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    Hugo von Pohl (25 August 1855 – 23 February 1916) was a German admiral who served during the First World War. He joined the Navy in 1872 and served in...
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    command of the High Seas Fleet on 2 February and was succeeded by Admiral Hugo von Pohl. After the war, the Allies requested his extradition as a "war culprit"...
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    Ingenohl from his post on 2 February. Admiral Hugo von Pohl replaced him as commander of the fleet. Pohl was exceedingly cautious; in the remainder of...
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    The Von Pohl is the name of the briefadel family, part of the recent German nobility. Hugo von Pohl (1855–1916), German admiral Maximilian Ritter von Pohl...
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  • Australia Hugo von Pohl (1855–1916), German admiral Oswald Pohl (1892–1951), German SS officer executed for war crimes Maximilian Ritter von Pohl (1893–1951)...
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    itself. Throughout 1914, figures like Hermann Bauer, Alfred von Tirpitz and Hugo von Pohl argued that submarine commerce raiding provided a means of quickly...
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    First World War, Arnauld de la Perière served as an adjutant to admiral Hugo von Pohl in Berlin. Upon the mobilization, he was transferred to an active post...
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    overestimating the effectiveness of the new weapon, the Admiralty under Hugo von Pohl decided to step up its submarine campaign. On 4 February 1915, he declared...
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    From about 1959 until 1969, Pohl edited Galaxy and its sister magazine If; the latter won three successive annual Hugo Awards as the year's best professional...
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    Ingenohl from his post on 2 February. Admiral Hugo von Pohl replaced him as commander of the fleet. Pohl conducted a series of fleet advances in 1915;...
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    During WWI, under the successive control of Admirals Hugo von Pohl, Gustav Bachmann and Henning von Holtzendorff, the Admiralty Staff closely directed German...
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    Kaiser's Prize for the best shooting in the fleet in 1907. Admiral Hugo von Pohl stated in a subsequent report: "He has brought the ship to a higher...
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  • The first plan was made in the winter of 1897–1898, by Lieutenant Eberhard von Mantey [de], and targeted mainly American naval bases in Hampton Roads to...
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    Hannover in 1910 and later on Westfalen as Flaggleutnant to Vice Admiral Hugo von Pohl, commander of the I. Marine-Geschwader. Saalwächter was promoted to...
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    (1854–1925), a composer, pianist and teacher of Polish-Jewish descent. Hugo von Pohl (1855–1916), a German admiral, commander of High Seas Fleet Louis Prang...
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    consulting colleagues like Tirpitz, outgoing head of the Admiralty Hugo von Pohl declared the first round of unrestricted submarine warfare in February...
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    von Ingenohl − Commander of the Imperial High Seas Fleet (1913–1915) Hugo von Pohl − Commander of the Imperial High Seas Fleet (1915–1916), previously...
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     China Commanders and leaders Yakov Hildebrandt Christopher Cradock Hugo von Pohl General Lo Jung-Kuang Strength 900 men 10 ships Approximately 2,000...
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    forces through 1915, by which time Ingenohl had been replaced by Admiral Hugo von Pohl. They also supported mine-laying operations in the North Sea and periodically...
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    Captain) Pohl, awarded the 3rd Class with Crown and Swords for actions in East Asia, 1905 Oberst (future Generalleutnant) Constantin Wilhelm Albert von Müller...
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    itself back and avoid actions which can lead to greater losses". Admiral Hugo von Pohl, Chief of the German Naval Staff, wired Ingenohl that, "in his anxiety...
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    of the Naval Staff, where his main task was to run his predecessor Hugo von Pohl's recently approved campaign of unrestricted submarine warfare. On March...
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    vessels were to be avoided. Ingenohl was sacked and replaced by Admiral Hugo von Pohl. The damage to Seydlitz revealed flaws in the protection of her magazines...
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    Hoffmann flew his flag aboard Ägir. After the end of the exercises, KK Hugo von Pohl relieved Rollmann in October. In December, she and Odin visited Copenhagen...
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    result, after the Battles of Heligoland Bight and Dogger Bank, Admiral Hugo von Pohl kept most of Germany's surface fleet at its North Sea bases. In 1916...
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    July 26 – Ferdinand Tönnies, German sociologist (d. 1936) August 25 – Hugo von Pohl, German admiral (d. 1916) August 28 – Alexander Bethell, British admiral...
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    was the German East Asia Squadron, commanded by Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee, who sailed across the Pacific, raiding Papeete and winning the Battle...
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  • athlete the House of Pless Lukas Podolski, soccer player Ernest Pohl, soccer player Hugo von Pohl, admiral Ewald Stefan Pollok, historian Yosef Porat, chess...
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    nearby Bône, in accordance with the Kaiser's order. Tirpitz and Admiral Hugo von Pohl then transmitted secret orders to Souchon instructing him to sail to...
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    von Plettenberg Hugo von Pohl Frederick Ponsonby, 1st Baron Sysonby Reinhard Scheer Eberhard Graf von Schmettow Gustav von Senden-Bibran Grand Duke Sergei...
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