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Vizeadmiral Lothar von Arnauld de la Perire , born in Posen and of French descent, was a German Uboat commander during World War I. With 194 ships and 453,716160gross register tons160 sunk, he is the most successful submarine ace ever. is victories came in the Mediterranean, almost always using his 8.8cm deck gun. During his career he fired 74 torpedoes, hittingtimes.

In 1757 France, after a duel with a Prince de Bourbon, JeanGabriel Arnauld, Seigneur de la Perire, a young artillery officer agedin Saint Plantaire , had to leave the country to avoid being imprisoned. He went to Prussia and joined the army of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia. Because of his noble descent, he became a member of the Prussian nobility, and because of his service he attained the rank of three star general. Married three times, he hadchildren. His 12th, Eugen Ahasverus Albertus, born in 1800, was the grandfather of Lothar von Arnauld de la Perire.

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