People from Nowa Sol - Alfred Saalwachter, Jozef M Ynarczyk, Otto Jaekel, Janusz Liberkowski, Gustav A. Schneebeli, Bogdan Bojko (Paperback)

Chapters: Alfred Saalwachter, Jozef M ynarczyk, Otto Jaekel, Janusz Liberkowski, Gustav A. Schneebeli, Bogdan Bojko, Seweryn Krajewski, Rados aw Pop awski. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Alfred Saalwachter (10 January 1883 6 December 1945) was a German U-boat commander during World War I and General Admiral during World War II. Saalwachter was born in Neusalz an der Oder, Prussian Silesia, as the son of a factory manager. He entered the Kaiserliche Marine as a Seekadett on 10 April 1901, and was trained on the SMS Moltke and the SMS Hertha. On 29 September 1904 he was promoted to Leutnant zur See. Saalwachter then served with Bordkommando units, first with the 2. Matrosen-Division, then on the SMS Hessen with the 2. Werft-Division. He was promoted to Oberleutnant zur See on 10 March 1906; until 1908, he served with the 2. Torpedo-Division as adjutant to the I. Abteilung. Saalwachter also served on the SMS Gneisenau. Saalwachter served on the SMS Hannover in 1910 and later on the SMS Westfalen as Flaggleutnant to Vice Admiral Hugo von Pohl, commander of the I. Marine-Geschwader. Saalwachter was promoted to Kapitanleutnant on 10 April 1911 and joined the admiralty in Berlin. He remained in the admiralty until 1915, with his last position there being head of the operations department. In 1912 he received the Order of the Red Eagle. On 31 March 1915 during World War I, Saalwachter became Flaggleutnant on the SMS Friedrich der Grosse, the flagship of the High Seas Fleet. In February 1916 he entered the U-boat service. After graduating from submarine school, he commanded U-25, U-46, and U-94 from September 1916 to March 1918. He was awarded for his success with the Iron Cross 1st Class and the Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern. In ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1771369