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Jun 16, 2024 · As the deadline loomed for the German delegation to sign, Admiral Ludwig von Reuter grew concerned for the future of the ships. If the treaty was rejected, he feared they’d be used against Germany if the war effort resumed.
Jun 21, 2024 · The Germans didn’t want their ships in the hand of their enemies, so Admiral Ludwig von Reuter began to prepare for the scuttling in May 1919, after hearing about the potential terms of the Versailles Treaty. Shortly before the treaty was signed on June 21, Reuter sent the signal to his men.
Jun 15, 2024 · The commissioning commander, Kapitan zur See Ludwig von Reuter, was granted permission to commission the ship ahead of schedule so the pre-trials and acceptance tests could begin immediately.
Jun 21, 2024 · 21 June 1919: Admiral Ludwig von Reuter, fearful that the German fleet might be taken over by the British navy, which had interned it in Scapa Flow, scuttled the whole fleet. 52 vessels sank, and all but seven were eventually salvaged and the metal reused.
3 days ago · On 9 October 1937 Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig von Hessen und bei Rhein (of Hesse and by Rhine), who had reigned until 1918, had died at the age of 68. Despite of that the family was to gather in London for the wedding of the Grand Duke’s second son, Prince Ludwig, and the Hon. Margaret Campbell Geddes.
Jun 21, 2024 · On June 21, 1919, the German High Seas Fleet, interned at the British naval base of Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands following Germany's defeat in World War I, was scuttled by its own crews under the command of Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter.
Jun 12, 2024 · Nevertheless, she had the distinction of becoming the flagship of the Grand Fleet in 1917 and would be present when surrender terms were presented to German Admiral Ludwig von Reuter following the armistice.
