Admiral Staff of the Navy / Naval War Command of the Imperial Navy (inventory)
History of the Inventor: By cabinet order of 14.3.1899 the Admiral Staff Department of the High Command of the Navy was made independent and directly subordinated to the Emperor as the Admiral Staff of the Navy. In terms of peace, the actual tasks...
In: Prussian and Imperial Navy 1849 to 1918/1919 >> top authorities
Air Force testing sites (inventory)
History of the Inventor: The Technical Office, established in 1933, set up testing facilities for weapons and equipment at various locations that existed until 1945. Inventory description: KOMMANDO DER ERPROBUNGSSTELLEN According to the provisi...
In: Bundesarchiv (Archivtektonik) >> Norddeutscher Bund und Deutsches Reich (1867/1871-1945) >> Militär >> Reichswehr und Wehrmacht 1919 bis 1945 >> Luftwaffe >> Weitere nachgeordnete Einrichtungen
Atlantic and Pacific Foreign Stations of the Imperial Navy
History of the Inventor: Stations abroad were clearly defined non-native sea areas in which the German Reich had its interests constantly represented by warships without fixed bases. The longest-serving commander or squadron commander also had to ...
In: Prussian and Imperial Navy 1849 to 1918/1919 >> commanders
August Gottfried Friedrich Senst
Find aids: Findbuch 2012 (online searchable) Registraturbilddner: August Gottfried Friedrich Senst was born on 14 May 1864 in Coswig. On 1 November 1881 he was hired in Kiel as a sailor in the Imperial Navy and initially served on the training shi...
In: State Archive Saxony-Anhalt (Archivtektonik) >> 11. discounts >> 11.02. Individuals
Auxiliary ships, supply ships and special ships of the Imperial Navy (inventory)
Description of the stock: In the Imperial Navy, tenders, escort and training ships, tankers, pilot and depot steamers, transport vehicles, fire and block ships, tugs, dinghies, surveying vehicles, workshop ships, icebreakers, sailing and steam yac...
In: Prussian and Imperial Navy 1849 to 1918/1919 >> Ships and boats
Bank der deutschen Luftfahrt AG (portfolio)
History of the Inventory Former: The Bank der Deutschen Luftfahrt, also known as the Aero- or Luftfahrtbank, was formed by the transformation of Luftfahrtkontor GmbH into a public limited company with shareholder resolution of 6 July 1940, the obj...
In: Federal Archives (Archivtektonik) >> North German Confederation and German Reich (1867/1871-1945) >> Organizations, associations and commercial enterprises >> Economy, Finance, Agriculture, Construction, Transport, Environment
Chief of the Cruiser Squadron of the Imperial Navy (inventory)
History of the inventor: The cruiser squadron formed on 23.01.1897 was initially under the command of the Navy. After its dissolution in 1899, the squadron commander received for his area the powers previously exercised by the commanding admiral. ...
In: Prussian and Imperial Navy 1849 to 1918/1919 >> commanders
Command Posts of the Naval Air Force of the Imperial Navy
Description of the stock: On 29.8.1914 the commander of the naval air departments was appointed, who in 1916 became commander of the naval aviation departments, later naval flight chief and to whom the commanders of the planes were subordinated. T...
In: Prussian and Imperial Navy 1849 to 1918/1919 >> air forces
Commander of the Security West of the Kriegsmarine (inventory)
Inventory description: The main tasks of the security forces were mine defence, mine laying, submarine hunting, reconnaissance and outpost service as well as escort service. Until the beginning of the 2nd World War, all the units for the security,...
In: Bundesarchiv (Archivtektonik) >> Norddeutscher Bund und Deutsches Reich (1867/1871-1945) >> Militär >> Reichswehr und Wehrmacht 1919 bis 1945 >> Reichsmarine und Kriegsmarine >> Befehlshaber
Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine (inventory)
History of the Inventor: On 21 March 1919, the Admiralty was established as the top authority of the Navy, whose chief stood on an equal footing with the chief of the army command. On 15.9. 1920 the Admiralty was renamed to Marineleitung (ML) and ...
