pper ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁cru iser ▁. ▁He ▁was ▁task ed ▁with ▁conduct ing ▁the ▁sh aked own ▁cru ise , ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁ship ▁depart ed ▁for ▁the ▁East ▁Asia ▁Squadron . ▁Hi pper ▁again ▁remained ▁in ▁Germany ; ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Tor ped o ▁boat ▁Division , ▁based ▁in ▁K iel . ▁Here ▁he ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁training ▁more ▁than ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁tor ped o ▁boats ▁in ▁the ▁entire ▁German ▁n avy . ▁Hi pper ▁held ▁the ▁position ▁for ▁three ▁years , ▁until ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁fleet ▁service . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁Hi pper ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁arm ored ▁cru iser ▁, ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁position ▁as ▁chief ▁of ▁staff ▁for ▁R ear ▁Admir al ▁Gustav ▁von ▁Bach mann , ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Flag ▁Officer , ▁Re con na issance ▁Forces . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁R ear ▁Admir al ▁von ▁Bach mann ▁was ▁promoted ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁position ; ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 6 th ▁Hi pper ▁succeeded ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁deput y ▁commander . ▁The ▁following ▁day , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁R ear ▁Admir al . ▁After ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁deput y ▁commander ▁for ▁over ▁a ▁year ▁and ▁a ▁half , ▁Hi pper ▁again ▁followed ▁Admir al ▁von ▁Bach mann . ▁Admir al ▁von ▁Bach mann ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁Station ▁and ▁Hi pper ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁the ▁command ing ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁I