Franz von Hipper (1863-1932)


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Name (English): Franz von Hipper
Short name: Franz von Hipper
Year of birth: 1863
Year of death: 1932
Short Description: "Franz Ritter von Hipper (13 September 1863 – 25 May 1932) was an admiral in the German Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine). Franz von Hipper joined the German Navy in 1881 as an officer cadet. He commanded several torpedo boat units and served as watch officer aboard several warships, as well as Kaiser Wilhelm II´s yacht SMY Hohenzollern. Hipper commanded several cruisers in the reconnaissance forces before being appointed commander of the I Scouting Group in October 1913. He held this position until 1918, when he succeeded Admiral Reinhard Scheer as commander of the High Seas Fleet." - (en.wikipedia.org 29.01.2020)
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[Last update: 2020/09/21]