Max Valentiner | Timeline

Captain Christian August Max Ahlmann Valentiner (December 15, 1883 – July 19, 1949) was a German U-boat commanderduring World War I. He was the third highest-scoring U-boat commander of the war, and was awarded the Pour le Mérite for his achievements.
He was also branded a war criminal by the Allies, for killing hundreds of civilians by sinking the passenger liner Persia without warning on December 30, 1915, contrary to international law. (Intro from Wikipedia)

December 15, 1883 - Tondern, Prussia - Christian August Max Ahlmann Valentiner is born

April 1, 1902 - Swinemünde - Max joins the Kaiserliche Marine as a "Seekadett" on the school ship "Moltke"

August 15, 1902 - Swinemünde - Max receives the Rettungsmedaille (life-saving medal) for saving a ship's boy from drowing in Swinemünde's harbor

January(?) 1(?), 1903 - Kiel - Max joins the Emperial Naval School at Kiel, attending courses on diving, mostly. Ends his training aboard the "SMS Hansa"

May 14, 1903 - Heligoland - Max saves the life of another colleague in Heligoland Harbour and is awarded the "Order of the Crown Medal"

September 29, 1905 - Kiel - Valentiner is promoted to "Leutnant zur See"

January(?) 1(?), 1907 - Kiel - Valentiner becomes an officer on "SMS Braunschweig"

March 30, 1908 - Kiel - Promoted to "Oberleutnant zur See". Valentiner becomes commander of "1.Matrosen-Artillerie-Ableitung"

January(?) 1(?), 1911 - Kiel - Valentiner becomes officer of the u-boat salvage ship "SMS Vulkan"

January 17, 1911 - Kiel - Valentiner saves all 30 men of U-3 by getting them out via a torpedo tube after it sank in Kiel Harbour due to  an unclosed valve in the ventilation shaft. Among the saved crew was Otto Weddigen, later commander of U-9. Valentiner receives the Order of the Crown 4th Class =(START)

July 1, 1911 - Kiel - Valentiner takes command of the new U-boat "U-10". On board he shows incredible skill and boldness and on training manoeuvres he sinks several ships with drill torpedoes without ever being sighted. His performance literally changes the German vision of U-boat warfare

March 22, 1914 - Kiel - Valentiner is promoted to Kapitänleutnant

March 31, 1914 - Kiel - Becomes a teacher at the U-boat school in Kiel

August 4, 1914 - Kiel - Valentiner receives the command of the "U-3", the u-boat on which he saved 30 lives in 1911

August 17, 1914 - Kiel - Orders to sinks russian ships in the Baltic Sea

October 27, 1914 - Kiel - Valentiner is relieved from his command due to insucess. He blames it on the U-3's poor capabilities (Actually the area of operations, in "lithuanian" waters, was heavily mined and it was extremely difficult to maneuver)

October(?) 30(?), 1914 - Berlin - Valentiner sent to Prince Heinrich for explanations. The furious Prince sends him away

December 5, 1914 - Kiel - Valentiner is assigned to the 2.U-Flottille Pola, base at the austrian base of Cattaro. He is surprised to know that he would take command of the new U-boat "U38"

December 15, 1914 - Kiel - U-38 is commissioned under Max Valentiner's command. HE personally chooses his officers from the U-boat School, however, problems with the U-38's diesel engines are detected from the start

March 15(?), 1915 - Kiel - The U-38 departs to english waters after a long period of repairs and trials

April 18, 1915 - North Sea, W of Denmark - U-38 captures the steamer "Brilliant"

April 22, 1915 - SW Lindesnes, Vest-Agder, Norway - U-38 sinks the sailing vessels "Eva" and "Oscar"

April 24, 1915 - North Sea - U-38 captures the steamer "Nidaros"

April 27, 1915 - North Sea - U-38 captures the steamer "Torwald"

April 30, 1915 - E Farne Islands, United Kingdom - U-38 sinks the cargo ship "Elida"

June 20, 1915 - Off Rosyth, Scotland - U-38 torpedoes and damages the armoured cruiser "HMS Roxburgh"

June 21, 1915 - S-W Start Point, Sanday, Orkney Islands - U-38 shells and sinks the cargo ship "Carisbrook"

June 22, 1915 - North Sea - U-38 sinks the sailing ship "Leo Usikanpunski"

June 23, 1915 - E-NE Out Skerries, Shetland Islands - U-38 sinks the cargo ship "Truma", shells and sinks 7 drifters ("Elizabeth", "Four", "Josephine", "Piscatorial", "Research", "Uffa" and "Ugiebrae"
June 24, 1915 - E-NE Out Skerries, Shetland Islands - U-38 shells and sinks the trawlers "Commander", "Lebanon", "Viceroy", "Vine" and the drifters "J.M.& S.", "Monarda", "Primrose", "Quiet waters" and "Star of Bethlehem"
August 5, 1915 - S Stavanger - U-38 sinks the schooner "Hans Emil" and the sailing vessel "Vanadis"
August 6, 1915 - NW Muckle Flugga, Shetland Islands - U-38 sinks the trawlers "Ocean Queen" and "Westminster"
August 9, 1915 - Eagle Island, County Mayo, NW Ireland - U-38 shells and sinks the trawler "Thrush"
August 10, 1915 - S-SE Old Head of Kingsale, County Cork - S.Ireland - U-38 shells and sinks the cargo ship "Oakwood"
August 17, 1915 - SE Tuskar Rock, SE Ireland - U-38 sinks 10 ships!!! "Bonny" - cargo ship - shelled, "George Baker" - drifter, "Glenby" - collier - shelled, "Isidoro" - cargo ship, "Kirkby" - Collier - torpedoed, "Maggie" - coaster, "Mineral" - coaster - shelled, "Paros" - cargo ship - torpedoed, "Repeat" - trawler - shelled, "The Queen" - passenger ship - shelled, "Thornfield" - coaster - shelled
August 19, 1915 - NNW Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly - U-38 torpedoes and sinks the cargo ships "Baron Erskine" and "Restormel", shells and sinks the cargo ship "Samara"
August 20, 1915 - Off Ouessant, Finistère - U-38 shells and sinks the cargo ships "Bittern" and "Carterswell", the tanker "Daghestan" and the schooner "Martha Edwards"
August 21, 1915 - SSW Isles of Scilly - U-38 shells and sinks the cargo ships "Ruel" and "Windsor", torpedoes the cargo ship "Cober". Damages the Tanker "San Melito"
August 22, 1915 - WNW Isles of Scilly - U-38 shells and sinks the cargo ships "Diomed" and "Palmgrove"
August 23, 1915 - SSW Ireland - U-38 shells and sinks the tanker "Silvia", scuttles the cargo ship "Trafalgar"
October 15(?), 1915 - Kiel(?) - Valentiner and the U-38 depart to the Mediterranean
November 1, 1915 - Strait of Gibraltar - Valentiner must have passed the Strait of Gibraltar on the night of 1 or 2/11
November 3, 1915 - Between Ceuta and Alborán (Morocco) - U-38 shells and sinks the cargo ships "Woodfield" and "Yakusuni Maru"
November 4, 1915 - Off Arzew, Algeria - U-38 sinks the cargo ships "Dahra" and "Ionio", the troopship "Calvados" is torpedoed, shelled and sinked, with the loss of 740 lives
November 5, 1915 - Off Alger - U-38 shells and sinks the cargo ships "Buresk" and "Sidi Ferruch"
November 6, 1915 - N Cap de Fer, Algeria - U-38 sinks the brigantine "Elisa Francesca", torpedoes and sinks the cargo ships "Glenmoor", "Ticino" and "Yser"
November 7, 1915 - SW Cape Teulada, Sardinia - U-38 sinks the passenger ship "France IV"
November 8, 1915 - Between Sardinia, Tunisia and Sicily - U-38 torpedoes and sinks the ocean liner "SS Ancona" - with the loss of 206 lives
November 9, 1915 - Off Syracuse, Sicily - U-38 shells and sinks the passenger ship "Firenze"
December 21, 1915 - Off Port Said, Egypt - U-38 sinks the passenger ship "Yasaka Maru"
December 30, 1915 - SE Cape Martello, SE Crete - U-38 torpedoes and sinks the

