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Description: | Photocopy (8pp) of an ms account describing the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet (21 November 1918), including a description of the battleship HMS REVENGE, in which he served as a wireless operator, an inspection by HM King George V, the voyage to meet the German High Seas Fleet off Scapa Flow and their return to the Firth of Forth, the extreme mistrust of the Germans held by British sailors, and Geereās pride in both his ship and the might of the British Navy; as well as a photocopy (1p) of the speech delivered by Admiral Sir David Beatty to the First Battle Squadron on board HMS REVENGE, expressing his contempt for the German Navy who surrendered without firing a shot, and for German sailors individually, ordered the men to treat them without compassion in any interaction. Also included is a copy of a photograph of HMS REVENGE.
Cataloguer BEK | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Geere, Charles Reginald | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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