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Henning von Holtzendorff
Admiral von Holtzendorff in 1918
Birth nameHenning Rudolf Adolf Karl
von Holtzendorff
Born(1853-01-09)9 January 1853
Berlin, Prussia
Died7 June 1919(1919-06-07) (aged 66)
Uckermark district,
Weimar Republic
AllegianceHenning von Holtzendorff Prussia
Henning von Holtzendorff North German Confederation
Henning von Holtzendorff German Empire
Service/branchHenning von Holtzendorff North German Federal Navy
Henning von Holtzendorff Imperial German Navy
Years of service1869–1913
1915–1918
RankGroßadmiral
UnitWest Africa Squadron
East Asia Squadron
Baltic Sea Naval Station
Commands heldImperial Shipyard Danzig
I Battle Squadron
High Seas Fleet
Imperial Admiralty Staff
Battles/warsFranco-Prussian War
Boxer Rebellion
World War I
AwardsOrder of the Black Eagle
Pour le Mérite with oak leaves
Other workMember of the House of Lords

Henning Rudolf Adolf Karl von Holtzendorff (9 January 1853 – 7 June 1919) was a German admiral during World War I, who became famous for his December 1916 memo about unrestricted submarine warfare against the United Kingdom. He was a recipient of Order of the Black Eagle and the Pour le Mérite with oak leaves and was one of just six Grand Admirals of the Imperial German Navy.

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Eduard von Capelle

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SMS Hannover

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9 January 1917 German Crown Council meeting

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