Hugo von Pohl, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hugo von Pohl

German admiral

Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1855

Place of Birth: Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 23-Feb-1916

Profession: Marineoffizier

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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.



Description	German photographer Hofphotograph seiner Königlichen Hoheit, des Prinzen Heinrich von Preußen
Date of birth/death	3 January 1863	12 September 1944
Location of birth/death	Braaken	Stralsund
Work location	Kiel, Schlossgarten 17
Authority control	: Q37449600 RKD: 400431