Home Fleet (Imperial German Navy)
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The Home Fleet of the Imperial German Navy was an early 20th-century concentration of major German warships responsible for the defense of home waters before being reorganized into the more famous High Seas Fleet.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military unit
ⓘ
naval formation ⓘ |
| associatedDoctrine | risk theory of German naval strategy ⓘ |
| associatedWith | German naval expansion under Kaiser Wilhelm II ⓘ |
| commandStructure | centralized battle fleet ⓘ |
| conflictContext | pre–World War I naval arms race ⓘ |
| country | German Empire ⓘ |
| countryAdjective | German ⓘ |
| disbandedReason | reorganization into High Seas Fleet ⓘ |
| doctrine | concentrated battle fleet strategy ⓘ |
| era | pre–World War I period ⓘ |
| followedBy | High Seas Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
fleet-in-being in German home waters
ⓘ
strategic reserve of heavy units ⓘ |
| governmentFormOfCountry | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
armored cruisers
ⓘ
battleships ⓘ light cruisers ⓘ torpedo boats ⓘ |
| headOfStateDuringExistence | Wilhelm II, German Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | direct predecessor of the High Seas Fleet ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| location |
German home waters
ⓘ
North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchType | blue-water navy formation ⓘ |
| namedAfter | defense of the German homeland ⓘ |
| navalTechnologyContext |
early dreadnought era
ⓘ
pre-dreadnought era ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Imperial German Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguageName | Heimatflotte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Imperial German Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier scattered German naval formations ⓘ |
| primaryTheater | North Sea theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reorganizedInto | High Seas Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
concentration of major German warships
ⓘ
defense of home waters ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Kaiserliche Marine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
to challenge British naval supremacy in the North Sea
ⓘ
to secure German maritime approaches ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | German Imperial Naval High Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| task |
deterrence against Royal Navy operations in German waters
ⓘ
protection of German North Sea coast ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| typeOfWarshipConcentrated | capital ships ⓘ |
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