Ludwig von Reuter was a German admiral during World War I, who commanded the Kaiserliche Marine's High Seas Fleet when it was interned at Scapa Flow at the end of the war. On 21 June 1919 he ordered the scuttling of the fleet to prevent the British from seizing the ships. Von Reuter was born in Guben into a Prussian military family. By the time World War I began, he was captain of the battlecruiser SMS Derfflinger, which he also commanded during the Battle of Dogger Bank.

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  • Ludwig von Reuter was a German admiral during World War I, who commanded the Kaiserliche Marine's High Seas Fleet when it was interned at Scapa Flow at the end of the war. On 21 June 1919 he ordered the scuttling of the fleet to prevent the British from seizing the ships. Von Reuter was born in Guben into a Prussian military family. By the time World War I began, he was captain of the battlecruiser SMS Derfflinger, which he also commanded during the Battle of Dogger Bank. In September 1915 he became Commodore and commanding officer of the Fourth Scouting Group of five light cruisers, which he also commanded during the Battle of Jutland. Promoted to Rear Admiral, he commanded the two German battleships SMS Kaiser and SMS Kaiserin during the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight in 1917. After the armistice that ended World War I, Rear Admiral von Reuter was ordered to take command of the fleet that was to be interned at Scapa Flow until its final disposition would be decided at Versailles. Admiral Franz von Hipper, commander-in-chief of the High Seas Fleet, had refused to lead his ships into internment. As the final deadline neared for the German delegation to sign the Treaty of Versailles, von Reuter anticipated that his ships would be handed over to the victorious Allies. To prevent this, he ordered all 74 ships scuttled on 21 June 1919, using an unusual flag signal previously agreed upon (a reference to a German students' drinking song, calling for more liquid). Unknown to the British, all ships had long ago been prepared for this action. Within five hours, 10 battleships, five battlecruisers, four light cruisers, and 32 torpedoboats sank in Scapa Flow. The battleship SMS Baden, the four light cruisers SMS Emden, SMS Nürnberg, SMS Frankfurt and SMS Bremse and 14 torpedo boats were beached when British watch personnel were able to intervene in time and tow them to shallow water. Only four torpedoboats remained afloat. Nine Germans were killed in scuffles aboard some of the ships (including the captain of SMS Markgraf) or shot to death while drifting in their lifeboats — the last German war deaths of World War I. Von Reuter was vilified in Britain and made a prisoner of war, along with the other 1,773 officers and men of the fleet's remaining rump crews. In Germany he was celebrated as a hero who had protected the honor of the navy. He retired from service and played no further role in public life. In August 1939 he was made full Admiral. He died in Potsdam in 1943.
  • Ludwig von Reuter war ein Admiral der Kaiserlichen Marine. Bekannt wurde er als Befehlshaber der in Scapa Flow internierten Hochseeflotte durch seinen Befehl zu ihrer Selbstversenkung am 21. Juni 1919.
  • Ludwig von Reuter fue un Almirante alemán durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, que comandaba la Flota de Alta Mar de la Armada Imperial Alemana cuando esta, fue internada en Scapa Flow al final de la guerra. El 21 de junio de1919 ordenó echar a pique la flota para evitar que los británicos o sus aliados, se apoderaran de loe buques.
  • Ludwig von Reuter (9 février 1869 - 18 décembre 1943) est un amiral allemand de la Première Guerre mondiale qui commanda la Hochseeflotte la flotte de haute mer de la Kaiserliche Marine, la marine impériale allemande. lorsque celle-ci fut consignée à Scapa Flow en Écosse à la fin de la guerre. Le 21 juin 1919, il ordonna le sabordage de la flotte pour prévenir une saisie des navires par les Britanniques et un partage entre puissances alliées. Von Reuter était né à Guben dans une famille militaire prussienne. Au début de la Première Guerre mondiale, il était capitaine du cuirassé SMS Derfflinger qu'il commanda durant la bataille de Dogger Bank En septembre 1915 il devint commodore et officier commandant le 4e groupe de reconnaissance de cinq croiseurs légers qu'il commanda durant la bataille du Jutland. Promu contre-amiral, il commanda les deux cuirassés SMS Kaiser et SMS Kaiserin lors de la seconde bataille de Heligoland en 1917. Après l'Armistice, von Reuter fut chargé de prendre le commandement de la flotte qui devait être interné à Scapa Flow, base de la Royal Navy dans les Orcades au nord de l'Écosse jusqu'a ce qu'une décision finale soit prise à Versailles. L'amiral Franz von Hipper, commandant en chef de haute mer avait refusé de mener les navires à Scapa Flow.
