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Admiral Paul Behncke (13 August, 1866^{[Citation needed]}^{[Fact Check]}^[1] – 4 January, 1937) was an Admiral of the Imperial German Navy during the First World War, who in 1918 became the Secretary of State of the Imperial Naval Office.

Behncke was appointed in command of the pre-dreadnoughts Wettin and Westfalen in 1909 and 1910.

Behncke was promoted to the rank of Konteradmiral on 14 July, 1914 and in that capacity commanded the Third Battle Squadron, comprised of the most powerful units at the Battle of Jutland.

He was promoted to Vizeadmiral on 25 November, 1916 and Admiral on 20 December, 1920.

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-[[Admiral (Kaiserliche Marine)|Admiral]] '''Paul Behncke''' (13 August, 1866{{CN}}{{FC}}<ref>Wikipedia says 1869</ref> &ndash; 4 January, 1937) was an Admiral of the [[Imperial German Navy]] during the [[First World War]], who in 1918 became the [[Secretary of State of the Imperial Naval Office]].
+{{AdmDE}} '''Paul Behncke''' (13 August, 1866{{CN}}{{FC}}<ref>Wikipedia says 1869</ref> &ndash; 4 January, 1937) was an Admiral of the [[Imperial German Navy]] during the [[First World War]], who in 1918 became the [[Secretary of State of the Imperial Naval Office]].
 ==Early Life & Career==
 Behncke was appointed in command of the pre-dreadnoughts {{DE-Wettin}} and {{DE-Westfalen}} in 1909 and 1910.
-==Great War==
 Behncke was promoted to the rank of [[Konteradmiral (Kaiserliche Marine)|Konteradmiral]] on 14 July, 1914 and in that capacity commanded the [[Third Battle Squadron (German Navy)|Third Battle Squadron]], comprised of the most powerful units at the [[Battle of Jutland]].

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Wilhelm A. Souchon	Captain of S.M.S. Wettin 19 Sep, 1909 – 14 Sep, 1910^[2]	Succeeded by Hermann Nordmann
Preceded by Friedrich Gädecke	Captain of S.M.S. Westfalen 15 Sep, 1910^[3] – 30 Sep, 1911^[4]	Succeeded by Wilhelm Starke