Murdered by U-boats
German First World War war crimes.
Kapitanleutnant Walther Schweiger looked through the periscope at the four funneled liner that was approaching along the Irish coast towards their position. He had spent fifty minutes getting into a perfect firing position and now the conditions were perfect.
It was 3:10 p.m. on the 7th May 1915.
He gave the order to fire and a solitary torpedo streaked t…
