Aboard British Battleship Location: Kiel, Germany, circa Nov 1918
Aboard British Battleship Hercules. 2 Naval officers in uniform on deck walk toward camera; one American; Rear Admiral Robinson and one British, Vice Admiral Sir Montague Browning (President of the Allied Naval Armistice...
Aboard British Battleship Location: Kiel, Germany, circa Nov 1918
Aboard British Battleship Hercules. 2 Naval officers in uniform on deck walk toward camera; one American; Rear Admiral Robinson and one British, Vice Admiral Sir Montague Browning (President of the Allied Naval Armistice Commission). They get almost even with camera; then they turn (almost pivot!) back and walk in the opposite direction. LS of German Graudenz class cruiser, Regenburg.
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The clip's date needs altering to 1918, or perhaps 1918-19.
"Regenburg" should read SMS Regensburg.