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{{AdmDE}} '''Gustav Heinrich Ernst Friedrich von Ingenohl''' (30 June, 1857 – 19 December, 1933) was an officer of the [[Kaiserliche Marine]] in the [[First World War]], and was the first war-time commander of the [[High Sea Fleet]]. | {{AdmDE}} '''Gustav Heinrich Ernst Friedrich von Ingenohl''' (30 June, 1857 – 19 December, 1933) was an officer of the [[Kaiserliche Marine]] in the [[First World War]], and was the first war-time commander of the [[High Sea Fleet]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | |||
Von Ingenohl commanded the H.S.F. in early raids intended to entice a strong, but not overly strong, response from the [[Grand Fleet]] in the hopes that a German force covering the raid might be able to surprise the British reaction force and defeat a large enough portion of the enemy fleet that parity might be achieved. | |||
The disasterous [[Battle of Dogger Bank]] resulted when one such operation was compromised by British intercepts of German signals. In the aftermath, von Ingenohl was replaced in command of the H.S.F. by [[Hugo von Pohl]]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:05, 1 September 2022
Admiral Gustav Heinrich Ernst Friedrich von Ingenohl (30 June, 1857 – 19 December, 1933) was an officer of the Kaiserliche Marine in the First World War, and was the first war-time commander of the High Sea Fleet.
Life & Career
Von Ingenohl commanded the H.S.F. in early raids intended to entice a strong, but not overly strong, response from the Grand Fleet in the hopes that a German force covering the raid might be able to surprise the British reaction force and defeat a large enough portion of the enemy fleet that parity might be achieved.
The disasterous Battle of Dogger Bank resulted when one such operation was compromised by British intercepts of German signals. In the aftermath, von Ingenohl was replaced in command of the H.S.F. by Hugo von Pohl.
See Also
Bibliography
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| Preceded by Henning von Holtzendorff |
Commander-in-Chief, High Sea Fleet 1913 – 2 Feb, 1915 |
Succeeded by Hugo von Pohl |
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