Kiel is one of Germany's major maritime centres, known for a variety of international sailing events, including the annual Kiel Week, which is the biggest sailing event in the world. Kiel is also known for the Kiel Mutiny, when sailors refused orders to prepare to engage the British Navy in the last weeks of World War I, sparking the German Revolution, which led to the abdication of the Kaiser and the formation of the Weimar Republic. The Olympic sailing competitions of the 1936 and the 1972 Summer Olympics were held in the Bay of Kiel.
Kiel is one of Germany's major maritime centres known for a variety of international sailing events including the annual Kiel Week which is the biggest sailing event in the world Kiel is also known for the Kiel Mutiny when sailors refused orders to prepare to engage the British Navy in the last weeks of World War I sparking the German Revolution which led to the abdication of the Kaiser and the formation of the Weimar Republic The Olympic sailing competitions of the 1936 and the 1972 Summer Olympics were held in the Bay of Kiel