sentences:  In February 1912, "Kaiser Wilhelm II" was sent to the Fehmarn Belt to assist in freeing several freighters that were stuck in ice.She and her sisters were again decommissioned on 9 May, and remained out of service until 1914.As a result of the outbreak of World War I, "Kaiser Wilhelm II" and her sisters were brought out of reserve and mobilized as V Battle Squadron on 5 August 1914; "Kaiser Wilhelm II" served as the flagship of the squadron.