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Leberecht Maass | |
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Born | Korkenhagen, Prussia | 24 November 1863
Died | 28 August 1914 SMS Cöln, Heligoland Bight, North Sea | (aged 50)
Allegiance | German Empire |
Service | Imperial German Navy |
Years of service | 1883–1914 |
Rank | Konteradmiral (rear admiral) |
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Leberecht Maass (or Maaß) (24 November 1863 – 28 August 1914) was the Konteradmiral who commanded the German naval forces at the first Battle of Heligoland Bight. He lost his life when his flagship, the light cruiser SMS Cöln, was sunk by British battlecruisers commanded by Vice Admiral David Beatty.