Sinking of the "Persia"

passenger ship "Persia", with the loss of 343 lives - The sinking of the Persia makes headlines!!!!
February 9, 1916 - SW-W Gavdos, Greece - U-38 torpedoes and sinks the cargo ship "Springwell"
February 23, 1916 - S Porquerolles, Var - U-38 shells and sinks the cargo ship "Diadem", sinks the brigantine "Roubine"
February 24, 1916 - S Marseille - U-38 shells and sinks the cargo ships "Denaby", "Fastnet" and "Torborg"
February 29, 1916 - Off Cap de Fer, Algeria - U-38 sinks the cargo ship "Alexander Wentzel" and the sailing vessel "Eliza S."
March 1, 1916 - E Galeta Island, Tunisia - U-38 sinks the collier "Kilbride"
May 14, 1916 - Valentiner is awarded the Knight's Cross with Swords of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
May 16, 1916 - Between Rhodes and Egypt - U-38 sinks the fleet messenger "HMS Clifford"
June 8, 1916 - SE Tuapse, Black Sea, Russia - U-38 torpedoes and sinks the transport ships "Cementcrug" and "Vera". Sinks the sailing vessel "Ekaterina" and the "Malorossija"
June 10, 1916 - Off Gagra, Black Sea - U-38 sinks the cargo ship "Orion"
July 2, 1916 - Off Vardane, Black Sea - U-38 shells and sinks the transport ship "Rockliffe"
July 9, 1916 - Off Hopa, Turkey (Black Sea) - U-38 torpedoes and sinks the hospital ship "Vparied"
July 10, 1916 - Off Sukhumi, Black Sea - U-38 sinks the transport ship "Florida"
August 11, 1916 - Istanbul - Valentiner and the U-38 depart Istanbul for Pola
August 14, 1916 - Aegean Sea, N Paros - U-38 sinks the Q-ship "HMS Rememberance"
August 19, 1916 - Strait of Sicily - U-38 sinks the brigantine "Dea"
August 23, 1916 - South Coast of France - U-38 sinks the brigantines "Elios, "Maria Brizzolari" and "Tanina"
August 24, 1916 - S Marseille - U-38 shells and sinks the cargo ships "Isdalen" and "Liègeoise"
August 25, 1916 - Off Cape Creux - U-38 sinks the cargo ship "Leandros" and the full-rigged ship "Nostra Senora del Carmine"
August 26, 1916 - SE Formentera - U-38 scuttles the cargo ship "Atlantico"
August 30, 1916 - Off Cabo San Antonio, Spain - U-38 sinks the full-rigged ship "Nostra Signora della Guardia"
August 31, 1916 - E Cape Cherchell, Algeria - U-38 shells and sinks the cargo ships "Bacchus", "Duart" and "Piero Maroncelli"
September 1, 1916 - E Argiers - U-38 torpedoes and sinks the collier "Swift Wings", sinks the sailing vessel "San Francesco di Paola"
September 2, 1916 - Off Philippeville, Algeria - U-38 shells and sinks the cargo ship "Strathallan" and the sailing vessel "uranie"
September 3, 1916 - Off Zembra, Tunisia - U-38 sinks the sailing vessel "Villa de Oro"
September 4, 1916 - SE Gozo, Malta - U-38 torpedoes and sinks the cargo ship "Laristan"
September 5, 1916 - SE Malta - U-38 sinks the cargo ship "Saint Marc"
November 25, 1916 - N Cape Térès, Algeria - U-38 scuttles the cargo ship "Michael"
November 26, 1916 - E Cabo de Gata, Andalucia - U-38 sinks the cargo ship "Chemung"
December 3, 1916 - Funchal, Madeira - U-38 torpedoes and sinks the cable layer "Dacia", the submatine carrier "Kanguroo" and the gunboat "Surprise"
December 8, 1916 - W Cape of Sagres, Portugal - U-38 torpedoes and sinks the cargo ships "Brask" and "Britannia"
December 9, 1916 - W Gibraltar - U-38 sinks the brigantine "Brizella"
December 10, 1916 - W Gibraltar - U-38 sinks the cargo ship "Esemplare"
December 13, 1916 - Off Cartagena - U-38 sinks the cargo ships "Angelo Parodi" and "Kaupanger"
December 15, 1916 - Off Cape Bengut, Algeria - U-38 sinks the cargo ship "Emmanuele Accame"
December 17, 1916 - SW Cape Carbonara, Sardinia - U-38 sinks the sailing vessel "Tripoli"
December 20, 1916 - NW-W Malta - U-38 torpedoes and sinks the cargo ship "Itonus"
December 26, 1916 - Berlin? - Max Valentiner is awarded the "Pour le Mérite"
January 25, 1917 - 190 Miles W Cape Mapatan - U-38 sinks the cargo ship "Sylvie"
February 7, 1917 - NW Alexandria - U-38 sinks the sailing vessel "Aphrodite"
February 14, 1917 - Off Sicily - U-38 sinks the sailing vessel "Michele" and damages the steamer "Trowbridge"
May 12, 1917 - SSE Malta - U-38 scuttles the cargo ship "Egyptian Prince"
May 13, 1917 - 150 miles SW Crete - U-38 sinks the cargo ship "Rio Amazonas"
May 25, 1917 - 150 Miles NW Alexandria - U-38 torpedoes and sinks the cargo ship "Kohinur"
May 26, 1917 - N-W Alexandria - U-38 shells and sinks the collier "Holmesbank"
July 1, 1917 - Between Sicily and Sardinia - U-38 sinks the sailing vessels Corrado and Volto Santo G.
July 7, 1917 - Mediterranean Sea - U-38 sinks the sailing vessel "La Resolu"
July 12, 1917 - NE Bône, Algeria - U-38 torpedoes and sinks the cargo ship "Claire"
July 15, 1917 - SE Balearic Islands - U-38 sinks the barque "Atalante"
July 19, 1917 - SEE Malta - U-38 torpedoes and sinks the troopship "Eloby", with the loss of 156 lives
August 20, 1917 - SE-S Pantelleria - U-38 torpedoes and sinks the cargo ship "Incemore"
September 15, 1917 - Cattaro (Kotor-Montenegro) - Valentiner leaves the command of the U-38 and departs to Kiel to take command of the new U-157 (succeeded by Wilhelm Canaris)
September 19(?), 1917 - Kiel - Valentiner arrives in Kiel
November 27, 1917 - Kiel - Valentiner departs Kiel in the U-157, for his longest patrol
December 1(?), 1917 - S Coast of Norway - Route calculated to avoid the danger from allied mines in the North Sea, via Kattegat and Skagerrak
December 4(?), 1917 - W coast of Norway - U-157 turns west to enter the Atlantic between Scotland and Iceland
December 8(?), 1917 - Between Scotland and Iceland - Safe from danger, U-157 turns south-Southwest
December 26, 1917 - S Faial, SSW Pico, Azores - U-157 sinks the sailing vessel "Lidia"
January 7, 1918 - Off Cap Bojeador - U-157 sinks the troopship "Oued Sebou"
January 10, 1918 - NW Cap Bojeador - U-157 scuttles the cargo ship "Hulda Maersk"
January 11, 1918 - Off Cap Bojeador - U-157 captures the cargo ship "Norefos" and uses it as a supply boat
February 17, 1918 - Off Freetown, Sierra Leone - U-157 sinks the sailing vessel "Estrella de Bissau"
February 20, 1918 - Off the Coast of Morocco - U-157 sinks the cargo ship "Kithira"
March 1, 1918 - 60 miles W of Dakar - U-157 sinks the "Norefos", which was being used as a supply boat
March 14, 1918 - Off Las Palmas - U-157 sinks the cargo ship "Arpillao"
April 15, 1918 - Kiel - Valentiner returns from his patrol
July 20, 1918 - Kiel - Valentiner leaves the command of the U-157, replaced by Ortwin Rave
January 1(?), 1940 - Kiel-Danzig - Valentiner is appointed Group Commander for U-boots-Abnahmekommision
MArch 31, 1945 - Kiel-Danzig - Valentiner is discharged from the Kriegsmarine
May(?) 1(?), 1945 - Sønderborg - Entry into civilian life (Speculative date and place)
July 19, 1949 - Sønderborg - Max Valentiner dies, aged 65 =(END)

