Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière
German World War I U-boat commander
Died when: 54 years 343 days (659 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Vizeadmiral Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière (German: [ˈloːtaʁ fɔn ʔaʁˈnoː də la peˈʁi̯ɛːɐ̯];
March 18, 1886 – February 24, 1941), born in Posen, Prussia, and of French-German descent, was a German U-boat commander during World War I.
With 194 ships and 453,716 gross register tons (GRT) sunk, he is the most successful submarine captain ever.His victories came in the Mediterranean, almost always using his 8.8-cm deck gun.
During his career he fired 74 torpedoes, hitting 39 times.Arnauld de la Perière remained in the German Navy (Reichsmarine) after the war ended.
During World War II, he was recalled to active duty as a rear admiral, and was killed in a plane crash near Paris in 1941 while taking part in secret negotiations with the Vichy French government.
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