In: Bundesarchiv (Archivtektonik) >> Norddeutscher Bund und Deutsches Reich (1867/1871-1945) >> Militär >> Reichswehr und Wehrmacht 1919 bis 1945 >> Reichsmarine und Kriegsmarine >> Spitzenbehörden
Diederichs, Otto von (inventory)
History of the Inventory Designer: 07.09.1843 - 08.03.1918, Admiral, Chief of the Admiral Staff of the Navy (1899-1902) Inventory description: Admiral, Chief of the Admiral Staff of the Navy (1899-1902) Correspondence; memoirs, reports and publica...
In: D - G
Diederichs, Otto von
East Asian Expeditionary Corps and East Asian Occupation Brigade (holdings)
History of the inventor: On 14 November 1897, the German Reich occupied the Chinese port of Tsingtau and, in a contract with the Chinese Empire dated 6 March 1898, leased an area of 550 km² with Tsingtau as its centre for 99 years - the Kiautschou...
In: Protection troops and other institutions under imperial supreme command
Estate of Princess Alexandra (*1878, 1942) (holdings)
Part of State Archive Baden-Württemberg, Hohenlohe Central Archive Neuenstein (Archivtektonik)
1 On the biography of Princess Alexandra zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg: Princess Alexandra Luise Olga Viktoria zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg was born on 1 September 1878 as the fourth child of Duchess Marie (daughter of Tsar Alexander II of Russia) and Duke A...
In: Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Hohenlohe-Zentralarchiv Neuenstein (Archivtektonik) >> Hohenlohe-Zentralarchiv Neuenstein >> Archiv Langenburg >> Nachlässe
Federal Foreign Office (inventory)
History of the Inventor: 1867 Interim assumption of the foreign policy tasks for the North German Confederation by the Prussian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; on 1 January 1867, the Prussian Ministry of Foreign Affairs took over the tasks of the Nor...
In: Federal Archives (Archivtektonik) >> North German Confederation and German Reich (1867/1871-1945) >> Foreign Affairs, Colonial and Occupation Administration
Federal Foreign Office
German Armistice Commission with downstream area (inventory)
Inventory description: In order to implement the armistice between Germany and France, the German Armistice Commission, consisting essentially of the Wehrmacht, Army, Navy, Air Force, Armaments and a German liaison delegation to the Italian Armist...
In: Bundesarchiv (Archivtektonik) >> Norddeutscher Bund und Deutsches Reich (1867/1871-1945) >> Militär >> Reichswehr und Wehrmacht 1919 bis 1945 >> Zentrale Einrichtungen der Reichswehr und der Wehrmacht >> Weitere nachgeordnete Einrichtungen
Government of the Kiautschou protectorate (existing)
History of the inventor: In 1898, a governor subordinated to the R e i c h s m a r i n e a m t was appointed for the protection work in China that was taken into possession in 1897. He was head of the entire military and civil administration as we...
In: Prussian and Imperial Navy 1849 to 1918/1919 >> Kiautschou Government
Description: Medium and heavy combat ships in the German navy were corvettes, frigates, coastal armoured ships, small (light) cruisers and large (heavy) cruisers, armoured cruisers (battle cruisers), armoured ships and liners (battleships). The s...
In: Prussian and Imperial Navy 1849 to 1918/1919 >> Ships and boats
Imperial Admiralty and Preceding Authorities in Prussia (Existing)
History of the Inventor: The fleet built in the Electorate of Brandenburg and later in the Kingdom of Prussia fell into decay in the late 18th century. At the beginning of the 19th century Prussia was not a maritime power. It was not until 1811/13...
In: Prussian and Imperial Navy 1849 to 1918/1919 >> top authorities
Imperial High Command of the Navy
History of the Inventor: When the Imperial Admiralty was dissolved in 1889, the Imperial High Command of the Navy was created for the division of its former Military Department and command over all naval parts at sea and on land was transferred to...
In: Prussian and Imperial Navy 1849 to 1918/1919 >> top authorities
Imperial Naval Cabinet (inventory)
History of the Inventor: The Naval Cabinet was created in 1889, modelled on the Prussian Military Cabinet, as an office for the exercise of command in maritime affairs. It became the decisive authority in personnel matters of naval officers. On 28...
