Tirpitz

American

[tir-pits] / ˈtɪr pɪts /

noun

Alfred von 1849–1930, German admiral and statesman.

Tirpitz British

/ ˈtɪrpɪts /

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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The emperor credited von Tirpitz with persuading the Reichstag to expand the country’s fleet to rival Britain’s.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2023

Spitfire AA810 was shot down in March 1942 during a mission to photograph German battleship Tirpitz.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2023

Tirpitz had similarly grand dreams for the navy, and through his various positions in the naval high command, he set out an ambitious building program for new battleships.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

The authors credit Tallboy bombs with sinking the German battleship Tirpitz off northern Norway in November 1944.

From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2020

“There can be no justification or military grounds for refusing any further to employ what promises to be our most effective weapon,” Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz declared.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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