Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of Franz von Hipper

Battles of Franz von Hipper

German Imperial Navy admiral (1863–1932)

Franz von Hipper is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 1914 and 1917: 1 battle, 7 naval actions and 1 campaign across 3 present-day countries, most in United Kingdom (2), Germany (1), Estonia (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 10,267 km apart end to end, 1,283 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War I (9).

raid on YarmouthNight action at the Battle of JutlandAction of 19 August 1916United States Navy operations during World War- 1Battle of Heligoland BightRaid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and WhitbyBattle of Dogger BankBattle of the Gulf of RigaBattle of JutlandBattle of Heligoland BightRaid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and WhitbyBattle of Dogger BankBattle of the Gulf of RigaBattle of JutlandTehranKinshasaMadridTorontoBaghdadKabulAthensCasablancaAddis AbabaCaracas5000 km28.875N, 3.250W
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1914: 3 engagements3 in 19141915: 2 engagements1916: 3 engagements3 in 19161917: 1 engagements19141917
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Heligoland Bight, 1914raid on Yarmouth, 1914Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby, 1914Battle of Dogger Bank, 1915Battle of the Gulf of Riga, 1915Battle of Jutland, 1916Night action at the Battle of Jutland, 1916Action of 19 August 1916, 1916United States Navy operations during World War- 1, 191719141917
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
28 August 1914Battle of Heligoland BightHeligoland, GermanyBritish victory
1914raid on YarmouthGreat Yarmouth, United Kingdom423 km SWInconclusive
16 December 1914Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and WhitbyHartlepool, United Kingdom210 km NWGerman victory
24 January 1915Battle of Dogger BankNorth Sea161 km EBritish victory
20 August 1915Battle of the Gulf of RigaGulf of Riga, Estonia1,319 km NEEntente victory
31 May 1916Battle of JutlandNorth Sea1,063 km WInconclusive, see Outcome
1 June 1916Night action at the Battle of JutlandNorth Sea0 km NBritish victory
19 August 1916Action of 19 August 1916North Sea195 km WIndecisive
1917United States Navy operations during World War- 1Atlantic Ocean6,898 km SWAmerican victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Ferdinand Urbahns, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.