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Henning von Holtzendorff

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German admiral (1853-1919)

GermanyPoliticiansLived 1853 to 1919 · aged 66
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Henning Rudolf Adolf Karl von Holtzendorff was a German admiral during World War I, who became famous for his December 1916 memo about unrestricted submarine warfare against the United Kingdom.

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Pour le Mérite
Order of the Black Eagle
Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Leopold

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Henning Rudolf Adolf Karl von Holtzendorff was a German admiral during World War I, who became famous for his December 1916 memo about unrestricted submarine warfare against the United Kingdom. He was a recipient of Order of the Black Eagle and the Pour le Mérite with oak leaves and was one of just six Grand Admirals of the Imperial German Navy.

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Germany
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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1853 to 1919 · aged 66
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