High Seas Fleet
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The High Seas Fleet was the battle fleet of the Imperial German Navy and saw action during the First World War. In February 1907, the Home Fleet was renamed the High Seas Fleet. Admiral Alfred von Tir
Dreadnoughts of the High Seas Fleet
Alfred von Tirpitz
Admiral John Fisher
HMS Dreadnought underway, circa 1906–1907
Imperial German Navy
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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 coastal defence.
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