Na mmalite nke Agha Ụwa Mbụ, Von der Tannud nọ na-eje ozi dị ka ọkọlọtọ nke 3rd Admiral of Reconnaissance Forces, Konteradmiral Tapken. E kenyere ụgbọ mmiri ahụ na I Scouting Group of the High Seas Fleet, n'okpuru iwu nke Rear Admiral Franz Hipper. Ihe mbụ Von der Tannud mere n'oge agha ahụ mere mgbe ụgbọ mmiri ahụ sonyere n'ọchịchọ na-enweghị ihe ịga nke ọma maka ndị agha Britain, mgbe Agha nke Heligoland Bight gasịrị, na 1914. N'oge Agha nke Heligoland Bight, Von der Tannud nọ na Wilhelmshaven Roads, e nyekwara ya iwu ka ọ na-ebuli steam dị ka n'oge dị ka 08:20, iji nyere ndị agha Germany aka na Heligoland Bight. Na 08:50, Hipper rịọrọ ikike site na I Scouting Group of the High Seas Fleet, n'okpuru iwu nke Rear Admiral Franz Hipper.
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