Ludwig von Reuter
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Ludwig von Reuter (born in February, 9 1869 at Guben, Prussia, now part of Germany), is a German admiral. He is the current commander of the Kaiserliche Marine.
Von Reuter was born in Guben into a Prussian military family. By the time the first Weltkrieg began, he was captain of the battlecruiser SMS Derfflinger, which he also commanded during the Battle of Dogger Bank. In September 1915 he became Commodore and commanding officer of the Fourth Scouting Group of five light cruisers, which he also commanded during the Battle of Jutland. Promoted to Rear Admiral, he commanded the two German battleships SMS Kaiser and SMS Kaiserin during the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight in 1917.
