Alfred Saalwächter
| Alfred Saalwächter | |
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| Born |
10 January 1883 Neusalz an der Oder |
| Died | 6 December 1945 (aged 62) Moscow |
| Allegiance |
 German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
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| Service/branch |
 Kaiserliche Marine Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine
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| Years of service | 1901–42 |
| Rank | General Admiral |
| Unit |
Moltke Hertha Hessen Friedrich der Grosse Braunschweig Gneisenau |
| Commands held |
U-25 U-46 U-94 Schlesien |
| Battles/wars |
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Alfred Saalwächter (10 January 1883 – 6 December 1945) was a German U-boat commander during World War I and General Admiral during World War II.
Saalwächter 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 SMS Moltke and Hertha. On 29 September 1904 he was promoted to Leutnant zur See. Saalwächter then served with Bordkommando units, first with the 2. Matrosen-Division, then on 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. Saalwächter also served on Gneisenau.
Saalwächter served on Hannover in 1910 and later on Westfalen as Flaggleutnant to Vice Admiral Hugo von Pohl, commander of the I. Marine-Geschwader. Saalwächter was promoted to Kapitänleutnant 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 signal section in the operations department. In 1912 he received the Order of the Red Eagle.
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