamer | 1,778 | br | ||
15 Mar 1917 | UC 21 | Petit Jean | Fishing vessel | 21 | fr | ||
16 Mar 1917 | UC 21 | Anais | Sailing vessel | 130 | fr | ||
16 Mar 1917 | UC 21 | Madeleine Davoust | Sailing vessel | 148 | fr | ||
16 Mar 1917 | UC 21 | Ronald | Steamer | 3,021 | nw | ||
18 Mar 1917 | UC 21 | Illinois | Tanker | 5,225 | am | ||
17 Apr 1917 | UC 21 | Donegal | Passenger steamer | 1,885 | br | ||
19 Apr 1917 | UC 21 | Cilurnum | Steamer | 3,126 | br | ||
20 Apr 1917 | UC 21 | Georgios | Steamer | 3,124 | gr | ||
21 Apr 1917 | UC 21 | Emile Et Charlotte | Fishing vessel (dundee) | 41 | fr | ||
21 Apr 1917 | UC 21 | Ville De Dieppe | Sailing vessel | 1,254 | nw | ||
22 Apr 1917 | UC 21 | Capenor | Steamer | 2,536 | br | ||
22 Apr 1917 | UC 21 | Percy Birdsall | Sailing vessel | 1,127 | am | ||
22 Apr 1917 | UC 21 | Valerie | Sailing vessel | 2,140 | nw | ||
24 Apr 1917 | UC 21 | Barnton | Steamer | 1,858 | br | ||
25 Apr 1917 | UC 21 | Baigorry | Steamer | 2,161 | fr | ||
26 Apr 1917 | UC 21 | Boy Denis | Fishing vessel (smack) | 41 | br | ||
22 May 1917 | UC 21 | Jeune Albert | Fishing vessel | 25 | fr | ||
23 May 1917 | UC 21 | Harwood Palmer | Sailing vessel | 2,885 | am | ||
23 May 1917 | UC 21 | Lesto | Steamer | 1,940 | br | ||
26 May 1917 | UC 21 | Aristides | Steamer | 2,179 | gr | ||
26 May 1917 | UC 21 | Norhaug | Steamer | 1,245 | nw | ||
27 May 1917 | UC 21 | Efstathios | Steamer | 3,847 | gr | ||
28 May 1917 | UC 21 | Hiram | steamer | 598 | nw | ||
28 May 1917 | UC 21 | Urna | Steamer | 2,686 | nw | ||
28 May 1917 | UC 21 | Waldemar | Steamer | 1,267 | nw | ||
30 May 1917 | UC 21 | Sørland | Steamer | 2,472 | nw | ||
2 Jun 1917 | UC 21 | Tonawanda (d.) | Tanker | 3,421 | br | ||
7 Jun 1917 | UC 21 | Hafnia | Steamer | 1,619 | da | ||
14 Jun 1917 | UC 71 | Wega | Steamer | 839 | br | ||
15 Jun 1917 | UC 71 | Wapello | Tanker | 5,576 | br | ||
26 Jun 1917 | UC 71 | Normandy (d.) | Q-ship | 543 | fr | ||
28 Jun 1917 | UC 71 | Marne | Steamer | 4,019 | fr | ||
29 Jun 1917 | UC 71 | Driskos | Steamer | 2,833 | gr | ||
3 Jul 1917 | UC 71 | Orleans | Steamer | 2,853 | am | ||
4 Jul 1917 | UC 71 | Snetoppen | Steamer | 2,349 | nw | ||
6 Jul 1917 | UC 71 | Løvstakken | Steamer | 3,105 | nw | ||
6 Jul 1917 | UC 71 | Victoria 2 | Steamer | 2,798 | nw | ||
8 Jul 1917 | UC 71 | Vendee | Steamer | 1,295 | br | ||
3 Aug 1917 | UC 71 | Aube | Steamer | 1,837 | br | ||
4 Aug 1917 | UC 71 | Afrique (d.) | Steamer | 2,457 | fr | ||
4 Aug 1917 | UC 71 | Cairnstrath | Steamer | 2,128 | br | ||
7 Aug 1917 | UC 71 | Port Curtis | Steamer | 4,710 | br | ||
8 Aug 1917 | UC 71 | Dunraven | Q-ship | 3,117 | br | ||
31 Aug 1917 | UC 21 | Marques De Mudela | Steamer | 1,930 | sp | ||
6 Sep 1917 | UC 71 | Elisabethville | Passenger steamer | 7,017 | be | ||
7 Sep 1917 | UC 71 | MONT DE PIETE | 38 | fr | |||
7 Sep 1917 | UC 71 | Kleber (d.) | Sailing vessel | 277 | fr | ||
8 Sep 1917 | UC 71 | Setubal | Steamer | 1,201 | nw | ||
9 Sep 1917 | UC 71 | Myosotis (d.) | Sloop | 1,250 | br | ||
10 Sep 1917 | UC 71 | Vikholmen | Steamer | 494 | nw | ||
16 Nov 1917 | UC 71 | Naalso | Navy trawler | 135 | fr | ||
1 Dec 1917 | UB 81 | Molesey | Steamer | 3,218 | br | ||
189,955 | |||||||
111 ships sunk (172,824 tons) and 10 ships damaged (17,131 tons).
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