Gneisenau
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August von Gneisenau was a Prussian general.

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Two naval ships of Germany were named after the general:

• SMS Gneisenau was an armored cruiser of World War I, sunk at the Battle of the Falkland Islands.

• The "pocket battleship" Gneisenau was launched in 1936 and saw some action in World War II.

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