For the World War II destroyer, see German destroyer Z1 Leberecht Maass.
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Leberecht Maass
Born
(1863-11-24)24 November 1863 Korkenhagen, Prussia
Died
28 August 1914(1914-08-28) (aged 50) SMS Cöln, Heligoland Bight, North Sea
Allegiance
German Empire
Service/branch
Imperial German Navy
Years of service
1883–1914
Rank
Konteradmiral (rear admiral)
Commands held
Freya
Scharnhorst
Weissenburg
SMS Cöln
Battles/wars
World War I
Battle of Heligoland Bight †
Leberecht Maass (or Maaß) (24 November 1863 – 28 August 1914) was the Konteradmiral who commanded the German naval forces at the first Battle of Heligoland Bight. He lost his life when his flagship, the light cruiser SMS Cöln, was sunk by British battlecruisers commanded by Vice Admiral David Beatty.
LeberechtMaass (or Maaß) (24 November 1863 – 28 August 1914) was the Konteradmiral who commanded the German naval forces at the first Battle of Heligoland...
The German destroyer Z1 LeberechtMaass was the lead ship of her class of four destroyers built for the German Navy (initially called the Reichsmarine...
destroyers caused uncertainty but the committee ruled that the destroyer LeberechtMaass was bombed and that around 7:56 p.m. there was a big explosion amidships...
The Type 1934 destroyers, also known as the Z1 class or LeberechtMaass class after the lead ship, were a group of four destroyers built for the German...
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Sea to search for British fishing trawlers, one of her sisters, Z1 LeberechtMaass, was bombed and sunk by a patrolling German bomber, with loss of 280...
by Polish coastal-battery fire, engaged two German destroyers, Z1 LeberechtMaass and Z9 Wolfgang Zenker. The Polish coastal battery also participated...
War loss Postwar Type 1934 destroyers 3,155 tons 8 × 21-in. 36 kn Z1 LeberechtMaass Sunk, Feb 1940 Z2 Georg Thiele Beached, Apr 1940 Z3 Max Schultz Sunk...
bomb hits on 22 February 1940, during Operation Wikinger Named after LeberechtMaass Z2 Georg Thiele Laid down: Deutsche Werke Kiel, 25 October 1934 Launched:...
three German light cruisers and killing their commander, Rear Admiral LeberechtMaass. The German battlecruiser Goeben perhaps made the most impact early...
fought by the Navy were: Battle of Heligoland Bight (Rear Admiral LeberechtMaass) – 1914 Battle of Coronel (Vice Admiral Maximilian von Spee) – 1914...
War I from Zagreb BMW Z1, a two-seat roadster German destroyer Z1 LeberechtMaass Great Northern Railway Z-1 class, a class of electric locomotives used...
and in December, Z4 Richard Beitzen, together with her sisters Z1 LeberechtMaass, Z2 Georg Thiele and Z3 Max Schultz, sailed to an area off the coast...
and sank with all hands. At the time she was rescuing crew from Z1 LeberechtMaass that had been mistakenly bombed by German aircraft. In total 308 were...
Lütjens exchange fire with Wicher, Gryf and Polish coastal batteries; LeberechtMaaß (Ger.) damaged, Wilk (Pol.) damaged by bombs, Mazur (Pol.) sunk by Stukas...
damage. 19 February – During Operation Wikinger the German destroyer Z1 LeberechtMaass was sunk by Luftwaffe bombs while another destroyer, the Z3 Max Schultz...
János Hadik, 19th prime minister of Hungary (d. 1933) November 24 – LeberechtMaass, German admiral (d. 1914) November 28 – Eremia Grigorescu, Romanian...
put to sea along with the vessels of their command. The destroyer LeberechtMaass (Z1) was the first flotilla's designated flagship in 1939, later replaced...
exercise. In December, Georg Thiele, together with her sisters Z1 LeberechtMaass, Max Schultz, and Richard Beitzen, sailed to the area of Iceland to...