biography
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Tirpitz, Alfred (Friedrich) von
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pronunciation:
[teerpits]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1849–1930)
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| biography:
| German admiral, born in Kostrzyn, W Poland (formerly Küstrin, Prussia). He joined the Prussian navy in 1865, was ennobled in 1900, and rose to be Lord High Admiral (1911). As secretary of state for the imperial navy (1897–1916), he raised a fleet to challenge British supremacy of the seas, and acted as its commander (1914–16). He advocated unrestricted submarine warfare, and resigned when this policy was opposed. He later sat in the Reichstag, then retired to Ebenhausen. |
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