The British navy is strong enough to defy any hostile combi… - Wilhelm II

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The British navy is strong enough to defy any hostile combination; Germany has, practically speaking, no navy. I am therefore compelled to observe the strictest neutrality. Before everything else I must provide myself with a navy. In twenty years' time, when the navy is ready, I shall speak a very different language.

Wilhelm II

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Wilhelm II of Germany (27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941), born Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert von Preußen, was the last German Emperor (Kaiser) and the last King (König) of Prussia, ruling from 1888 to 1918. He abdicated during the November Revolution, and fled to exile in the Netherlands.

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Alternative Names: Frederick William Victor Albert of Prussia • Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albrecht von Preußen • Friedrich Wilhelm Emperor William II • Wilhelm II, German Emperor • German Emperor Wilhelm II • Wilhelm II. • William II • Wilhelm II of Germany • Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert von Hohenzollern • Kaiser Wilhelm II • Emperor Willlam

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