Paul Behncke
Paul Behncke | |
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| Born | 13 August 1869 |
| Died | 4 January 1937 (aged 67) |
| Allegiance | German Empire Weimar Republic |
| Branch | Imperial German Navy Reichsmarine |
| Service years | 1883–1924 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | III Battle Squadron |
| Conflicts | World War I |
| Awards | Pour le Mérite |
| State Secretary for the Navy of Germany | |
| In office 6 October – 9 November 1918 | |
| Monarch | Wilhelm II |
| Chancellor | Max von Baden |
| Preceded by | Eduard von Capelle |
| Succeeded by | Ernst Ritter von Mann Edler von Tiechler |
| Chief of the Admiralty of Germany | |
| In office 1 September – 14 September 1920 | |
| Reichspräsident | Friedrich Ebert |
| Chancellor | Constantin Fehrenbach |
| Reichminister of the Reichswehr | Otto Gessler |
| Preceded by | William Michaelis |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Chief of the Naval Command) |
| Chief of the Naval Command of Germany | |
| In office 14 September 1920 – 1 October 1924 | |
| Reichspräsident | Friedrich Ebert |
| Chancellor | Constantin Fehrenbach Joseph Wirth Wilhelm Cuno Gustav Stresemann Wilhelm Marx |
| Reichminister of the Reichswehr | Otto Gessler |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Chief of the Admiralty) |
| Succeeded by | Hans Zenker |
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Paul Behncke (13 August 1869 – 4 January 1937) was born in Lübeck and died in Berlin. He was a German admiral during the First World War, most notable for his command of the III Battle Squadron of the German High Seas Fleet during the Battle of Jutland.