"Reinhard Scheer"@en . "High Seas Fleet" . . "II Battle Squadron" . "1879Z"^^ . "1863Z"^^ . "1928Z"^^ . "1928-11-26Z"^^ . . "Reinhard Scheer (30 September 1863 \u2013 26 November 1928) was an Admiral in the German Kaiserliche Marine. Scheer joined the navy in 1879 as an officer cadet; he progressed through the ranks, commanding cruisers and battleships, as well as major staff positions on land. At the outbreak of World War I, Scheer was the commander of the II Battle Squadron of the High Seas Fleet. He then took command of the III Battle Squadron, which consisted of the newest and most powerful battleships in the navy."@en . "Scheer, Reinhard"@en . . "1918Z"^^ . "German admiral" . . . "III Battle Squadron" . . . . "1863-09-30Z"^^ . .