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Description: | German officer served with 14th Destroyer Flotilla attached to German High Seas Fleet during Battle of Jutland, 1916; present at Kiel Mutiny, 11/1918.
REEL 1 Recollections of service as officer with S23 of 14th Destroyer Flotilla attached German High Seas Fleet during Battle of Jutland, 31/5/1916-1/6/1916: nature of German destroyers; role of unit in defending 3rd Battle Sqdn from submarines; question of Scheer's intention on leaving port; news of first contact with Britsh Battlecruiser Fleet, 16.30; Beatty's pursuit of German Battlecruiser Fleet in ignorance of presence of High Seas Fleet due to exchanged code signals of flagship and shore station; sighting British ships at ca 17.15; absence of threat from British submarines; state of morale; rescue of British crews from sinking destroyers; weather conditions and effects of battle smoke on visibility; abortive attempted torpedo attack on British line, difficulty in regaining position in poor visibility conditions and near collision with Moltke in passing through German Battlecruiser Fleet; confused situation on clash with vanguard of Grand Fleet during destroyer night attack; state of morale of battle on return to Wilhelmshaven, Germany, 1/6/1916; opinion of Scheer and Hipper. Recollections of mutiny whilst serving aboard newly commissioned destroyer at Kiel, 11/1918: absence of problems with destroyer, minesweeper and submarine crews; first signs of mutinous behaviour, 3/11/1918; reactions to view of red flag flying on Luchting's destroyer; reactions of civilian population; absence of problems with destroyer, minesweeper and submarine crews; origins of mutiny aboard battleships and battlecruisers; first signs of mutinous behaviour, 3/11/1918; success of mutineers in taking over command of fleet and inability of Luchting's crew to resist force and consequent hoisting of red flag; nature of reception on boarding ship; reactions of civilian population. Aspects of service aboard S23, 1916-1917: age of crew and state of morale on return from Battle of Jutland, 1/6/1916; opinion of Scheer and Hipper. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | BBC | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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