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21st June 1919: German High Seas naval fleet scuttled in Scapa Flow, resulting in 52 ships being sunk artwork
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21st June 1919: German High Seas naval fleet scuttled in Scapa Flow, resulting in 52 ships being sunk

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Jun 21, 2026Society & Culture

Concerned that the entire fleet might be shared out between the victors as the spoils of war Admiral von Reuter, the German officer in charge of the interned fleet, decided to purposely sink the ...

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21st June 1919: German High Seas naval fleet scuttled in Scapa Flow, resulting in 52 ships being sunk is an episode from HistoryPod by HistoryPod. Concerned that the entire fleet might be shared out between the victors as the spoils of war...

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Published Jun 21, 2026, audio available.