biography
pronunciation:
[sheer]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1863–1928)
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| biography:
| German admiral, born in Obernkirchen, NC Germany. He went to sea as a naval cadet in torpedo craft. As vice-admiral he commanded the 2nd Battle Squadron of the German High Seas fleet at the outset of World War 1. He succeeded as commander-in-chief in 1916, and was in command at the indecisive Battle of Jutland (1916). An advocate of all-out submarine warfare, he briefly became chief of the admiralty staff in 1918, before his retirement. His command of the fleet led to the Kiel mutiny, which ultimately resulted in the November Revolution of 1918. |
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