Max Valentiner Military person
Captain Christian August Max Ahlmann Valentiner (December 15, 1883 – July 19, 1949) was a German U-boat commander during World War I.He was the third highest-scoring U-boat commander of the war, and was awarded the Pour le Mérite, the highest Prussian military order until the end of the war, for his achievements.He was also branded a war criminal by the Allies, for killing hundreds of civilians by sinking the Persia without warning on December 30, 1915, contrary to international law.
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| military command | * August 3 1914 – October 27 1914 * December 5 1914 – September 15 1917 * July 1 1911 – April 1 1914 * September 22 1917 – July 20 1918 |