The admiral, realizing he couldn’t escape, turned his heavy battle cruisers around in an attempt to give the unit’s smaller ships enough time to flee. Ultimately, a total of 2,200 German ...

A German uniform fell out. It was from one of the prisoners of war. They took it to the police expecting a reward but instead they were told off because they should'nt have been playing on open land.

A SHIPWRECKED German World War 1 cruiser has been found off the Falkland Islands after it was sunk by the Royal Navy 105 years ago. SMS Scharnhorst was the flagship of German Vice-Admiral Maximilia… ...

The uniform, sword and telescope belonging to the admiral who led the Britain fleet to victory at the brutal Battle of Jutland have returned to England ahead of its centenary.

SMS Scharnhorst was the flagship of German Vice-Admiral Maximilian Graf von Spee's East Asia Squadron. It was sunk on 8 December 1914 with more than 800 men on board, including Vice-Adm von Spee ...

Togo in Africa saw the first battle between Allied and German forces in World War One. They fought for control of the Kamina wireless station.

JUNE 21, 1919: Nine German sailors became the last casualties of World War I – seven months after the Armistice was signed – when they died scuttling their fleet on this day in 1919. Admiral Ludwig ...

The German scuttling of the fleet is one of the best-known events of WW1. A new letter paints an extraordinary picture.

The wreck of a German armoured cruiser that was sunk by the British during the First World War has been found off the coast of the Falkland Islands. SMS Scharnhorst was the flagship of Admiral ...

Call to unveil George V’s German uniform hidden away in Royal closet as a reminder of House of Windsor rift caused by WWI. ... for Teutonic uniforms to mark his roles as Admiral of the ...

A SHIPWRECKED German World War 1 cruiser has been found off the Falkland Islands after it was sunk by the Royal Navy 105 years ago. SMS Scharnhorst was the flagship of German Vice-Admiral Maximilia… ...