  • Ludwig von Reuter var en tysk admiral i Den tyske keiserlige flåte under første verdenskrig. Han var skipssjef på slagkrysseren «SMS Derfflinger», og under slaget ved Doggerbank og ledet en gruppe på fem skip under slaget ved Jylland. Han ble deretter utnevnt til kontreadmiral og senere ledet han to skip under Andre slaget ved Helgolandsbukten. Han var kommandør i den tyske flåten som ble tatt i arrest av Royal Navy i Scapa Flow på Orknøyene. Han beordret senking av alle skipene, for å forhindre at britene skulle få skipene som krigsbytte ved utfallet av Versaillestraktaten.
  • Ludwig von Reuter, född 9 februari 1869 i Guben, död 18 december 1943 i Potsdam, var en tysk amiral under första världskriget. Reuter förde kommandot över tyska högsjöflottan efter det att den hade internerats av Storbritannien i Scapa Flow efter krigets slut. Den 21 juni 1919 beordrade han att flottan skulle sänka sina skepp för att förhindra att britterna tog över dem i samband med Versaillesfreden.
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  • Ludwig von Reuter was a German admiral during World War I, who commanded the Kaiserliche Marine's High Seas Fleet when it was interned at Scapa Flow at the end of the war. On 21 June 1919 he ordered the scuttling of the fleet to prevent the British from seizing the ships. Von Reuter was born in Guben into a Prussian military family. By the time World War I began, he was captain of the battlecruiser SMS Derfflinger, which he also commanded during the Battle of Dogger Bank.
  • Ludwig von Reuter war ein Admiral der Kaiserlichen Marine. Bekannt wurde er als Befehlshaber der in Scapa Flow internierten Hochseeflotte durch seinen Befehl zu ihrer Selbstversenkung am 21. Juni 1919.
  • Ludwig von Reuter fue un Almirante alemán durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, que comandaba la Flota de Alta Mar de la Armada Imperial Alemana cuando esta, fue internada en Scapa Flow al final de la guerra. El 21 de junio de1919 ordenó echar a pique la flota para evitar que los británicos o sus aliados, se apoderaran de loe buques.
  • Ludwig von Reuter (9 février 1869 - 18 décembre 1943) est un amiral allemand de la Première Guerre mondiale qui commanda la Hochseeflotte la flotte de haute mer de la Kaiserliche Marine, la marine impériale allemande. lorsque celle-ci fut consignée à Scapa Flow en Écosse à la fin de la guerre. Le 21 juin 1919, il ordonna le sabordage de la flotte pour prévenir une saisie des navires par les Britanniques et un partage entre puissances alliées.
  • Ludwig von Reuter var en tysk admiral i Den tyske keiserlige flåte under første verdenskrig. Han var skipssjef på slagkrysseren «SMS Derfflinger», og under slaget ved Doggerbank og ledet en gruppe på fem skip under slaget ved Jylland. Han ble deretter utnevnt til kontreadmiral og senere ledet han to skip under Andre slaget ved Helgolandsbukten. Han var kommandør i den tyske flåten som ble tatt i arrest av Royal Navy i Scapa Flow på Orknøyene.
  • Ludwig von Reuter, född 9 februari 1869 i Guben, död 18 december 1943 i Potsdam, var en tysk amiral under första världskriget. Reuter förde kommandot över tyska högsjöflottan efter det att den hade internerats av Storbritannien i Scapa Flow efter krigets slut. Den 21 juni 1919 beordrade han att flottan skulle sänka sina skepp för att förhindra att britterna tog över dem i samband med Versaillesfreden.
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