The Great War of First World War went disastrous for Germany with as result several mutinies by sailors of the Imperial navy. The so-called Kiel mutiny on 3 November 1918 caused even the revolution which made an end of the empire. Theodor Plivier (Berlin 12 February 1892-Avegno 12 March 1955) wrote a roman dealing with the German navy titled Des Kaisers Kulis. Roman der Deutschen Kriegsflotte, published in 1930 (1) in reminder of the stoker Alwin Köbis of the SMS Prinzregent Luitpold and sailor 1st class Max Reichpietsch of the SMS Freidrich der Grosse which both were fusilladed on 5 September 1917 after their death verdict by the Navy Court-Martial at Wilhelmshaven. The Dutch newspaper used a item earlier published by the Daily Express. Strangely enough was the British item written by a correspondent in the Netherlands so why the Dutch newspaper didn’t use items from other Dutch newspapers is unknown. According to the correspondent started the mutiny early in the morning of 20 August on board of the four large battleships Prinz Regent Luitpold, Kaiser, Westphalen and Helgoland. Red flags were hoisted and the decks were crowded with sailors singing the Marseillaise while heaving revolutionary cries. The officers were warned not to interfere while threatened to be thrown over board and so they waited for orders coming from the shore.
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1. In the Netherlands published with the title 's Keizers Koelies and which book gives a staggering narrative of the German fleet during that war as seen through the eyes of sailors
