1855 - 1916
Hugo von Pohl German Military
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| First Name |
Hugo
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| Middle Name |
Von
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| Last Name |
Pohl
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| Birthday |
25th August, 1855
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| Birthplace |
Wroclaw, Poland
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| Died |
23rd February, 1916
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| Place of Death |
Berlin, Germany
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| Build |
Athletic
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Hair Color |
Grey
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| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Christian
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| Ethnicity |
White
|
| Nationality |
German
|
| Occupation |
Military
|
Hugo von Pohl (25 August 1855 – 23 February 1916) was a German admiral who served during the First World War. He joined the Navy in 1872 and served in various capacities, including with the new torpedo boats in the 1880s, and in the Reichsmarineamt (Imperial Navy Office) in the 1890s. He eventually reached the rank of Vizeadmiral and held the position of Chief of the Admiralty Staff in 1913. He commanded the German High Seas Fleet from February 1915 until January 1916. As the commander of the surface fleet, he was exceedingly cautious, and did not engage the High Seas Fleet in any actions with the British Grand Fleet. Pohl was an outspoken advocate of unrestricted submarine warfare, and he put the policy into effect once he took command of the fleet on 4 February 1915. Seriously ill from liver cancer by January 1916, Pohl was replaced by Reinhard Scheer that month. Pohl died a month later.