Franz von Hipper
Birth 1863-09-13Death 1932-05-25
| Father | Unknown |
| Mother | Unknown |
German Navy Planed Sneak Attack of the British Royal Navy
After a poor over all performance of the German Navy, Reinhardt Scheer, Franz von Hipper, and Adolf von Trotha sought to launch a sneak attack against the British Royal Navy while talks of armistice were in the works.
German Navel Mutiny at Wilmershaven and Kiel
Started 1918-10-30Ended 1918-11-04
Sailors soon catch wind of an unapproved secret plot by top brass of the Navy to attack the British Royal Navy. Seeing the move as a suicide mission and peace talks in the works the navy men ignored orders to launch, and instead disarmed officers to take over the ships at both ports.