Hugo Meurer
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Hugo Meurer was a vice-admiral of the Kaiserliche Marine. Meurer was the German naval officer who handled the negotiations of the internment of the German fleet in November 1918 at the end of the Firs
Hugo Meurer on April 19, 1918 on board SMS Prinzregent Luitpold in Helsinki
Admiral Meurer reports to Admiral Beatty on HMS Queen Elizabeth about the transfer negotiations for the High Seas Fleet.
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
Hugo Meurer
…the naval expedition for the German intervention in the ongoing civil war in Finland. In November 1918 Meurer negotiated as representative of Admiral Franz von Hipper with Admiral David Beatty the details of the surrender of the German fleet. Meurer was also the naval station commander of the Baltic, based in Kiel…
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