In: Prussian and Imperial Navy 1849 to 1918/1919 >> top authorities
Imperial Protection Forces (Existing)
History of the Inventor: After the German Reich had abandoned an active colonial policy in the first years of its existence due to foreign policy considerations, this changed in 1884. The colonies Deutsch-Südwestafrika, Togo, Cameroon, Deutsch-Neu...
In: Protection troops and other institutions under imperial supreme command
History of the Inventor: The inspections were central authorities, mainly of a weapons engineering nature, which until 1919 were directly subordinated to the Reichsmarineamt, later to the Navy Headquarters or the OKM. Among other things, they exam...
In: Reichswehr and Wehrmacht 1919 to 1945 >> Reichsmarine and Kriegsmarine >> inspections
Part of Secret State Archive of Prussian Cultural Heritage (Archivtektonik)
Description: Biographical data: 1822 - 1887 Resources: Database; Reference book, 1 vol.
In: Secret State Archive of Prussian Cultural Heritage (Archivtektonik) >> NON-GOVERNMENTAL PROVENANCES >> Companies, Families and People >> people >> soldiers >> Navy, Protection Force, Air Force
Kriegsmarinedienststellen (inventory)
History of the Inventory Designer: Before the Second World War, four Kriegsmarinedienststellen (KMD) with headquarters in Hamburg, Bremen, Stettin and Königsberg were responsible for the provision of relief ships and personnel and the execution of...
In: Bundesarchiv (Archivtektonik) >> Norddeutscher Bund und Deutsches Reich (1867/1871-1945) >> Militär >> Reichswehr und Wehrmacht 1919 bis 1945 >> Reichsmarine und Kriegsmarine >> Weitere nachgeordnete Einrichtungen
Köhler, Richard (Dep.) (inventory)
Part of Secret State Archive of Prussian Cultural Heritage (Archivtektonik)
Description of the holdings: Life data: around 1890 - after 1952 finding aids: database; find book, 1 vol.
In: Secret State Archive of Prussian Cultural Heritage (Archivtektonik) >> NON-GOVERNMENTAL PROVENANCES >> Companies, Families and People >> people >> soldiers >> Navy, Protection Force, Air Force
Land Forces of the Imperial Navy (inventory)
History of the Inventor: Since its inception, the Navy has also included units intended to be deployed on land, such as the Naval Corps, which had been a naval battalion since 1852, and the naval artillery set up in 1857, known as the Sailor'...
In: Prussian and Imperial Navy 1849 to 1918/1919 >> land forces
Lettow-Vorbeck, Paul von (inventory)
History of the Inventory Designer: General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck Life data 20.03.1870 born in Saarlouis 09.03.1964 died in Hamburg Career 1881 Cadet 1884 Main Cadet Institute Groß-Lichterfelde 07.02.1888 Portepee-Fähnrich at the 4.Garderegiment ...
In: L - N
Vorbeck, Paul Emil von Lettow
Marine Central Archives - Maps collection
Part of Nationaal Archief
The archive of the card collection of the Ministry of Navy still contains only a few atlases. Since 1924, most of the atlases have been loaned to the Maritime Museum in Amsterdam. The collection of sea, coast and river maps forms by far the larges...
In: Nationaal Archief
Military Commission of the Senate II (inventory)
Inventory description: Due to the military convention with Prussia of 23.07.1867, the military commission of the Senate replaced the military deputation. It regulated the relations between the garrison and the Hamburg authorities, and in particula...
In: State Archives Hamburg (Archivtektonik) >> SUBJECT MANAGEMENT >> MILITARY AFFAIRS >> VERWALTUNG AB 1867 >> Military Commission of the Senate
History of the Inventory Designer: Georg von Müller, Admiral Born on 24 March 1854 in Chemnitz, died on 18 April 1940 in Hangelsberg November 1889 Married Elisabeth Luise von Montbart; March 1900 Elevated to hereditary nobility Military career (se...
In: L - N