| 词条 | Walther Schwieger |
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|name=Walther Schwieger |image=Bundesarchiv Bild 134-C1831, Kapitänleutnant Walther Schwieger.jpg |image_size=160 |caption=Kapitänleutnant Walter Schwieger (1917) |birth_date=7 April 1885 |death_date={{death-date and age|5 September 1917|7 April 1885}} |birth_place=Berlin, German Empire |death_place=North Sea |nickname= |allegiance={{flag|German Empire}} |branch={{navy|German Empire}} |serviceyears=1903–17 |rank=Kapitänleutnant |unit= |commands={{SMU|U-14|Germany|2}}, 1 August – 15 December 1914 {{SMU|U-20|Germany|2}}, 16 December 1914 – 5 November 1916 {{SMU|U-88||2}}, 23 July 1916 – 5 September 1917 |battles=U-boat Campaign (World War I) |awards=Pour le Mérite |relations= |laterwork= }} Kapitänleutnant Walther Schwieger (7 April 1885 – 5 September 1917) was a U-boat commander in the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) during First World War. In 1915, he sank the passenger liner {{RMS|Lusitania}} with the loss of 1,198 lives. Military careerIn 1903 he joined the Imperial German Navy and from 1911 onwards he served with the U-boat Service. In 1912 he took over the command of the {{SMU|U-14|Germany|2}}. After the outbreak of World War I in 1914 he was promoted to Kapitänleutnant and given command of the {{SMU|U-20|Germany|2}}. On 7 May 1915, Schwieger was responsible for U-20's sinking passenger liner {{RMS|Lusitania}} leading to the deaths of 1,198 people, an event that played a role in the United States' later entry into World War I. He also torpedoed SS Hesperian on 4 September 1915 and {{SS|Cymric}} on 8 May 1916. On 31 May 1917, his U-boat {{SMU|U-88||2}} sank the Miyazaki Maru during that ship's voyage from Yokohama to London, causing the loss of eight lives. Schwieger was killed in action on 5 September 1917. His U-boat {{SMU|U-88||2}} hit a British mine while being chased by {{HMS|Stonecrop}}. It sank north of Terschelling at {{nowrap|{{coord|53|57|N|4|55|E|scale:5000000|display=title, inline}}}} with a loss of all hands. During his wartime career, Schwieger captained three different submarines, on a total of 34 missions. He sank 49 ships, measuring {{GRT|183883|disp=long}}. He was the sixth most successful submarine commander of World War I. ReferencesExternal links{{more footnotes|date=May 2016}}
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