Walther Forstmann | Timeline

Walther Forstmann (March 9, 1883 – November 2, 1973) was one of the most successful and highly decorated U-boatcommanders in the Kaiserliche Marine during World War I. He also served in the Kriegsmarine during World War II in different staff positions. In his time as commander of U-12 and U-39 in World War I, he conducted 47 patrols and succeeded in sinking 146 ships for a total tonnage of 384,304 gross register tons (GRT). As such he is the second most successful submarine commander ever (by tonnage sunk), after de la Perière. (Intro from Wikipedia)

March 9, 1883 - Essen-Werden - Walther Forstmann is born

April 7, 1900 - Kiel - Forstmann joins the Kaiserliche Marine as "Seekadett"

April 19, 1901 - Kiel - Forstmann is promoted to "Fähnrich zur See" and enters the Naval Academy

January(?) 1(?), 1903 - On service aboard the "SMS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse"

September 27, 1903 - (?) - Promoted to "Leutnant zur See". Security Officer aboard the "SMS Ariadne"
January 1(?), 1905 - Kiel - Departs on the sea trials of the new pre-dreadnought "SMS Preussen"
January(?) 1(?), 1906 - Douala, Cameroon - Officer aboard the unprotected cruiser "SMS Sperber" stationed in Cameroon
January(?) 1(?), 1908 - Kiel(?) - Receives the command of the "D-8" torpedo boat
October 1, 1909 - Kiel(?) - Forstmann is designated for submarine service
April 10, 1910 - Kiel - Walther Forstmann receives his first command, the U-11 submarine =(START)
April 10, 1911 - Kiel - Forstmann is promoted to Kapitänleutnant
October 1, 1913 - Kiel - Kapitänleutnant Forstmann is appointed commander in the Kiel Naval Academy
August 1, 1914 - Heligoland - Forstmann receives the command of the "U-12" submarine
November 11, 1914 - Off Deal, Kent - U-12 sinks the minesweeper "HMS Niger"

Friedrichshafen FF.29 Seaplane
on the deck of "U-12"

