— who ▁had ▁replaced ▁von ▁P ohl ▁as ▁fleet ▁commander ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 6 — ▁a ▁week ▁later ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 7 th . ▁Sche er , ▁however , ▁attempted ▁to ▁have ▁Hi pper ▁retired ▁instead ▁of ▁returning ▁after ▁the ▁term ination ▁of ▁sick ▁leave ; ▁he ▁contact ed ▁Hen ning ▁von ▁Hol tz endor ff , ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁Staff , ▁who ▁disag re ed ▁with ▁Sche er . ▁Hol tz endor ff ▁thought ▁that ▁rel ieving ▁Hi pper ▁at ▁that ▁point ▁would ▁" only ▁damage ▁the ▁war ▁leadership ." ▁Hi pper ▁had ▁mean while ▁left ▁for ▁a ▁sp a ▁in ▁Bad ▁N en nd orf , ▁where ▁he ▁spent ▁five ▁weeks . ▁His ▁deput y , ▁Friedrich ▁Bo ed icker , ▁assumed ▁temporary ▁command . ▁Hi pper ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁post ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 6 ; ▁he ▁ho isted ▁his ▁flag ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁newly ▁commission ed ▁battle c ru iser ▁. ▁ ▁Battle ▁of ▁J ut land ▁ ▁Admir al ▁Sche er ▁planned ▁another ▁operation ▁to ▁l ure ▁out ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁fleet ▁for ▁ 1 7 ▁May , ▁but ▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁battle c ru iser ▁ ▁sust ained ▁during ▁the ▁bomb ard ment ▁of ▁Y arm outh ▁and ▁Low esto ft ▁the ▁previous ▁month , ▁couple d ▁with ▁cond enser ▁trouble ▁on ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁batt les hips ▁of ▁III ▁Battle ▁Squadron ▁caused ▁the ▁plan ▁to ▁be ▁delayed , ▁ultimately ▁to ▁