Von der Tann ta farko babban sortie a lokacin yakin ya faru a lokacin da jirgin ruwa ya shiga cikin rashin nasara search for Birtaniya battlecruisers, bayan Battle of Heligoland Bight, a shekarar 1914. A lokacin Agusta na Battle of Heligoland Bight, Von der Tann ya aka sa a Wilhelmshaven hanyoyi, kuma an umurce su da su tada tururi a farkon 08:20, don taimaka wa Jamus cruisers a karkashin Heligoland Bight. A 08:50, Jirgin ruwan da aka sanya wa I Scouting Group na High Seas Fleet, a karkashin umurnin Rear Admiral Franz Hipper. Von der Tann ta farko babban sortie a lokacin yakin ya faru a lokacin da jirgin ruwa ya shiga cikin unsuccessful search for Birtaniya battlecruisers, bayan Battle of Heligoland Bight, a watan Agusta na shekarar 1914. A lokacin da jirgin ruwa ya shiga cikin rashin nasara search for Birtaniya battlecruisers, bayan Battle of Heligoland Bight, a watan Agusta na shekarar 1914, da ya kasance a Wilhelmshaven Roads, kuma an umurce shi da ya tayar da tururi a farkon 08:20, don taimaka wa Jamus
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