January 15, 1915 - Zeebrugge, Belgium - U-12 departs Zeebrugge transporting a Friedrichshafen FF.29 Seaplane on its deck
February 9, 1915 - Heligoland - Forstmann returns the command of the "U-12"
February 11, 1915 - Heligoland - Forstmann receives the command of another submarine, the "U-39"
May 1, 1915 - Center North Sea - 190 miles E Isle of May - U-39 sinks the cargo ship "Balduin" and the sailing vessel "Elsa"
May 2, 1915 - NE Isle of May - U-39 shells and sinks the trawlers "St.Louis No.1" and "Sunray"
May 3, 1915 - E-SW Aberdeen - U-39 shells and sinks the trawler "Scottish Queen"
May 4, 1915 - SE Peterhead, Aberdeenshire - U-39 sinks the schooner "Elsa"
May 5, 1915 - E-S Peterhead, Aberdeenshire - U-39 shells and sinks the fishing vessel "Sceptre"
May 6, 1915 - E-NE St Abbs's Head, Berwickshire - U-39 torpedoes and sinks the passenger ship "Truro"
May 7, 1915 - SE Peterhead, Aberdeenshire - U-39 shells and sinks the trawler "Benington"
May 10, 1915 - North Sea - U-39 captures the ship "Olga"
June 26, 1915 - N Hoy Head, Orkney Islands - U-39 shells and sinks the trawler "Campania"
June 29, 1915 - SW-S County Cork, Ireland - U-39 sinks the full-rigged ships "Cambuskenneth" and damages the sailing ship "Kotka", which is beached but later refloated
June 30, 1915 - 65 miles W Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly - U-39 torpedoes and sinks the cargo ship "Lomas"
July 1, 1915 - SW-S Isles of Scilly - U-39 sinks 5 ships!!! "Caucasian" - Tanker (shelled), "Craigard" - cargo ship (torpedoed), "Gadsby" - cargo ship (torpedoed), "Inglemoor" - Collier (torpedoed), "Richmond" - cargo ship (shelled)
July 2, 1915 - N Ouessant, Finistère - U-39 torpedoes and sinks the cargo ship "Boudougnat" and the sailing vessel "Hirondelle"
July 3, 1915 - W-SW Isles of Scilly - U-39 scuttles the barque "Fiery Cross", shells and sinks the cargo ships "Larchmore" and "Renfrew"
July 4, 1915 - 90 miles off Cobh, S of Ireland - U-39 damages the Horse transport vessel "Anglo-Californian", carrying 927 horses. Forstmann opens fire with the deck gun, but when the british master delays him and ignores orders to stop, Forstmann hits the ship repeatedly, wrecking the bridge, lifeboats and superstructure. However, before sinking the ship, the U-39 submerges to avoid approaching destroyers. The "Anglo-Californian" is towed to Cobh, and its master, Frederick Parslow, who was killed in the attack, is posthumously awarded the "Victoria Cross"
August 27, 1915 - Heligoland - Forstmann and the U-39 depart Heligoland to the Mediterranean
August 30, 1915 - Shetland Islands - U-39 passes by the Shetland Islands
September 2, 1915 - SW Ireland - U-39 shells the sailing ship "William T. Lewis", but it doesn't sink
September 7, 1915 - Strait of Gibraltar - U-39 passes through the Strait of Gibraltar during the night of 7-9-1915
September 9, 1915 - Between Cartagena and Orán - U-39 shells and sinks the cargo ships "Cornubia", "L'Aude" and "Ville de Mostaganem"
September 15, 1915 - Cattaro (Kotor-Montenegro) - Arrival to Cattaro after 19 days of travel - Designated for the Pola Flotilla
September 28, 1915 - S Cape Matapan, Greece - U-39 shells and sinks the tanker "H.C.Henry"
September 29, 1915 - S-E Gavdos, Greece (crete) - U-39 scuttles the cargo ship "Haydn"
September 30, 1915 - S Koufonisi - S Naxos - U-39 shells and sinks the cargo ship "Cirene"
October 2, 1915 - SE-S Cape Sidero, SE Crete - U-39 shells and sinks the cargo ship "Sailor Prince"
October 7, 1915 - SE-E Cape Martello, Crete - U-39 shells and sinks the cargo ship "Halizones"
October 8, 1915 - S Cape Martello, Crete - U-39 shells and sinks the collier "Thorpwood"
October 9, 1915 - S Gavdos, Greece - U-39 shells and sinks the collier "HMS Apollo"
October 12, 1915 - Otranto Channel - U-39 shells and sinks the trawler "HMT Restore"
November 30, 1915 - SW-W Gavdos, Greece - U-39 shells and sinks the cargo ship "Middleton"
December 3, 1915 - Off Sallum (Egypt-Libya border) - U-39 sinks the coaster "Dante"
December 5, 1915 - Off Sallum (Egypt-Libya border) - U-39 shells and sinks the sailing vessel "Pietro Lofaro", scuttles the cargo ship "Helmsmuir"
December 6, 1915 - NW Alexandria - U-39 sinks the cargo ship "L.G.Goulandris"
December 7, 1915 - NW-N Alexandria - U-39 scuttles the cargo ship "Veria"
December 9, 1915 - Off Sallum (Egypt-Libya border) - U-39 torpedoes and sinks the cargo ship "Orteric", shells and sinks the "Busiris"
December 10, 1915 - NE Derna (Darnah), Libya - U-39 sinks the cargo ship "Porto Said"
December 18, 1915 - Off Sazan Island, Albania - U-39 sinks the naval trawler "HMT Lottie Leask"
January 22, 1916 - Off Salonika, Greece - U-39 torpedoes and sinks the cargo liner "Norseman"
March 31, 1916 - Off Crotone - U-39 sinks the cargo ships "Riposto" and "Egeo"
April 2, 1916 - NW Gozo, Malta - U-39 torpedoes and sinks the passenger ship "Simla"
April 3, 1916 - SE Cape Bon, Tunisia - U-39 torpedoes and sinks the cargo ship "Clan Campbell"
April 4, 1916 - Strait of Sicily - U-39 sinks the sailing vessel "Maria Carmelia Findari"
April 6, 1916 - S Sardinia - U-39 shells and sinks the cargo ship "Stjerneborg" and damages the "Colbert"
April 9, 1916 - SSE Ile du Levant, Var, France - U-39 sinks the cargo ship "Caledonia"
April 13, 1916 - Off Cape Spartivento (Teulada), Sardinia - U-39 shells and sinks the cargo ship "Lipari"
May 1(?), 1916 - Portoferraio (Elba Island) - Forstmann shells the port of Portoferraio
May 20, 1916 - Strait of Messina - U-39 sinks the berquentines "Redentore" and "Valsesia"
May 21, 1916 - Strait of Messina - U-39 scuttles the passenger ship "Birmania", sinks the sailing ship "Rosalia Madre"
May 23, 1916 - SW Genoa - U-39 torpedoes and sinks the cargo ships "Hercules" and "Washington"
May 24, 1916 - Off Corsica - U-39 sinks the cargo ship "Aurrera"
May 25, 1916 - Between Marseille and Hyères, Var - U-39 sinks the cargo ship "Fratelli Bandiera" and the sailing vessel "Rita"
May 27, 1916 - SE Port Mahón - U-39 sinks the cargo ship "Mar Terso", shells and sinks the collier "Trunkby"
May 28, 1916 - 106 miles NE Alger - U-39 sinks the cargo ship "Lady Ninian"
May 29, 1916 - 56 miles NE Alger - U-39 shells and sinks the cargo ships "Baron Vernon", "Elmgrove" and "Southgarth"
May 30, 1916 - E-N Cape Carbon, Algeria - U-39 shells and sinks the cargo ships "Baron Tweedmouth", "Dalegarth", "Hermesberg" and "Rauma"
June 1, 1916 - E-N Cape Carbon, Algeria - U-39 torpedoes and sinks the cargo ship "Salmonpool", shells and sinks the cargo ship "Dewsland"
July 13, 1916 - NE Canai Rocks, Tunisia - U-39 torpedoes and sinks the collier "Silverton"
July 14, 1916 - E-N Djidjelli, Algeria - U-39 shells and sinks the cargo ship "Ecclesia", scuttles the cargo ship "Antigua"
July 15, 1916 - Off Cape Sigli, Algeria - U-39 shells and sinks the cargo ship "Sylvie"
July 16, 1916 - NE Alger - U-39 torpedoes and sinks the cargo ship "Euphorbia", sinks the cargo ships "Sirra" and "Wiltonhall"
July 17, 1916 - NE Alger - U-39 sinks the cargo ships "Angelo" and "Rosemoor"
July 18, 1916 - NE Alger - U-39 sinks the cargo ship "Llongwen"

