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Eberhard Weichold (23 August 1891 – 19 December 1960) was a German naval officer of World War I who, among other commands, was captain of the submarine SM UC-22. On 10 August 1918, Weichold sank the SS ''Polynesien'' while he was in command of SM UC-22. Seventeen people died.Milan Radovanović & Slobodan Sokolović, "Serbian Post from Malta", '' The London Philatelist'', Vol. 124, September 2015, No. 1428, pp. 338–341. Weichold joined the Imperial German Navy on 1 April 1911 as Seekadett, completed his recruit training on SMS Hertha and came afterwards to Naval Academy Mürwik.
During World War II Weichold, with the rank of
Eberhard Weichold (23 August 1891 – 19 December 1960) was a German naval officer of World War I who, among other commands, was captain of the submarine SM UC-22. On 10 August 1918, Weichold sank the SS ''Polynesien'' while he was in command of SM UC-22. Seventeen people died.Milan Radovanović & Slobodan Sokolović, "Serbian Post from Malta", '' The London Philatelist'', Vol. 124, September 2015, No. 1428, pp. 338–341. Weichold joined the Imperial German Navy on 1 April 1911 as Seekadett, completed his recruit training on SMS Hertha and came afterwards to Naval Academy Mürwik.
During World War II Weichold, with the rank of rear admiral
Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarde ...
, served as liaison officer of the Kriegsmarine
The (, ) was the navy of Germany from 1935 to 1945. It superseded the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire (1871–1918) and the inter-war (1919–1935) of the Weimar Republic. The was one of three official branches, along with the a ...
in the Italian Regia Marina headquarters in Rome.
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1891 births 1960 deaths Vice admirals of the Kriegsmarine {{Germany-navy-bio-stub