Contains: 1st incoming letter, from Schede, Wyk, 27.05.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.); sheet 1r 2nd incoming letter, from Kurt Scheele, Berlin, 27.06.1934 (1 sheet, hsl.); sheet 2r 3rd outgoing letter (carbon copy), from Kurt Scheele, Berlin, 05.07.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.); sheet 2r 3rd outgoing letter (carbon copy), from Kurt Scheele, Berlin, 05.07.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.), mschr.); sheet 3r 4th incoming letter, from Alfred Scheer, Bleicherode, [28.08.1934] (1 sheet,mschr.); sheet 4r 5th outgoing letter (carbon copy), to Alfred Scheer, Berlin, 11.09.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.); sheet 5r 6th incoming letter, from Adolf Scheffbuch, Stuttgart, 24.01.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.), mschr.); sheet 6r 7. letter of issue (copy), to Adolf Scheffbuch, Berlin, 27.01.1934(1 sheet, mschr.); sheet 7r 8. letter of issue, from Helmut Scheffel, Volo, 11.07.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.); sheet 8r 9. letter of issue (copy), to Helmut Scheffel, Berlin, 20.07.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.), mschr.); sheet 9r 10. letter of receipt, by Herbert Scheffler, Wandsbek, 10.01.1934 (1 sheet,mschr. m. hsl. note by Paul Fechter); sheet 10r 11. letter of receipt(copy), to Herbert Scheffler, Berlin, 16.01.1934 (1 sheet,mschr.); sheet 11r 12. incoming letter, by Herbert Scheffler, Wandsbek, 17.01.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.); sheet 12r 13. outgoing letter (carbon copy), to Herbert Scheffler, Berlin, 23.01.1934 (1 sheet.); sheet 11r 13. outgoing letter (carbon copy), to Herbert Scheffler, Berlin, 23.01.1934 (1 sheet.) mschr.); sheet 13r 14. letter of receipt, by Herbert Scheffler, Wandsbek, 18.07.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.); sheet 14r 15. card (receipt), by Herbert Scheffler, Wandsbek, 13.08.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.); sheet 15r-15v 16. card (receipt), by Herbert Scheffler, Wandsbek, 14.09.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.), pp. 16r-16v 17th outgoing letter (carbon copy), to Herbert Scheffler, Berlin, 21.09.1934 (1 pp., mschr.); pp. 17r 18th outgoing letter (carbon copy), to Herbert Scheffler, Berlin, 16.10.1934 (1 pp., mschr.),mschr.); sheet 18r 19th incoming letter, by Albert Scheibe, Berlin, 12.03.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.; with: Albert Scheibe, "Dem Andenken einesgrossen Deutschen [über Alfred von Tirpitz]" (copy), 2 sheets, mschr. m. hsl. Correction); sheet 19r-21r 20. letter of issue, on/for Scheiner, Berlin, 10.04.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.); sheet 22r 21. letter of issue, from Eitelfritz Scheiner, Kronstadt, 16.01.1934(1 sheet.) sheet 23r 22. letter (carbon copy), from EitelfritzScheiner to Verlag Franz Eher Nachfolger GmbH, Berlin 14.04.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.); sheet 24r 23. incoming letter, from Hansjulius Schepers, Göttingen, 08.11.1934 (1 sheet, hsl.); sheet 25r 24. incoming letter, from Peter Scher, Munich, n. d. (1 sheet, hsl.); sheet 26r 25. letter of exit, to Peter Scher, Berlin, 20.08.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.); sheet 27r-27v 26. letter of entry, from Lene Scher, Wasserburg, 21.09.1934(1 sheet, mschr.); sheet 28r 27. letter of entry, from Peter Scher, Wasserburg, 27.10.1934 (1 sheet, hsl.), mschr. m. hsl. note of the fee department); sheet 29r 28. letter of exit (copy), to PeterScher, Berlin, 07.11.