WORLD WAR l GERMAN BATTLESHIPS AND CRUISERS ~ (8 PHOTOS) ~ c. - 1918

Description

Eight (8) scarce early Real Photo Post cards (RPPC) of World War l German Battleships, Battle Cruisers, and Light Cruiser.
SMS GROSSER KURFURST
SMS MARKGRAFF
SMS DERFFLINGER
SMS MOLTKE
SMS SEYDLEITZ
SMS KARLSRUHE
SMS SEYDLEITZ (Leading Fleet)
SMS KRONPRINZ WILHELM  (SMS Markgraff Following)
The König class was a group of four battleships built for the German Kaiserliche Marine on the eve of World War I. The class was composed of König, Grosser Kurfürst, Markgraf, and Kronprinz. The most powerful warships of the German High Seas Fleet at the outbreak of war in 1914, the class operated as a unit throughout World War I: V Division of III Battle Squadron. The ships took part in a number of fleet operations during the war, including the Battle of Jutland, where they acted as the vanguard of the German line. They survived the war and were interned at Scapa Flow in November 1918. All four ships were scuttled on 21 June 1919 when Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter ordered the sinking of the entire High Seas Fleet. Three remain on the seafloor there; the Grosser Kurfürst was raised, towed off, and broken up for scrap.
The Kaiserliche Marine, the navy of the German Empire, built a series of battlecruisers in the first half of the 20th century. The battlecruiser type was an outgrowth of older armored cruiser designs; they were intended to scout for the main battle fleet and attack the reconnaissance forces of opposing fleets. Kaiser Wilhelm II insisted that the new battlecruisers be able to fight in the line of battle with battleships to counter Germany's numerical inferiority.
Photographs measure 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches and is in very good condition with only slight surface and corner wear except Kronprinz Wilhelm has crease down left side(see scans).  Backs are clean with no stamps or messages.
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