In 1919, German sailors secretly sank 52 warships at Scapa Flow; the wrecks later became valuable for an unexpected reason | World News
When the First World War finally ended, Germany’s powerful High Seas Fleet was not allowed to sail home. Instead, dozens of warships were sent to Scapa Flow in Scotland, where they remained under uneasy Allied supervision while the terms of peace were being decided. Then, on 21 June 1919, the German commander made a decision […]