July 20, 1916 - NW Alger - U-39 sinks four ships: Cargo ships "Yzer" (torpedoed), "Grangemoor" (shelled), "Karma" (shelled) and the coaster "Cettois"
July 21, 1916 - NW Alger - U-39 shells and sinks the cargo ship "Wolf"
July 22, 1916 - NW-N Cape Corbelin, Algeria - U-39 shells and sinks the cargo ships "Knutsford" and "Olive"
July 23, 1916 - NE-N Cape Carbon, Algeria - U-39 shells and sinks the cargo ship "Badminton"
July 24, 1916 - Off East Coast of Algeria - U-39 sinkes the brigantine "Maria"
July 29, 1916 - Between Benghazi and Tunisia - U-39 sinks the cargo ship "Letimbro" and the sailing vessel "Rosarina G.V."
August 12, 1916 - Berlin(?) - Walther Forstmann is awarded the "Pour le Mérite" by Kaizer Wilhelm
October 19, 1916 - W-N Cape Bougaroni, Algeria - U-39 torpedoes and sinks the collier "Penylan"
October 20, 1916 - NW-W Cape Corbelin, Algeria - U-39 torpedoes and sinks the cargo ship "Mombassa"
October 22, 1916 - W Cape Ténès, Algeria - U-39 sinks the coaster "Ravn" and the cargo ships "Nina", "Cluden" and "W.Harkness"
November 27, 1916 - NW Alexandria - U-39 shells and sinks the cargo ship "Margarita", torpedoes and sinks the collier "Reapwell"
November 28, 1916 - NW-N Alexandria - U-39 torpedoes and sinks the cargo ships "King Malcolm" and "Moresby"
December 2, 1916 - NNW Alexandria - U-39 torpedoes and sinks the cargo ship "istrar". One crew member is taken as POW
December 3, 1916 - Between Crete and Alexandria - U-39 sinks the cargo ship "Plata"
January 9, 1917 - N-W Alexandria - U-39 torpedoes and sinks the cargo ship "Baynesk"
January 15, 1917 - NE-N Alexandria - U-39 torpedoes and sinks the tanker "Garfield"
January 28, 1917 - 160 miles W Antikythera - U-39 torpedoes and sinks the troopship  "Amiral Magon" - with the loss of 203 lives
February 12, 1917 - Pola - U-39 departs Pola with Karl Dönitz on board
February 13, 1917 - "Otranto Barrage" - U-39 passes through the Otranto Barrage during the night of 13/2 - Wikipedia: "The Otranto Barrage was an Allied naval blockade of the Otranto Straits between Brindisi in Italy and Corfu on the Greek side of the Adriatic Sea in the First World War. The blockade was intended to prevent the Austro-Hungarian Navy from escaping into the Mediterranean and threatening Allied operations there. The blockade, or rather the fleet capital ships in support of it, was effective in preventing surface ships from escaping the Adriatic, but it had little or no effect on the submarines based at Cattaro."
February 14, 1917 - Ionian Sea (between Sicily and Crete) - U-39 sinks the passenger ship "Torino"
February 15, 1917 - Off Cape Matapan - U-39 sinks the troopship "Minas" - with the loss of 870 lives
February 17, 1917 - Strait of Sicily - U-39 sinks the sailing vessel "Ala"
February 20, 1917 - E Djidjelli, Algeria - U-39 torpedoes and sinks the cargo ship "Rosalie"
February 21, 1917 - N Cape Carbon, Algeria - U-39 torpedoes and sinks the cargo ship "Wathfield"
February 22, 1917 - Off the Coast of Algeria - U-39 sinks the coaster "Ville de Bougie"
February 23, 1917 - N Cape Churchell, Algeria - U-39 torpedoes and sinks the cargo ship "Trojan Prince"
February 26, 1917 - N Cape Falcon, Algeria - U-39 sinks the collier "Burnby"
March 3, 1917 - Strait of Sicily - U-39 sinks the sailing vessel Anna E
June 6, 1917 - Off Orán - U-39 sinks the coaster "Diane"
June 8, 1917 - WSW Cape Spartel (W Tangier) - U-39 sinks five ships!! "Huntstick" - Troopship (torpedoed), "Isle of Jura" - cargo ship (scuttled), "Valdieri" - cargo ship (torpedoed) and two motor launches
June 10, 1917 - W Cape Spartel (W Tangier) - U-39 sinks the tanker "Petrolite"
June 11, 1917 - Off Cadiz - U-39 scuttles the sailing vessel "Wera"
June 12, 1917 - Off Cape Spartel - U-39 scuttles the sailing vessel "Gaita"
June 15, 1917 - Off Zambujeira do Mar, Alentejo-Portugal - U-39 torpedoes, shells and sinks the coaster "Espinho"
June 19, 1917 - NE Rabat, Morocco - U-39 sinks the cargo ship "Kyma"
June 20, 1917 - Coast of Morocco - U-39 sinks the cargo ship "Eli Lindoe"
June 22, 1917 - Coast of Morocco - U-39 sinks the cargo ship "Toro"
June 23, 1917 - W Cape Spartel (W Tangier) - U-39 sinks the cargo ship "Isère"
July 29, 1917 - Strait of Gibraltar - U-39 torpedoes, shells and sinks the cargo ship "Manchester Commerce"
July 30, 1917 - Off Tangier - U-39 torpedoes and sinks the cargo ships "Carlo" and "Ganges"
July 31, 1917 - Strait of Gibraltar - U-39 sinks the cargo ship "Carolvore", shells and sinks the coaster "Ypres"
August 3, 1917 - W Gibraltar - U-39 scuttles the cargo ship "Halldor"
August 5, 1917 - WNW Tangier - The cargo ship "Ryton" rams the U-39 and sinks due to the damage received
September 29, 1917 - W Oran, Algeria - U-39 torpedoes and sinks the cargo ship "Swan River"
October 1, 1917 - W Cape Spartel (W Tangier) - U-39 torpedoes and sinks the cargo ships "Mersario" and "Normanton"
October 2, 1917 - W Cape Spartel (W Tangier) - U-39 sinks the cargo ships "Almora" and "Hikosan Maru". Torpedoes and sinks the collier "Nuceria"
October 14, 1917 - Cattaro(?) - Forstmann arrives from his last patrol and returns the command of the U-39
October(?) 25(?), 1917 - Kiel - Forstmann is sent to Submarines Inspection at Kiel
January 1(?), 1918 - Wilhelmshaven - Appointed Commander of the III Submarine Flotilla. Forstmann's memoirs "Auf Jagd im Mittelmeer" are released
March 16, 1919 - Wilhelmshaven - Out of Naval Service
January(?) 1(?), 1921 - Duisburg - Forstmann qualifies as an Attorney
January(?) 1(?), 1924 - Duisburg - Becomes social departmental head and director with the August Thyssen coal company
January(?) 1(?), 1929 - Duisburg - City Delegate and parliamentary group Leader of the German People's Party in Duisburg
January(?) 1(?), 1933 - Duisburg - Member of the Supervisory Board of four large housing cooperatives of the Ruhr steel plants
August 1(?), 1939 - Osnabrück - At the start of WW2, Forstmann is posted at the Command of Armaments
April 10, 1940 - Korsør, Denmark - Forstmann enters in Denmark after the invasion
April 16, 1940 - Copenhagen - Chief of Naval Operations in Copenhagen - as Korvettenkapitän
April 7, 1941 - Copenhagen(?) - Promoted to Fregattenkapitän
July 1, 1942 - Copenhagen(?) - Forstmann is promoted to Kapitän zur See
May 1, 1945 - Copenhagen - Chief of military economic staff in Copenhagen
May 9, 1945 - Malente-Gremsmühlen - Forstmann is taken prisoner by the British and interned in Malente-Gremsmühlen
August 3, 1945 - Malente-Gremsmühlen - Forstmann is released from captivity
January(?) 1(?), 1951 - Duisburg - Becomes consultor of the Housing Company Rheini dwellings A.G.
January(?) 1(?), 1952 - Duisburg - Receives the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany:  1st Class
January(?) 1(?), 1954 - Duisburg - Becomes member of the Supervision Board of Rheini dwellings A.G.
January(?) 1(?), 1956 - Essen - Forstmann is involved in the design structure of the 30 Pestalozzi villages and becomes vice-president of the German settler federation, chairmen of the executive committee of youth centre place work e. V.
August 3, 1960 - Essen - Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany:  Grand Cross  (for his part in the 25-year-old existence of the German settler federation)
January(?) 1(?), 1968 - Receives an honorary Doctorate from the Roman Accademia Tiberina
March 9, 1968 - Essen - Receives the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany: Grand Cross with Star, from President Heinrich Lübke
January(?) 1(?), 1972 - Honorary Doctorate from the university of the Mediterranean in Rome
November 2, 1973 - Essen - Walther Forstmann dies, aged 90 =(END)

