Max Schultz

Max Schultz' memorial stone in Wilhelmshaven, Germany

Max Konrad Felix Schultz (3 December 1874 - 23 January 1917)[1] was a German Korvettenkapitän (lieutenant commander), commander of the VIth Torpedoboat Flotilla in World War I. His ship, the torpedo boat V 69, was badly damaged in action with Royal Navy forces on 23 January 1917 and he was killed.[2] The German destroyer Z3 was named Max Schultz in his honour.

During the Battle of Jutland he had led his flotilla on a courageous attack against Jellicoe's battleships in order to relieve pressure on the German battlecruisers.

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  2. ↑ official communiqué of German headquarters with a picture of the severely damaged V 69
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