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[[Konteradmiral (Kaiserliche Marine)|Konteradmiral]] '''Magnus von Levetzow''' ([[8 January]], [[1871]] – [[13 March]], [[1939]]) was an officer of the [[Kaiserliche Marine]] during the [[First World War]].  An accomplished sea and staff officer, he briefly commanded the [[II. Aufklärungsgruppe|2nd Scouting Group]], planned [[Operation Albion]] and was instrumental in Germany opening unrestricted submarine warfare on the United States of America.  After the war, he supported the Kapp Putsch and played a part in Hitler's rise to power.
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[[Konteradmiral (Kaiserliche Marine)|Konteradmiral]] '''Magnus von Levetzow''' (8 January, 1871 – 13 March, 1939) was an officer of the [[Kaiserliche Marine]] during the [[First World War]].  An accomplished sea and staff officer, he briefly commanded the [[II. Aufklärungsgruppe|2nd Scouting Group]], planned [[Operation Albion]] and was instrumental in Germany opening unrestricted submarine warfare on the United States of America.  After the war, he supported the Kapp Putsch and played a part in Hitler's rise to power.
  
 
Buried at the Südwestfriedhof, Stahnsdorf, Berlin.
 
Buried at the Südwestfriedhof, Stahnsdorf, Berlin.
  
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==Footnotes==
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| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#CEDFF2" | '''Command of [[SMS Moltke (1910)|SMS ''Moltke'']]'''
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| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| '''Kapitän zur See [[Magnus von Levetzow]]'''<br>[[9 January]], [[1913]] &ndash; [[26 January]], [[1916]]
 
| width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;"  align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''Kapitän zur See [[Johannes von Karpf]]'''
 
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Revision as of 08:11, 15 November 2010

Konteradmiral Magnus von Levetzow (8 January, 1871 – 13 March, 1939) was an officer of the Kaiserliche Marine during the First World War. An accomplished sea and staff officer, he briefly commanded the 2nd Scouting Group, planned Operation Albion and was instrumental in Germany opening unrestricted submarine warfare on the United States of America. After the war, he supported the Kapp Putsch and played a part in Hitler's rise to power.

Buried at the Südwestfriedhof, Stahnsdorf, Berlin.

Footnotes

Bibliography