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German Naval Surrender 21 Nov 1918
Mates I know this is not badge/insignia related, but I thought very nice & wanted to share with the members that have a Naval interest....
I acquired a few months ago a very nice framed print of the German High Sees Fleet Surrender on 21 Nov 1918. The detail is amazing! RCN Bryan |
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Beatty Photo
This photo I have had for at least 40 years I found it in a junk store & at the time it was covered in dust, I had to wet a piece of towel to rub away the grime to get a good look at the signature - yes its real!
Photo taken on the day of the High Sees Fleet Surrender, I have seen prints of this photo in various books of the period. Last two photos are prints taken from books. It is quite large & has been on my workbench area wall for many yrs! B Last edited by RCN; 27-02-15 at 02:46 PM. |
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German Naval Surrender 21 Nov 1918
most amassing photo Bryan, love navy history, wonder what the British did with the ships after the surrender
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Cheers Tony.
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But Adm Reuter had other ideas, he ordered the entire fleet scuttled in June 1919, the Grand Fleet was out of the harbour on that day, & the scuttling was well planned in advance. The link Tony has supplied will give more detail. Many of the ships were subsequently raised & scrapped in the 1920's. A sad end for a superb fleet! B |
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German Naval Surrender 21 Nov 1918
I have somewhere a souvenir booklet published by the Daily Mail on this surrender, when I first bought this booklet my Father said he served with a man during WWII who was a salvage diver involved with raising some of the ships.
It must have been a fantastic sight for Admirable Beatty, but a hollow victory for Britain . . ! Rob |
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DER TAG!
21st November 1918 was Der Tag! I have a remarkable book on the surrender and later scrapping of the High Seas Fleet, published 1973, a first and probably only edition. The scrapping was an amazing achievement with the ships raised upside down.
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GTB |
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Fascinating stuff.
I collect little wooden things made from old ships timbers, this is one of my favorites. Rob |
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