Paul Pachner (October 17, 1871 - October 13,1937) was an Austro–Hungarian admiral who served during

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. He commanded the protected cruiser

SMS Zenta SMS ''Zenta'' was the lead ship of the of protected cruisers built for the Austro-Hungarian Navy in the late 1890s. The class included two other vessels, and . The ''Zenta''s were intended to serve as fleet scouts and to guard the battleships ...

during the

Battle of Antivari The Battle of Antivari or Action off Antivari was a naval engagement between a large fleet of French and British warships and two ships of the Austro-Hungarian navy at the start of the First World War. The old Austrian protected cruiser and the ...

in 1914, where it was sunk in an unequal battle with a large French fleet. After the war, he served in the Spanish merchant marine, then aboard the Khedive of Egypt's private yacht, and finally aboard a Yugoslav collier.

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Austro-Hungarian military personnel of World War I 1871 births 1937 deaths Austro-Hungarian admirals {{Europe-mil-bio-stub