Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière

, from 1911 to 1913.

At the outbreak of the First World War, Arnauld de la Perière served as an adjutant to admiral Hugo von Pohl in Berlin. Upon the mobilization, he was transferred to an active post where he served in the Marine-Luftschiff-Abteilung. In 1915, Arnauld de la Perière transferred to the U-boats. After a course in Pola, he was given command of the "U-35" in November 1915. He made 14 voyages with the "U-35" during which he sank 189 merchant vessels and two gunboats for a total of . Promoted to captain in 1931, he was put on the retired list. He then taught at the Turkish naval academy from 1932 to 1938.

econd World War

At the start of World War II Arnauld de la Perière was again called up for active duty. Until March 1940, he served as naval commandant in Danzig until he was sent to the Low Countries as naval commandant for Belgium and the Netherlands. Promoted to rear admiral, Arnauld de la Perière was made naval commandant in Brittany and later for the entire western French seacoast. He was promoted to vice admiral on February 1, 1941. Transferred to take up command as Admiral South, he was killed when his plane crashed on take off near Le Bourget Airport. He is buried in the Berliner Invalidenfriedhof.

External links

* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4442/is_200405/ai_n16061337/pg_1 The U-Boat ACE of ACES by William H. Langenberg, Sea Classics, May 2004] on findarticles.com
*"Raiders of the Deep", by Lowell Thomas (Doubleday, Doran & Co., Garden City, NY, 1929).