Karl von Müller
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Karl Friedrich Max von Müller was a German naval officer who was the captain of a commerce raider, the light cruiser SMS Emden during the First World War.
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Kapitan v. Müller Street in Hanover
Battle of Penang
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The Battle of Penang was a surprise naval engagement by the Imperial German Navy's East Asia Squadron during the First World War that took place on 28 October 1914. The battle involved the German crui
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…would minimise the risk of hitting civilian areas of the city. Emden also sank the Russian cruiser Zhemchug and the French destroyer Mousquet during a raid on Penang in Malaya. Thirty-six French survivors from Mousquet were rescued by Emden, and when three men died of their injuries they were buried at sea with full…
Depiction of the battle in a German postcard
Zhemchug, after 1909
Mousquet, undated
Zhemchug memorial at the Western Road Cemetery, Penang