WWI U-boat commanders

Max Valentiner

Kapitänleutnant (Crew 4/02)

Successes
143 ships sunk for a total of 298,773 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 680 tons
5 ships damaged for a total of 22,301 GRT
1 warship damaged for a total of 10,850 tons
3 ships taken as prize for a total of 3,550 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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