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was hit several times by heavy-caliber shells and damaged badly, but she nevertheless remained in action and returned to port for repairs.
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on 21 June 1919. Most of the ships were eventually raised by
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connected the Baltic and North Seas and allowed the German Navy to quickly shift naval forces between the two seas.
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served as the squadron commander from 1913 to
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Squadron operated from one of the two primary bases of the German fleet. The first, in the
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served as his deputy and the VI Division commander during the engagement.
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replaced him as the squadron commander and led the unit during the
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The III Battle Squadron was organized in 1913 as the new
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housed forward bases further east in the Baltic. The
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838:Jutland: The German Perspective
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