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21st June 1919: German High Seas naval fleet scuttled in Scapa Flow, resulting in 52 ships being sunk

21st June 2022
Tagged as: Britain, First World War, Germany, Navy, Scapa Flow, Scotland, Ship, Sink, Treaty of Versailles

Concerned that the entire fleet might be shared out between the victors as the spoils of war Admiral von Reuter, the German officer in charge of the interned fleet, decided to purposely sink the ships.

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21st June 1919: German High Seas naval fleet scuttled in Scapa Flow, resulting in 52 ships being sunk

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