Hubert von Rebeur-Paschwitz

Vizeadmiral Hubert von Rebeur-Paschwitz (14 August 1863 Frankfurt (Oder) – 16 February 1933 (Dresden)) was a German admiral. In 1899 he served as the German Naval attaché to Washington[1] and later in 1912 commanded a flotilla of German vessels that visited the United States.[2] During World War I he was transferred to the Black Sea in order to command the Central Powers naval forces that had previously been under the command of Admiral Souchon who had been recalled to the High Seas Fleet in 1917. Rebeur-Paschwitz decided to launch an offensive into the Mediterranean Sea which ended in his defeat at the Battle of Imbros.

Hubert von Rebeur-Paschwitz
Hubert von Rebeur-Paschwitz (center) with other officers in Washington D.C. in 1912.
Born14 August 1863
Frankfurt (Oder), Kingdom of Prussia
Died16 February 1933(1933-02-16) (aged 69)
Dresden
Allegiance German Empire
 Ottoman Empire
 Weimar Republic
Service/branch Imperial German Navy
 Ottoman Navy
 Reichsmarine
Years of service1889 - 1920
RankVizeadmiral
Battles/warsWorld War I
The grave of Hubert von Rebeur-Paschwitz in Dresden

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References

  1. Prete, Roy A. (1984). Coalition warfare: An Uneasy Accord (1st ed.). Canada: Wilfrid Laurier University Press. p. 42. ISBN 9780889201651.
  2. Staff, Gary (2014). German Battlecruisers of World War One: Their Design Construction and Operations. Great Britain: Seaforth Publishing. p. 129. ISBN 9781848322134.
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