Yet beneath its waters lies a lesser-known legacy: the wrecks of Imperial Germany’s High Seas Fleet, scuttled in 1919 by their own malnourished and demoralized crews to prevent seizure by the ...

When The Fleet Went Down: Scapa Flow @100 When the Fleet Went Down: Scapa Flow @100 The unforgettable school trip that witnessed the scuttling of the German High Seas Fleet.

By 1916, they finally had an adversary that would test their abilities: the German High Seas Fleet. The Art of Video Games The Corning Museum of Glass National Treasure: The History of the Lie ...

In January 1916, he was promoted to Admiral and given control of the High Seas Fleet. Scheer led the German fleet at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May –1 June 1916.

The shock provoked a disproportionate response from the British, who dispatched two capital ships – hitherto vital for keeping the bulk of the German High Seas Fleet in check in the waters of ...

$28.95 paper. ISBN: 1526797763 The Royal Navy in the Indian Ocean in W. W. II The first 50 pages, by way of introduction, cover the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet in 1918 (and British disdain ...

The German Navy also had a variety of reasons for undertaking the operation. One area of uncertainty is the naval mutinies that occurred in July and August of 1917. Barrett overlooks the fact that all ...