SMS Westfalen
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SMS Westfalen was one of the Nassau-class battleships, the first four dreadnoughts built for the Imperial German Navy. Westfalen was laid down at AG Weser in Bremen on 12 August 1907, launched nearly
SMS Westfalen
SMS Westfalen shortly after completion, c. 1910
Westfalen, date unknown
SMS Rheinland
Paul Behncke
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Paul Behncke was born in Lübeck and died in Berlin. He was a German admiral during the First World War, most notable for his command of the III Battle Squadron of the German High Seas Fleet during the
SMS Westfalen
…The annual summer cruise was to Norway, and was followed by fleet training, during which another fleet review was held in Danzig on 29 August. KzS Paul Behncke replaced Gädeke after the review in September. A training cruise into the Baltic followed at the end of the year. In March 1911, the fleet conducted…
Paul Behncke