Von Der Tann (other)
Von der Tann may refer to: * , an Imperial German Navy battlecruiser which served in World War I; launched in 1909 * ''Von der Tann'' (gunboat), the first propeller-driven gunboat in the world; launched in 1849 * Hartmann von der Tann (born 1943), German journalist * Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen Ludwig Samson Heinrich Arthur Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen (18 June 181526 April 1881) was a Bavarian general. Early life Born in Darmstadt, on the day of Waterloo, Ludwig was a descendant from the old family of von der Tann, which ...

Von Der Tann (gunboat)
''Von der Tann'' was a steam-powered 120 ton gunboat built in 1849 at Conradi shipyards in Kiel for the small joint navy of the two duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. She was the first propeller-driven gunboat in the world. History During the First War of Schleswig, 1848-1850 between Denmark and the two duchies, the Schleswig-Holstein navy comprised three paddlewheelers with sail rigging, a schooner and 12 gunboats; their task was to protect the coast against Danish raids. Initially called Gunboat No. 1, ''Von der Tann'' was the most modern of these ships. Her steam engine, built by August Howaldt at Schweffel und Howaldt's works in Kiel, gave her and a top speed (under steam) of six knots. She carried the rigging of a three-mast schooner, with a very tall funnel behind the main mast. Her armament comprised two 64-pounder guns mounted on swivels fore and aft plus four three-pounder howitzers. During the night of 20/21 July 1850, ''Von der Tann'' had captured a Danish f ...
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Hartmann Von Der Tann
Jörg Hartmann Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen (born 30 June 1943 in Villingen), known as Hartmann von der Tann, is a German radio and television journalist. Life From 1966 to 1972, Tann studied at the University of Würzburg. He worked as a journalist for German broadcaster ARD. As correspondent, Tann worked for ARD in Mexico and countries in South America. As sport reporter he worked for ARD at horse sport events. Awards * 1998: Telestar The Telestar was a former German television award, created by Das Erste and ZDF. It was succeeded in 1999 by the Deutscher Fernsehpreis The Deutscher Fernsehpreis (''German Television Award'') is an annual German award for television programmin ... References Notes External links *Sueddeutsche.de: Brandbrief für die Freiheit älterer Männer (German)
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