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TIL about Vizeadmiral Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière. The most successful U-boat captain in history. During WW1 he sank 194 ships with a tonnage of 453,716 GRT. He rarely used torpedoes, favouring his 8.8cm deck gun. He made an effort to allow crews to evacuate before sinking their ship.

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