There is the next characterization for valuation domains:
Let $D$ be an integral domain and $K$ its field of fractions. The following are equivalent:
For every nonzero $x$ in $K$, either $x$ in $D$ or $x^{−1}$ in $D$.
The ideals of $D$ are totally ordered by inclusion.
The principal ideals of $D$ are totally ordered by inclusion (i.e., the elements in D are totally ordered by divisibility.)
There is a totally ordered abelian group $Γ$ (called the value group) and a surjective group homomorphism (called the valuation) $v :$ $K^×$ $→ Γ$ with $D = \{ x ∈$ $K^×$ | $v(x)$ ≥ $0 \}$ $∪$ {0}.
The equivalence between 1, 2 and 3 are clear, and I understand that the fourth can be found in Krull's article (1936), but I don't speak german and I can't find a proof anywhere. Any link or hint will be much appreciated.