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.); sheet 30r-30v 29. letter of entry, from Kurt von Scherff, Garmisch, 18.08.1934 (1 sheet,mschr.); p. 31r 30. outgoing letter (carbon copy), to Kurt vonScherff, Berlin, 20.08.1934 (1 p., mschr.); p. 32r 31. incoming letter, from the publisher August Scherl - Juristische Abteilung, Berlin, 16.01.1934 (1 p..); p. 31r 30. outgoing letter (carbon copy), to Kurt vonScherff, Berlin, 20.08.1934 (1 p., mschr.), p. 33r; p. 33r; 32nd outgoing letter (copy), to the publisher August Scherl - Juristische Abteilung, Berlin, 17.01.1934 (1 p., mschr.); p. 34r; 33rd invoice of the publisher August Scherl ("Berliner Lokal-Anzeiger"), Berlin, 31.05.1934 (1 p.),printed, mschr., hsl. m. with glued notice to the advertisers, 1 sheet, printed); sheet 35r-36r 34. initial letter (copy), to the publishing house August Scherl, Berlin, 08.06.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.); page 37r 35. letter of receipt, from the publisher August Scherl, Berlin, 07.07.1934 (1 page, mschr.); page 38r 36. letter of receipt (copy), to the publisher August Scherl, Berlin, 09.07.1934 (1 page, mschr.), mschr.); sheet 39r 37. letter of receipt, by Wilhelm Scheuermann, Freienbrink, 24.02.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.); sheet 40r 38. letter of receipt (carbon copy), to Wilhelm Scheuermann, Berlin, 08.05.1934 (1 sheet.); sheet 39r 37. letter of receipt, by Wilhelm Scheuermann, Freienbrink, 24.02.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.), sheet 41r 39. letter of receipt, from Martin Schian, Sibyllenort, 24.06.1934 (1 sheet, hsl.); sheet 42r-42v 40. letter of receipt (carbon copy), to Martin Schian, Berlin, 20.07.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.); sheet 43r 41. letter of receipt, from Adolf Schick, Berlin, 08.03.1934 (1 sheet, hsl.), sheet 44r 42. letter of exit (copy), to Adolf Schick, Berlin, 12.03.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.); sheet 45r 43. letter of entrance, from Klaus Schickert, Budapest, 28.02.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.); sheet 46r 44. letter of entrance, from Klaus Schickert, Budapest, 22.03.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.), sheet 47r 45. letter of receipt, by Klaus Schickert, Budapest, 06.11.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.); sheet 48r 46. letter of receipt, by the German East African Society (for Claus Schilling), o. O., 03.11.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.),mschr.); p. 49r 47. outgoing letter (carbon copy), to Claus Schilling, Berlin, 07.11.1934 (1 p., mschr.); p. 50r 48. incoming letter, vonWerner Schilling, Rostock, 26.01.1934 (1 p., hsl.); p. 51r-51v 49. outgoing letter (carbon copy), to Werner Schilling, Berlin, 31.01.1934(1 p., mschr.), mschr.); sheet 52r 50. letter of receipt, from Karl-Ludwig-Schimmelbusch, Emmerich, 30.12.1933 (1 sheet, mschr.); sheet 53r 51. letter of receipt (carbon copy), to Karl-Ludwig Schimmelbusch, Berlin, 03.01.1934 (1 sheet.); sheet 52r 50. letter of receipt, from Karl-Ludwig-Schimmelbusch, Emmerich, 30.12.1933 (1 sheet, mschr.), sheet 54r 52. incoming letter, by Karl-Ludwig Schimmelbusch, Emmerich, 06.03.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.); sheet 55r 53. outgoing letter (carbon copy), to Karl-Ludwig Schimmelbusch, Berlin, 14.03.1934 (1 sheet.) mschr.); sheet 56r 54. letter of dispatch, on/for von Schimpff, Berlin, 18.12.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.); sheet 57r 55. letter of dispatch, by Karl Schindler, Breslau, 03.10.1934 (1 sheet, hsl.); sheet 58r 56. letter of dispatch, on/for Karl Schindler, Berlin, 18.10.1934 (1 sheet, hsl.), mschr.); page 59r 57. incoming letter, by Hans-Joachim Schlamp, Berlin, 28.09.1934 (1 page, mschr.); page 60r 58. outgoing letter (carbon copy), to Hans-JoachimSchlamp, Berlin, 08.10.1934 (1 page, mschr.), mschr.); p. 61r 59. map(entrance), by Clotilde Schlayer, Berlin, 01.02.1934 (1 p., hsl.); p. 62r-62v 60. letter(entrance), by Oskar Schlemmer, Sihlbrugg, 02.03.1934 (1 p., mschr. m. hsl. note by Paul Fechter); p. 63r61. Outgoing letter (copy), to Oskar Schlemmer, Berlin, 12.03.