Tirpitz

[ tir-pits ]

noun
  1. Al·fred von [ahl-freyt fuhn], /ˈɑl freɪt fən/, 1849–1930, German admiral and statesman.

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Tirpitz

/ (German ˈtɪrpɪts) /


noun
  1. Alfred von (ˈalfreːt fɔn). 1849–1930, German admiral: as secretary of state for the Imperial Navy (1897–1916), he created the modern German navy, which challenged British supremacy at sea

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