Gustav Ernst Otto Egon Freiherr (Baron) von Senden-Bibran was an admiral of the German Imperial Navy.
Gustav von Senden-Bibran
Castle Reisicht, family home of Senden-Bibran (Alexander Duncker collection).
Postcard used by Gustav in 1901 of his home Castle Reisicht, family home of Senden-Bibran
The Imperial German Navy or the Kaiserliche Marine was the navy of the German Empire, which existed between 1871 and 1919. It grew out of the small Prussian Navy, which was mainly for coast defence. Kaiser Wilhelm II greatly expanded the navy. The key leader was Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, who greatly expanded the size and quality of the navy, while adopting the sea power theories of American strategist Alfred Thayer Mahan. The result was a naval arms race with Britain, as the German navy grew to become one of the greatest maritime forces in the world, second only to the Royal Navy.
Major elements of the High Seas Fleet in the early 1910s
Proclamation of Wilhelm I as Emperor of Germany at Versailles, France in 1871
Wilhelm II in German Admiral's uniform in 1913
Alfred von Tirpitz