Alfred von Tirpitz
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Wars, Battles, World War I, Ships, Naval History
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, 19th Century European History, German History
Article abstract: Tirpitz, one of the ablest naval administrators in modern history, was the architect of the German High Seas Fleet that fought in World War I.
Early Life
Alfred von Tirpitz was born March 19, 1849, of middle-class background. His father was a jurist and later county court judge in Brandenburg; his mother was the daughter of a physician. He joined the navy in 1865 when it was hardly a popular Prussian institution (the Prussian Navy in fact became a career for many ambitious young men of middle-class background who were barred from...
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