Otto Weddigen | Timeline

Otto Eduard Weddigen (15 September 1882 – 18 March 1915) was a German U-boat commander during World War I. (Wikipedia)

September 15, 1882 - Herford, Germany - Otto Weddigen is born
April 10, 1901 - ? - Weddigen joins the Navy as Seekadett
April 22, 1902 - ? - Promoted to Fähnrich zur See
September 29, 1904 - ? - Promoted to Leutnant zur See
January(?) 1(?), 1906 - Tsingtao, China - Stationed in China
November 10, 1910 - ? - Promoted to Oberleutnant zur See
September 15, 1910 - ? - Weddigen becomes a submarine commander
January 17, 1911 - Kiel - Weddigen is saved from U-3 in an exercise by Max Valentiner
October 1, 1911 - Kiel - Appointed new commander of the U-9 submarine =(START)
April 25, 1912 - Kiel(?) - Promoted to Kapitänleutnant
May 1(?), 1913 - Kiel - Weddigen shines in naval exercises and builds reputation
July 16, 1914 - Kiel(?) - For the first time, a submarine reloads torpedoes while submerged
August 2, 1914 - Heligoland - Weddigen in readiness in Heligoland in case Britain declares war to Germany
August 16, 1914 - Wilhelmshaven - Weddigen marries his childhood sweetheart Miss Prete, from Hamburg
September 20, 1914 - off Dutch coast - During a violent storm, Weddigen has to stay away from the coast.
September 21, 1914 - off Dutch coast - Later, the Sea becomes so rough that the german captain is forced to submerge.
September 22, 1914 - 22 miles W-NW Scheveningen (The Hague coast) - U-9 sinks three cruisers: "HMS Aboukir", "HMS Hogue" and "HMS Cressy". 1459 sailors loose their lives
September 23, 1914 - ? - Weddigen's U-9 gets back to german waters in safety
September 24, 1914 - Wilhelmshaven - Weddigen returns to Wilhelmshaven. Awarded the Iron Crosses of 2nd and 1st classes
October 13, 1914 - Wilhelmshaven - Weddigen departs from Wilhelmshaven in the company of Feldkirchner's U-17.
October 15, 1914 - Off Aberdeen - U-9 sinks the cruiser "HMS Hawke". 527 sailors loose their lives
October 18(?), 1914 - Wilhelmshaven - Return to Wilhelmshaven (speculative date)
October 24, 1914 - Berlin(?) - receives the "Pour le Mérite" decoration
January 11, 1915 - Wilhelmshaven - Weddigen hands over command of U-9
February 16, 1915 - Wilhelmshaven - Weddigen is appointed commander of the U-29
March 1, 1915 - Wilhelmshaven - Departs for patrol
March 10, 1915 - Zeebrügge, Belgium - Weddigen departs to the Irish Sea
March 11, 1915 - Start Point, Devon (S of Dartmouth) - U-29 sinks the cargoship "Auguste Conseil" and damages another
March 12, 1915 - S of Scilly Islands - U-29 sinks 3 ships. Weddigen decides to return home around Scotland
March 14, 1915 - SW Inisturk Island (NW Galway, Ireland) - Damages a ship on his way to Glasgow, which manages to reach port and be repaired
March 17, 1915 - N Isle of Harris, NW Scotland - Probable date and place of the U-9
March 18, 1915 - Pentland Firth - After firing a torpedo on "HMS Neptune", the U-29 is rammed by the battleship "HMS Dreadnought" and cut in two. No survivers =(END)

Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière | Timeline

Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière (March 18, 1886 – February 24, 1941), born in Posen (now Poznań, Poland) and of French 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 ace ever. Нis victories came in the Mediterranean, almost always using his 8.8-cm deck gun. During his career he fired 74 torpedoes, hitting 39 times. (Wikipedia)

