Internment, Scuttling, Admiral von Reuter and Scapa Flow Part III

Scuttle the Fleet

English - March 16, 2021 20:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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The time has come for Admiral Ludwig von Reuter (a former Commodore because #CommodoresAreCool) and the German High Seas Fleet to make some tough decisions. Do they hand over their ships or deny the enemy the privilege and give Germany one last moral history? (Spoiler Alert: they denied the enemy their ships). What happened that fateful day in June and were any ships saved?

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Thx as always to Faux/Fox for the theme music.