Tirpitz

[tir-pits]

noun

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

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Admiral Tirpitz now went ahead with the program approved by me.
The Kaiser's Memoirs
William II, German Emperor
Tirpitz can do and dares to do what many others do not dare.
The Kaiser's Memoirs
William II, German Emperor
Instead of that, a policy of fear of Tirpitz has been pursued.
Current History, Vol. VIII, No. 3, June 1918
Various
In Germany the idea was regarded as a vital one throughout by Tirpitz.
Before the War
Viscount Richard Burton Haldane
Tirpitz had been deeply impressed by the writings of Admiral Mahan.
Before the War
Viscount Richard Burton Haldane

British Dictionary definitions for tirpitz

Tirpitz

noun

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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