March 18, 1886 - Posen (Poznan) - Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière is born
April 1, 1903 - ? - Arnauld de la Perière enters the Kaiserliche Marine (Kaiser's Navy)
September 1(?), 1906 - ? - Perière leaves the Naval Academy and starts serving aboard the battleship SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm
December(?) 1(?), 1910 - Wilhelmshaven - Serves as torpedo officer aboard the light cruiser SMS Emden
July 28, 1914 - Berlin - Outbreak of World War One - Perière serves as adjutant to Admiral Hugo von Pohl =(START)
April 1, 1915 - Pola - Perière is transfered to the u-boats and attends a course in Pola (Pula, Croatia)
November 18, 1915 - Pola - Perière get the command of the U-35
January 11, 1916 - Cattaro (Kotor-Montenegro) - Departs for his 1st patrol
January 17, 1916 - South-between Malta and Crete - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Sutherland"
January 18, 1916 - between Malta and Crete - U-35 sinks the steamship "Marere"
January 20, 1916 - South-between Malta and Crete - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Trematon"
January 25, 1916 - Cattaro - Return of the 1st patrol to base in Cattaro
February 16, 1916 - Cattaro - Departs for his 2nd patrol
February 18, 1916 - Off Brindisi - Failed attempt to intercept a convoy. Torpedoes are fired against a warship
February 19, 1916 - Cattaro - Return of the 2nd patrol to base in Cattaro
February 20, 1916 - Cattaro - Departs for his 3rd patrol
February 26, 1916 - South of Cape Mapatan - U-35 sinks the Merchant cruiser "La Provence" - 990 men lose their lives
February 27, 1916 - West of Cape Mapatan - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Giava"
February 28, 1916 - 106 miles SSW Cape Mapatan - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Masunda"
February 29, 1916 - Off Kythira - U-35 sinks the sloop "HMS Primula"
March 4, 1916 - Cattaro - Return of the 3rd patrol to base in Cattaro
March 20, 1916 - Cattaro - Departs for his 4th patrol
March 23, 1916 - 195 miles east of Malta - U-35 sinks the Atlantic transport line steamship "SS Minneapolis"
April 8, 1916 - Cattaro - Return of the 4th patrol to base in Cattaro
April 10, 1916 - Pola - Perière docks the U-35 in Pola for repairs after bad weather
June 6, 1916 - Pola - Departs for his 5th patrol, the "Cartagena Mission"
June 13, 1916 - Tyrrhenian Sea, East of Ustica Island - U-35 sinks 3 small italian ships
June 14, 1916 - Tyrrhenian Sea, off Civitavecchia - U-35 sinks 4 small italian ships
June 15, 1916 - West of Gorgona Island, Livorno - U-35 sinks 5 small italian ships
June 16, 1916 - Ligurian Sea, South of Porto Maurizio - U-35 sinks 5 small italian ships
June 17, 1916 - Ile de Porquerolles, France - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Poviga"
June 18, 1916 - Between Marseille and Minorca Island - U-35 sinks 4 ships
June 18, 1916 - North of Majorca Island - U-35 sinks 2 ships
June 22, 1916 - Cartagena, Spain - Perière delivers a letter from the Kaiser to the Spanish King Afonso XIII
June 23, 1916 - Cape San Antonio, Alicante - U-35 sinks 2 ships
June 24, 1916 - Off Barcelona - U-35 sinks 5 ships
June 25, 1916 - Between Barcelona and Majorca - U-35 sinks 2 cargoships
June 27, 1916 - East Port Mahón - U-35 sinks 4 ships
June 29, 1916 - Marettimo, West Sicily - U-35 sinks 3 ships
July 3, 1916 - Cattaro - Return of the 5th patrol to base in Cattaro
July 26, 1916 - Cattaro - Departs for his 6th patrol
July 28, 1916 - Southeast Cape Spartivento, Calabria - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Dandolo"
July 30, 1916 - East Cape Bon, Tunisia - U-35 sinks 4 ships
July 31, 1916 - West Sicily - U-35 sinks 5 ships
August 1, 1916 - 40 miles NE Cape Serrat, Tunisia - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Heighington"
August 2, 1916 - Off Cape Sandolo, Argelia - U-35 sinks 2 ships
August 3, 1916 - Ile du Planier, Bouches-du-Rhône - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Tricoupis"
August 4, 1916 - Southwest Ile du Planier - U-35 sinks 4 ships
August 5, 1916 - Gulf of Lion, Medas Islands - U-35 sinks 2 ships
August 7, 1916 - Northeast of Dragonera - U-35 sinks 2 ships
August 8, 1916 - Gulf of Lion, Ile du Planier - U-35 sinks 2 ships
August 9, 1916 - Spain-France frontier - U-35 sinks 3 ships
August 10, 1916 - South of France - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Temmei Maru"
August 11, 1916 - Off Savona, Liguria - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Pagasarri"
August 12, 1916 - Off Antibes - U-35 sinks 4 ships
August 13, 1916 - Southwest of Genoa - U-35 sinks 4 ships
August 14, 1916 - East of Cape Corse - U-35 sinks 11 small ships
August 15, 1916 - East of Corsica - U-35 sinks 3 ships
August 16, 1916 - Southeast of Sardinia - U-35 sinks the barque "Madre"
August 17, 1916 - Off Pantelleria - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Swedish Prince"
August 18, 1916 - Malta Channel - U-35 sinks the coastal ship "Erix"
August 20, 1916 - Cattaro - Return of the 6th patrol to base in Cattaro
September 14, 1916 - Cattaro - Departs for his 7th patrol
September 19, 1916 - Cape Carbonara , SE Sicily - U-35 sinks 2 ships
September 22, 1916 - 110 miles West of Argel - U-35 sinks 2 ships
September 23, 1916 - South of Formentera - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Charterhouse"
September 24, 1916 - Off Dragonera - U-35 sinks 3 ships
September 25, 1916 - Southeast Barcelona - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Benpark"
September 26, 1916 - South of Barcelona - U-35 sinks 3 ships
September 27, 1916 - North of Majorca - U-35 sinks 3 ships
September 29, 1916 - Cape San Antonio, Alicante - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Venus"
September 30, 1916 - Cartagena Bay - U-35 infiltrates Cartagena Bay to rescue 3 germans
October 1, 1916 - Cartagena - Perière rescues the 3 germans. One of them is Wilhelm Canaris
October 2, 1916 - East of Cape Palos - U-35 sinks the french sloop "Rigel"
October 3, 1916 - South of Majorca - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Samos"
October 4, 1916 - Between Sardinia and Tunisia - U-35 sinks the "SS Galia" - 600 french soldiers lose their lives. The "Birk" is also sunk
October 5, 1916 - South of Cape Carbonara - U-35 sinks 2 ships
October 9, 1916 - Cattaro - Return of the 7th patrol to base in Cattaro
October 11, 1916 - Berlin(?) - Perière receives the "Pour le Merite" from the Kaiser in person
January 1, 1917 - Pola - Departs for his 8th patrol
January 3, 1917 - Otranto Channel - U-35 crosses the Otranto Channel
January 6, 1917 - East-Southeast of Malta - U-35 sinks 3 ships, including the cargoship "Hudworth"
January 7, 1917 - East-Southeast of Malta - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Mohacsfield"
January 8, 1917 - Southeast of Malta - U-35 sinks 2 ships
January 13, 1917 - Cattaro - Return of the 8th patrol to base in Cattaro
