Hans von Koester
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Hans Ludwig Raimund von Koester was a German naval officer who served in the Prussian Navy and later in the Imperial German Navy. He retired as a Grand Admiral.
Hans von Koester
König Wilhelm in 1890
Grand admiral
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Grand admiral is a historic naval rank. It is the highest rank in the several European navies that used it, and is best known for its use in Germany as Großadmiral. A comparable rank in modern navies
Hans von Koester
…29 April 1844 – 21 February 1928) was a German naval officer who served in the Prussian Navy and later in the Imperial German Navy. He retired as a Grand Admiral. Born Hans Ludwig Raimund Koester in 1844 in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, he entered the Prussian Navy as a Kadettenanwärter (Cadet candidate) on…
Postcard Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany circa 1910
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Porträtt av Oscar II i amiralsuniform. 1900 1907. Foto Lars Larsson