| Reinhold Saltzwedel | |
| Birth Date: | 23 November 1889 |
| Birth Place: | Rosenberg, Upper Silesia |
| Death Place: | English Channel, off the Isle of Wight, England |
| Rank: | Oberleutnant zur See |
| Commands: | , 13 January – 18 June 1916 , 14–26 June 1916 , 12–20 August 1916 , 15 September 1916 – 9 June 1917 , 10 June – 13 September 1917 , 18 September – 2 December 1917 |
| Battles: | U-boat Campaign (World War I) |
| Awards: | Pour le Mérite |
Oberleutnant zur See Reinhold Saltzwedel (23 November 1889 - 2 December 1917) was a successful and highly decorated German U-boat commander in the Kaiserliche Marine during World War I. He sank a total of 111 merchant vessels for . On 1 September 1936, his name was given to the 2nd U-boat Flotilla of the Kriegsmarine in Wilhelmshaven to honour him.
Reinhold Saltzwedel was born on 23 November 1889 in Rosenberg, Upper Silesia.[1] His father was a parson.
Saltzwedel was a Leutnant zur See when World War I broke out and Adjutant on the . On 19 September 1914, he was promoted to Oberleutnant zur See. In May 1915 he went to the U-boat school. Shortly afterwards, he served as commander of several U-boats. On 20 August 1917, he was awarded the Pour le Mérite for his achievements.
On 18 September 1917, he became the commanding officer of, aboard which he died on 2 December after UB-81 ran into a mine. Twenty-nine men lost their lives.