February 6, 1917 - Cattaro - Departs for his 9th patrol - Mission: to submerge some secret materials in a point near the Spanish Mediterranean coast
February 11, 1917 - South of Cape Carbonara, Sicily - U-35 sinks the ship "Assunta"
February 12, 1917 - Off Cagliari - U-35 sinks the schooner "Lyman M. Law"
February 13, 1917 - Off Majorca - U-35 sinks the schooner "Percy Roy"
February 14, 1917 - South of Alicante - Patrol's mission completed in the night of 14. Two more cargoships sunk
February 16, 1917 - Off Alicante - U-35 sinks 3 ships
February 17, 1917 - North of Ibiza - U-35 sinks the sailing ship "Pier Accavan Ubert"
February 18, 1917 - South of Tarragona - U-35 sinks 3 ships
February 23, 1917 - East of Cape Bon, Tunisia - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Longhirst" and damages another
February 24, 1917 - Southeast Pantelleria - U-35 sinks 2 ships
February 27, 1917 - Cattaro - Return of the 9th patrol to base in Cattaro
March 31, 1917 - Cattaro - Departs for his 10th patrol
April 3, 1917 - Southwest of Cape Rosello, Agrigento - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Ardgask"
April 4, 1917 - Southeast of Cap d'Antibes - U-35 sinks 2 ships
April 7, 1917 - Southwest Cape Sperone, Sardinia - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Maplewood"
April 11, 1917 - Southeast Garrucha, Almería - U-35 sinks the schooner "Miss Morris"
April 12, 1917 - East of Gibraltar - U-35 sinks the cargoship "India". Perière crosses the Strait of Gibraltar close to Morocco in the night of 12.
April 13, 1917 - West of Cape Spartel - U-35 sinks 3 ships
April 14, 1917 - West of Gibraltar - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Patagonier"
April 15, 1917 - Off Cape Santa Maria, Portugal - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Panaghi Drakatos"
April 17, 1917 - West of Gibraltar - U-35 sinks 3 ships
April 18, 1917 - West of Gibraltar - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Trekieve"
April 19, 1917 - 170 miles West of Gibraltar - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Sowwell"
April 20, 1917 - 140 miles West of Gibraltar - U-35 sinks 2 ships and damages a large ship
April 23, 1917 - West of Tangiers - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Bandiera E Moro"
April 24, 1917 - Off Cape Saint Vincent, Portugal - U-35 sinks 4 ships
April 25, 1917 - Strait of Gibraltar - Perière crosses the Strait of Gibraltar close to Morocco during the night of 25 to 26.
April 27, 1917 - East of Gibraltar(?) - U-35 sinks the ship "Triana" (speculative local)
May 6, 1917 - Pola - Return of the 10th patrol to base in Pola
October 2, 1917 - Pola(?) - Departs for his 11th patrol
October 13, 1917 - Off Cartagena - U-35 sinks 4 ships
October 15, 1917 - Cape of Gata - a ship is sighted
October 17, 1917 - Strait of Gibraltar - Perière crosses the Strait of Gibraltar on the night of 17 in route to Madeira island.
October 18, 1917 - West of Gibraltar - U-35 sinks the ship "Lorenzo"
October 19, 1917 - Off Cape Cantin, Morocco - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Ikoma Maru"
October 25, 1917 - Off Cape Cantin, Morocco - U-35 sinks the schooner "Fannie Prescott"
October 28, 1917 - Strait of Gibraltar - Perière crosses the Strait of Gibraltar in route to Pola in the night of 28/29
October 29, 1917 - East-Southeast Gibraltar - U-35 sinks the passenger ship "Namur"
October 31, 1917 - West of Cape Cherchell, Argelia - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Cambric"
November 2, 1917 - South of Sardinia - U-35 sinks 2 italian sailing boats
November 6, 1917 - Otranto Channel - U-35 is hit by torpedo from an enemy submarine. However it doesn't explode. Crew is born again!
November 8, 1917 - Cattaro - Return of the 11th patrol to base in Cattaro
December 8, 1917 - Cattaro - Departs on his 12th patrol
December 11, 1917 - East of Cape Spartivento, Calabria - U-35 sinks the ship "Persier"
December 20, 1917 - Northeast Cape Ivi, Argelia - U-35 sinks 2 ships
December 23, 1917 - Off Puerto Mazarrón, Murcia - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Pietro"
December 24, 1917 - Northeast Cape Ivi, Argelia - U-35 sinks the ship "Turnbridge"
December 25, 1917 - Off Cape Cherchell, Argelia - U-35 sinks 3 ships
December 31, 1917 - Cattaro - Return of the 12th patrol to base in Cattaro
February 3, 1918 - Cattaro - While the U-35 is replenished, it participates in the blocade of the port to hungarian rebels
February 10, 1918 - Cattaro - Departs for his 13th patrol
February 23, 1918 - Southeast Cape Tortosa - U-35 sinks the barque "Humberto"
February 26, 1918 - Southeast Cape Palos, Murcia - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Pytheas"
March 6, 1918 - West of Sicily - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Daiten Maru"
March 7, 1918 - Northwest Marettimo - U-35 sinks the ship "Begona No.4"
March 8, 1918 - East-North Cani Rocks, Tunisia - U-35 sinks the cargoship "Silverdale"
March 13, 1918 - Pola - Return of the 13th patrol to base in Pola
May 18, 1918 - Warnemünde - Perière is transfered to the U-139
September 11, 1918 - Kiel - Departs for his 14th patrol, the first in U-139, via Kattegat
October 1, 1918 - 150 miles NNW of Cape Villano, Spain - U-139 sinks the cargoships "Bylands", "Manin" and "Perth"
October 2, 1918 - 290 miles off Cape Prior, Spain - U-139 sinks the sailing ship "Rio Cávado"
October 14, 1918 - 200 miles off Ponta Delgada, Azores - U-139 sinks the portuguese navy trawler "NRP Augusto Castilho", whose captain Carvalho Araújo sacrifices himself and his ship to save the civilian steamer "São Miguel", which escapes towards Madeira Island
October 21, 1918 - ? - Perière receives a radio message with orders to cease hostilities
October 24, 1918 - ? - Perière transmits via radio that he started his route back to Germany
November 14, 1918 - Kiel - Return of the U-139 and Perière, in his 14th and last patrol
November 24, 1918 - Kiel - Perière and the U-139 surrenders to the French
February 1, 1919 - ? - Perière joins the 3rd Naval Brigade
September 24, 1928 - ? - Perière is appointed commander of the light cruiser "Emden"
December 13, 1928 - Wilhelmshaven - The "Emden" returns to port
October 10, 1930 - ? - Perière returns the command post of the "Emden"
January(?) 1(?), 1931 - ? - Perière is placed on the retired officers list
January(?) 1(?), 1932 - Tuzla (Pendik), Istanbul - Perière becomes teacher at the Turkish Naval Academy
January(?) 1(?), 1938 - Tuzla (Pendik), Istanbul - End of his time in the Turkish Naval Academy
September 1, 1939 - Danzig (Gdansk) - Outbreak of World War 2, Perière is a naval commander in Danzig
March 1, 1940 - Low contries (location unknown) - Perière is sent to be a naval commander in the Netherlands and Belgium
June 22, 1940 - Brest - Perière is sent to Brittany
December 4, 1940 - Biarritz - Perière is appointed Admiral of West France
February 24, 1941 - Le Bourget, near Paris - Death of Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière in an air accident =(END)