Commemoration
- The German World War I battlecruiser SMS Von der Tann was named after him.
- The 11th Royal Bavarian Infantry Regiment (part of the 6th Royal Bavarian Division formed in 1900 in Regensburg) was designated "Von der Tann" in his honor.
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