Franz von Hipper
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Franz von Hipper was an admiral in the German Imperial Navy, who played an important role in the naval warfare of World War I. Franz von Hipper joined the German Navy in 1881 as an officer cadet. He c
SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm
Admiral Hipper (center) with his staff in 1916. Second from left: Erich Raeder, the future Großadmiral during World War II.
The sinking Blücher rolls over on her side
Seydlitz; heavily damaged during the battle of Jutland and attempting to limp home
Battle of Dogger Bank (1915)
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The Battle of Dogger Bank was a naval engagement during the First World War near the Dogger Bank in the North Sea, between squadrons of the British Grand Fleet and the Kaiserliche Marine. The British
Battle of Dogger Bank by Arthur Burgess
Area of the Dogger Bank
German battlecruisers (L–R) Derfflinger, Moltke and Seydlitz en route to Dogger Bank.
Painting of SMS V5 engaging HMS Lion, by Willy Stöwer