Walther Schwieger (U 20), Gruppenfoto seiner Torpedolehrdivision, 1906. Fahnrich zur See Schwieger bottom right. "Fahnrich zur See" was a rank in the Kaiserliche Marine roughly equivalent to that of a Midshipman in the Royal Navy. For more information, visit www.lusitania.net
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