Alfred von Tirpitz Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Alfred von Tirpitz, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Germany.

6 records1911–19116 events1 places

Chronological biography

1911

Fleet Programme1911

Government / Government of Germany · State Secretary for the Navy · Berlin

Resists foreign-policy concessions that might restrict naval development.

Grand Admiral Promotion1911

Warfare / Military · Grand Admiral · State Secretary for the Navy · Berlin

Receives promotion to grand admiral in the Imperial Navy.

Imperial Navy Leadership1911

Warfare / Military · Grand Admiral · State Secretary for the Navy · Berlin

Continues directing the fleet programme as Germany's senior naval official.

Naval Expansion Policy1911

Government / Government of Germany · State Secretary for the Navy · Berlin

Continues advocating expansion of the German battle fleet.

Promotion to Grand Admiral1911

Government / Government of Germany · State Secretary for the Navy · Berlin

Is promoted to the rank of grand admiral.

Senior Naval Rank1911

Government / Government of Germany · State Secretary for the Navy · Berlin

Reaches the highest naval rank while directing imperial naval policy.

Titles and roles

Grand Admiral · State Secretary for the Navy · State Secretary for the Navy

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.