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World War I: German naval officer Wilhelm Werner murdered 19 captured crew members of the British cargo ship Torrington by submerging U-55 when they were on deck.
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World War I
1914–1918 global conflict
World War I or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Main areas of conflict included Europe and the Middle East, as well as parts of Africa and the Asia-Pacific. There were important…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Wilhelm Werner
German naval and SS officer (1888–1945)
Wilhelm Werner was a German naval officer in the First World War and SS staff general in the Second World War. As commander of U-55 during World War I he participated in several controversial actions, including the murder by drowning of surrendered crews of some of the ships he…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
SS Torrington
British turret deck ship sunk by a U-boat in 1917
SS Torrington was a British cargo steamship that was built in England in 1905, owned and registered in Wales, and sunk by a German U-boat in 1917. She was a turret deck ship: an unusual hull design that was developed by William Doxford & Sons of Sunderland in the 1890s.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
SM U-55
German U-Boat, known for sinking RMS Carpathia
SM U-55 was one of the six Type U-51 U-boats of the Imperial German Navy during the First World War.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)