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On the evening of the 26th of August, 1914, the war at sea began to shift.
From Wilhelmshaven, under the cover of night, the hidden strength of the German Navy slipped into motion. Three great battlecruisers—long held in secrecy—moved out alongside their escorts, their hulls dark against the fading light, their guns silent but waiting. At their head stood Admiral Reinhard Scheer, who now carried not only command—but expectation.
Ahead of them, unseen beneath the waves, German U-boats moved like shadows, guiding them through the British blockade, marking safe paths through minefields and patrol routes. By dawn, the fleet had passed into the Atlantic, where the First and Second raiding squadrons—under Vice Admirals Franz von Hipper and Maximilian von Spee—began to turn and gather.
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