▁a ▁quiet ▁life ; ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁full ▁war ▁p ension . ▁During ▁the ▁cha os ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Revolution ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 8 – 1 9 1 9 , ▁Hi pper ▁hid ▁from ▁radical ▁revolution aries ▁by ▁assuming ▁a ▁false ▁name ▁and ▁moving ▁frequently . ▁He ▁wrote ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁Adolf ▁von ▁Tro tha , ▁the ▁new ▁fleet ▁commander , ▁express ing ▁his ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁sc utt ling ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁fleet ▁in ▁Sc apa ▁Flow ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁After ▁the ▁revolution ▁was ▁over , ▁Hi pper ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁house ▁in ▁Al ton a ▁near ▁Hamburg . ▁ ▁Un like ▁his ▁superior , ▁Rein hard ▁Sche er , ▁Hi pper ▁never ▁wrote ▁a ▁mem oir ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁or ▁his ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Navy . ▁He ▁briefly ▁d ab bled ▁in ▁conserv ative ▁political ▁movements ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁but ▁never ▁committed ▁to ▁any . ▁Franz ▁von ▁Hi pper ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 2 ; ▁he ▁was ▁cre m ated ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁his ▁h omet own ▁of ▁We il heim , ▁according ▁to ▁his ▁wishes . ▁On ▁hearing ▁of ▁Hi pper ' s ▁death , ▁his ▁old ▁advers ary ▁David ▁Beat ty ▁said , ▁" I ▁am ▁very ▁sorry . ▁One ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁express ▁one ' s ▁reg rets ▁for ▁the ▁passing ▁of ▁a ▁gall ant ▁officer ▁and ▁a ▁great ▁sail or ." ▁In ▁