Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière és az U-35
Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière and the U-35

Summary/Abstract: The study includes the biography of Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière and a description of the submarine, the U-35, which he commanded in the First World War. Perière was the most successful submarine commander of all time; his record is unrepeatable. As the commander of U-35 he sunk an amount of 575 387 GRT freight space, which represents approximately 3,08% of the total Antant (Allied) naval losses of the First World War. The study includes the U-35 submarine’s technical data and the description of his military operations. Perière and his submarine used out-dated techniques against the ships, mostly the deck gun to sink a merchant ship; moreover, Perière’s success also shows that ships’ protection against submarines in the First World War was under-developed. The convoy system was weak and rarely-used, mostly utilised only at the end of the war. The Second World War was strongly influenced by submarine war. All navies in the world drew some lessons from the First World War. Perière’s life and the U-35 foreshadowed the future submarine commanders and the performance of the submarine weapon effectiveness in the Second World War and in the Cold War.

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