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Would Hipper's capture change the German command problem?

Hipper surviving as a British prisoner would still leave Scheer without his battlecruiser commander.

Alternate History Franz von Hipper German Navy Naval Command Reinhard Scheer

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Question

Would Hipper's capture change the German command problem?

Short answer

No. A prisoner of war would be unavailable to Scheer just as a dead commander would be.

Notes

British ships might rescue Hipper if Seydlitz sank. If they held him as a prisoner of war, Scheer would still need another battlecruiser commander. His survival changes his personal fate without restoring him to German operational command.