▁this ▁position ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁when ▁he ▁succeeded ▁Admir al ▁Rein hard ▁Sche er ▁as ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Se as ▁Fle et . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁most ▁famous ▁for ▁command ing ▁the ▁German ▁battle c ru is ers ▁of ▁the ▁I ▁Sc out ing ▁Group ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁particularly ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁J ut land ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁May   – ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁During ▁the ▁war , ▁Hi pper ▁led ▁the ▁German ▁battle c ru is ers ▁on ▁several ▁ra ids ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁coast , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁vil ified ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁press ▁as ▁a ▁" b aby ▁k iller ." ▁His ▁squad ron ▁cl ashed ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁battle c ru iser ▁squad ron ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Dog ger ▁Bank ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁where ▁the ▁arm ored ▁cru iser ▁ ▁was ▁lost . ▁At ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁J ut land , ▁Hi pper ' s ▁flags hip ▁ ▁was ▁s unk , ▁though ▁his ▁ships ▁succeeded ▁in ▁s inking ▁three ▁British ▁battle c ru is ers . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁Franz ▁von ▁Hi pper ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Navy ▁with ▁a ▁full ▁p ension . ▁He ▁initially ▁lived ▁under ▁an ▁alias ▁and ▁moved ▁frequently ▁to ▁avoid ▁radical ▁revolution aries ▁during ▁the ▁German ▁Revolution ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 8 – 1 9 1 9 . ▁After