Von Der Tann

Von der Tann may refer to:

  • SMS Von der Tann, the Imperial German Navy battlecruiser which served in World War I launched in 1909
  • Von der Tann (gunboat), the first propeller-driven gunboat in the world launched in 1849
  • Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, a Bavarian General who fought in several wars, for whom the SMS Von der Tann was named

Famous quotes containing the words von and/or der:

    “Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.”
    —Otto Von Bismarck (1815–1898)

    “Under the lindens on the heather,
    There was our double resting-place.”
    —Walther Von Der Vogelweide (1170?–1230?)