▁the ▁remaining ▁battle c ru is ers ▁to ▁" Eng age ▁the ▁enemy ' s ▁rear ," ▁but ▁signal ▁confusion ▁caused ▁the ▁ships ▁to ▁sole ly ▁target ▁Bl ü cher , ▁allowing ▁Mol t ke , ▁Se yd l itz , ▁and ▁Der ff ling er ▁to ▁escape . ▁ ▁Bl ame ▁for ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁Bl ü cher ▁was ▁not ▁placed ▁on ▁Hi pper , ▁but ▁on ▁his ▁superior ▁Admir al ▁von ▁In gen ohl , ▁who ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁his ▁post ▁on ▁ 4 ▁February . ▁Also ▁on ▁the ▁ 4 th , ▁Hi pper ▁met ▁with ▁the ▁Kaiser ▁on ▁an ▁ins pection ▁of ▁the ▁fleet ▁in ▁Wilhelm sh aven . ▁That ▁same ▁day , ▁Hi pper ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross ▁by ▁the ▁Kaiser ; ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 3 rd ▁he ▁was ▁presented ▁with ▁the ▁Friedrich ▁August ▁Cross , ▁First ▁and ▁Second ▁Class es , ▁by ▁the ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁of ▁Old enburg . ▁Three ▁days ▁later , ▁Hi pper ▁was ▁informed ▁that ▁his ▁h omet own ▁had ▁named ▁its ▁main ▁street ▁Hi pper str asse ▁( Hi pper ▁Street ). ▁ ▁By ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁Hi pper ▁suffered ▁from ▁severe ▁combat ▁fat igue ; ▁he ▁had ▁held ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁fleet ▁reconna issance ▁forces ▁for ▁some ▁ 2 0 ▁months , ▁and ▁the ▁stra in ▁of ▁command ▁was ▁beginning ▁to ▁take ▁its ▁to ll . ▁He ▁requested ▁sick ▁leave ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁March , ▁which ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁Admir al ▁Rein hard ▁Sche er