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WWI U-boat commanders

Max Valentiner

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/02)

Successes
144 ships sunk for a total of 299.197 GRT
4 ships damaged for a total of 23.274 GRT
1 warship damaged for a total of 10.850 tons
1 ship taken as prize for a total of 1.441 GRT

Born:15 Dec, 1883  
Dead:19 Jun, 1949  

Max Valentiner

Ranks

Kapitänleutnant

Decorations

Iron Cross 2nd class
Iron Cross 1st Class
26 Dec, 1916Pour le Mérite

U-boat Commands

U 385 Dec, 1914 - 15 Sep, 1917
U 15722 Sep, 1917 - 20 Jul, 1918

Notes

Max Valentiner was awarded the Pour le Mérite in recognition of of distinguished naval service and leadership. The award also seems to have recognized completion of a war patrol in the Mediterranean where the U38 sank 23 enemy warships and merchant vessels including two neutral ships.

Valentiner was listed after the war as a war criminal by the British authorities because of his very unorthodox methods of attack.

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