Tirpitz Collection

Tirpitz the pig: naval mascot of HMS Glasgow, WW1. 1916

Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz - Prussian Navy
Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz (1849-1930) - German Grossadmiral (Grand Admiral), Secretary of State of the German Imperial Naval Office

Teasing Tirpitz, or luring a U boat to Dover, Heath Robinson
A battered British plane suspends a tiny toy boat on a string, fooling a German U boat into pursuing it all the way to Dover. Another mischievous war tactic dreamed up by William Heath Robinson

German Tirpitz battery at Ostend - WW1
German Tirpitz battery at Ostend during the First World War

German Battleship Tirpitz WW2

Bull terrier and dachshund puppy sleeping in a chair
A bull terrier and a dachshund puppy sleeping in a chair -- Turps or Tirpz (short for Tirpitz or Turpentine) finds a new use for bull terriers (Aldins own dogs). Date: 1930

Gun of Tirpitz Battery in firing position, Ostend, WW1
A gun of the German Tirpitz Battery in elevated firing position at Ostend, Belgium, during the First World War. Work on the construction of the Battery can be seen in progress in the background

Admiral Alfred Friedrich von Tirpitz (1849-1930)
Photographic portrait of Admiral Alfred Friedrich von Tirpitz, pictured when serving as Secretary of State for the Imperial German Navy, 1909

A von Tirpitz - graphic 07
Alfred vo Tirpitz (1849 - 1930) German naval commander. Credited with creating the German high-seas fleet (WWI)

Dachshund puppy lying on a chair
A dachshund puppy (Turps or Tirpz, short for Tirpitz or Turpentine) lying on a chair (Aldins own dog). Date: 1930

Bystander cover - Caricature of Von Tirpitz by Alick Ritchie
Front cover of The Bystander featuring a caricature of Admiral Alfred Von Tirpitz, German naval commander (1849-1930). Credited with creating the German high-seas fleet (WWI)

Cartoon, More Hands Wanted, WW1
Cartoon, More Hands Wanted. Showing Admiral von Tirpitz, Von Gwinner (Deutsche Bank), Kaiser Wilhelm, Von Bethmann-Hollweg and Field Marshal Von der Goltz struggling with the war

Admiral Alfred Friedrich von Tirpitz (1849 - 1930), pictured when serving as Secretary of State for the Imperial German Navy, 1909

The crew that sank the battleship Tirpitz. From left: F/O Giarish, Australia; Flt Lt Buckham, Australia; F/O Nolan, London; Sq Ldr A.G. Williams; F/O daniell, Canada and Wg Cdr J.B

A portrait of German generals sitting and standing around a table with a large map. 1910s

Three German medallions (1 of 2), WW1
Three German medallions from the First World War. At the top is a large round medallion bearing the head of Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, German naval leader

Prince Henry of Prussia, von Tirpitz and others
Prince Henry (Heinrich) of Prussia (1862-1929), with Alfred von Tirpitz (1849-1930), German naval commander, and others, mainly British, sitting on some steps at the Royal Yacht Club in Queenstown

Admiral Eduard von Capelle, German naval officer
Admiral (formerly Captain) Eduard von Capelle (1855-1931), German naval officer, assistant to Admiral von Tirpitz whom he succeeded in 1916. Date: early 20th century

Alfred von Tirpitz, German Admiral
Alfred von Tirpitz (1849-1930), German Admiral, seen here in uniform, sitting in a chair. He also served as State Secretary of the Imperial German Navy (1889-1919). Date: circa 1909

Tirpitz battery WWI
Damage to the emplacement of a gun of the Tirpitz Battery caused by a 38cm shell in Ostend, Belgium during World War I

Admiral Von Tirpitz
ALFRED VON TIRPITZ Chiefly responsible for the strengthening of the German navy in the years leading up to World War One; seen here age 80

A Von Tirpitz / Juttner
ALFRED VON TIRPITZ German naval commander, portrayed as Poseidon/ Neptune, God of the North Sea

A Von Tirpitz / Renatus
ALFRED VON TIRPITZ German naval commander, in 1915

A Von Tirpitz / Postcard
ALFRED VON TIRPITZ German naval commander

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