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May 13, 2024 · This war between Denmark and Prussia lasted three years (1848–50) and ended only when the great powers pressured Prussia into accepting the London Protocol of 1852. Under the terms of this peace agreement, the German Confederation returned Schleswig-Holstein to Denmark.
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6 days ago · On 1 April 1924 he was promoted to senior midshipman ( Oberfähnrich zur See) and sent to officer training at the Naval Academy Mürwik. In 1926 he advanced to the rank of ensign ( Leutnant zur See) and was assigned as a signals officer on the battleship SMS Schleswig-Holstein, the flagship of Germany's North Sea Fleet.
May 27, 1999 · Battleship, capital ship of the world’s navies from about 1860, when it began to supplant the wooden-hulled, sail-driven ship of the line, to World War II, when its preeminent position was taken over by the aircraft carrier.
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May 25, 2024 · At a quarter to five in the morning on September 1, 1939, the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein opened fire on the small Polish garrison at Westerplatte, expecting that the vastly outnumbered and outgunned Poles would run up a white flag.
5 days ago · Schleswig-Holstein was one of two Deutschland-class Pre-Dreadnought battleships commisioned in 1908 which remained in service in the Kreigsmarine during WWII. The other of the class was the Schlesien. Schleswig-Holstein fired the first shots of World War II when she bombarded the Polish base at Danzig's Westerplatte in the early morning hours ...
1 day ago · Schleswig-Holstein ( pronounced [ˌʃleːsvɪç ˈhɔlʃtaɪn] ⓘ; Danish: Slesvig-Holsten [ˌsle̝ːsvi ˈhʌlˌste̝ˀn]; Low German: Sleswig-Holsteen; North Frisian: Slaswik-Holstiinj; English: Sleswick-Holsatia [5]) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical Duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig. Its capital city ...
May 23, 2024 · L. I. R. May 23, 2024 Topic: Security Region: Americas Blog Brand: The Reboot Tags: U.S. Navy Navy World War II Montana-Class Battleships Military. Naval Giant: Montana-Class Battleships Would...
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