The Last Lady From Hell
“He stood very erect and appeared much taller than a man barely five-foot, eight inches. Perhaps it was his white hat perched atop his head of white hair or maybe his authoritative demeanor. Whatever the case, the perception was undeniable.
Next to Rucker was his first mate, Hans Schwieger, a young man of 23 who had been on the water for only a year. He had done very well to achieve first mate in just one year, but he had ambitions of being commander soon. It was really just a matter of time, in...asmuch as he was the younger brother of the famous Captain Walther Schwieger.
Walther Schwieger had been the commander of the U-20 which on 7 May, 1915 sank The Lusitania, killing 1,119 of the 1,924 people on board. This attack on an unarmed civilian vessel was widely considered the most infamous maritime crime committed during the war. And even though the world unanimously condemned the attack, the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) looked upon Schwieger as a hero. Hans was planning on capitalizing on his older brother’s fame.MoreLess
Next to Rucker was his first mate, Hans Schwieger, a young man of 23 who had been on the water for only a year. He had done very well to achieve first mate in just one year, but he had ambitions of being commander soon. It was really just a matter of time, in...asmuch as he was the younger brother of the famous Captain Walther Schwieger.
Walther Schwieger had been the commander of the U-20 which on 7 May, 1915 sank The Lusitania, killing 1,119 of the 1,924 people on board. This attack on an unarmed civilian vessel was widely considered the most infamous maritime crime committed during the war. And even though the world unanimously condemned the attack, the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) looked upon Schwieger as a hero. Hans was planning on capitalizing on his older brother’s fame.MoreLess
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