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Events on Saturday 21 June 1919 2
1919German fleet scuttled at Scapa FlowInterned warships sunk to avoid Allied seizureAdmiral Ludwig von Reuter ordered the German High Seas Fleet interned at Scapa Flow to be scuttled, sinking most of its 74 ships rather than surrendering them to the Allies. The action denied the fleet's use in postwar treaty negotiations and remains one of the largest single losses of shipping in history.
1919The German fleet is scuttledScapa Flow, United KingdomRather than hand over the interned High Seas Fleet, its commander ordered 74 ships to open their seacocks. Most of the wrecks are still on the bottom.