Reinhard Scheer
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Carl Friedrich Heinrich Reinhard Scheer was an admiral in the Imperial German Navy. Scheer joined the navy in 1879 as an officer cadet and progressed through the ranks, commanding cruisers and battles
Reinhard Scheer
Reinhard Scheer
Scheer, from the frontispiece of his memoirs
Scheer's funeral at Weimar, November 1928
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
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