▁the ▁revolution ▁settled , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Al ton a ▁outside ▁Hamburg . ▁Un like ▁his ▁superior , ▁Rein hard ▁Sche er , ▁he ▁never ▁published ▁a ▁mem oir ▁of ▁his ▁service ▁during ▁the ▁war . ▁Hi pper ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁The ▁Kriegs marine ▁comm emor ated ▁Hi pper ▁with ▁the ▁launch ing ▁of ▁the ▁heavy ▁cru iser ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Franz ▁Hi pper ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁Anton ▁and ▁Anna ▁Hi pper ▁in ▁We il heim ▁in ▁Ober bay ern , ▁some ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁Mun ich , ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁September ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁His ▁father , ▁a ▁shop - keeper , ▁died ▁when ▁Franz ▁was ▁three . ▁When ▁Franz ▁turned ▁five , ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁education ▁at ▁a ▁Catholic ▁grammar ▁school ▁in ▁Mun ich . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ten , ▁Franz ▁attended ▁the ▁G ymnasium ▁in ▁Mun ich . ▁Hi pper ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁G ymnasium ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁with ▁the ▁degree ▁of ▁ ▁Ober se kund are ife — the ▁rough ▁equivalent ▁of ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁di pl oma . ▁ ▁After ▁comple ting ▁his ▁education , ▁Hi pper ▁signed ▁up ▁as ▁a ▁volunte er ▁reserve ▁officer ▁( E in jähr ig - F rei will iger ), ▁a ▁one - year ▁volunte er ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁military . ▁After ▁basic ▁officer ▁training ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁Hi pper ▁decided ▁to