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Reinhard Scheer

German admiral (1863-1928) · Germany · Died at 65

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Carl Friedrich Heinrich Reinhard Scheer was an admiral in the Imperial German Navy. Scheer joined the navy in 1879 as an officer cadet and progressed through the ranks, commanding cruisers and battleships, as well as senior staff positions on land.

A life in dates

1928Died26 November 19281917Honorary Doctor of the University of MarburgAward1916Honorary CitizenshipAwardHonorary Doctor of the Christian Albrechts University of KielAwardPour le MériteAward1863Born30 September 1863

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Awards

Honorary Doctor of the University of Marburg1917
Pour le Mérite1916
Honorary Doctor of the Christian Albrechts University of Kiel1916
Honorary Citizenship1916
Grand Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Albrecht the Bold
Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class
Order of the Red Eagle 1st Class
Knight of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern
Iron Cross 2nd Class
Iron Cross 1st Class
Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle
1st Class Order of the Crown
Order of Albert the Bear
Military Order of Max Joseph
Grand Cross of the Military Merit Order (Bavaria)
Military Order of St. Henry
Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class
Grand Officer of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
Knight of the Order of the Iron Crown (Austria)

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Father: Julius Scheer

About this person

Carl Friedrich Heinrich Reinhard Scheer was an admiral in the Imperial German Navy. Scheer joined the navy in 1879 as an officer cadet and progressed through the ranks, commanding cruisers and battleships, as well as senior staff positions on land. At the outbreak of World War I, Scheer was the commander of the II Battle Squadron of the High Seas Fleet. He then took command of the III Battle Squadron, which consisted of the newest and most powerful battleships in the navy. In January 1916, he was promoted to admiral and given control of the High Seas Fleet. Scheer led the German fleet at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May - 1 June 1916, one of the largest naval battles in history.

Country
Germany
Type
Other
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1863 to 1928 · aged 65

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