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The scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow
On 21 June 1919, on Admiral Ludwig von Reuter's orders, crews scuttled 52 interned German warships at Scapa Flow rather than hand them to the victors.
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Key event
The Treaty of Versailles
On 28 June 1919 Germany signed the peace in the Hall of Mirrors. It lost land and colonies, was disarmed, and Article 231 laid the blame for the war on it.
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