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.); sheet 64r 62nd New Year's card (receipt), from the Schlesische Portland-Zement-Industrie AG, Oppeln, [05.01.1934] (2 sheets, German), (printed); p. 65r-66r 63rd outgoing letter (copy), to theSchlesische Portland-Zement-Industrie AG, Berlin, 16.01.1934 (1 p,sheet 67r 64. incoming letter, from the "Schlesische Zeitung", Breslau, 11.05.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.; with: order card, 1 sheet, printed); sheet 68r-69v 65. outgoing letter (copy), to the "Schlesische Zeitung", Berlin, 22.05.1934 (1 sheet, mschr.); sheet 70r66. Incoming letter, from the "Schlesische Zeitung", Breslau, 30.05.1934(1 sheet, mschr.); sheet 71r
Inventory Description: The Naval Airship Department was established by Allerhöchste Kabinettsordre on 3 May 1913 from the "Aviation Personnel of the Imperial Navy" next to the Naval Airship Department as an independent department with the temporary location Johannisthal. (1) The commanders of the departments were given "judicial, disciplinary and leave powers". In all training and technical matters, both departments were under the control of the State Secretary of the Reichsmarineamt, in all others of the inspection of coastal artillery and mines, as well as the head of the "North Sea Naval Station". (1) The State Secretary of the Reich Naval Office, Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, established 1 June as the day of formation by order of 8 May 1913. (2) As early as April 1912, members of the navy, including Corvette Captain Friedrich Metzing, were commanded for training at Deutsche Luftschifffahrts-AG. The airship command was subordinated on 15 July 1912 under the designation "Luftschiff-Detachement" with the Johannisthal site near Berlin Metzing as commander. (3) After the death of the commander of the naval airship department Friedrich Metzing in the accident of "L 1" on 9 September 1913, Corvette Captain Peter Strasser became his successor. Responsibility for the airship sector in the navy lay with the BX "Luftschiff- und Fliegerwesen" department of the shipyard department of the Reichsmarineamt formed on 12 October 1912. On 1 April 1913 an organisational change followed: Department BX was restructured to become the "Aviation Section" (Section BX with Divisions BXa and BXb). (4) At the beginning of the First World War, the command structure of the Naval Airship Division changed. By the Most High Cabinet Order of 29 August 1914, the office "Commander of the Aviation Departments" was created as the highest central command post of the entire naval aviation. (5) The Naval Airship Department and the Naval Aircraft Department were subordinated to this. The cabinet order assigned the following tasks to the new commander: Provision and training of personnel, management of schooling outside departments, test drives and maintenance of aircraft operational capability. The Most High Cabinet Order of May 1, 1916 assigned the naval airship division Cuxhaven (Nordholz) as a new location and divided the division into airship troops. (6) On November 23, 1916, the Naval Aviation Departments were divided into the Airship and Aircraft divisions by the Most High Cabinet Order. (7) The post of Commander of the Naval Aviation Divisions was transformed into Commander of the Naval Aviation Division and the Commander of the Naval Airship Division was elevated to "Chief of Naval Airships". The newly appointed Naval Airship Leader was in charge of the Naval Airship Division and the Naval Airships. The newly created position was subordinate to the command of the high seas armed forces in "matters of use and training of the North Sea front airships, to the State Secretary of the R e i c h s m a r i n e a m t , in technical and experimental matters and in matters of the school and experimental airships, and in all other matters to the naval station command of the North Sea". (7) For the airships deployed in the Baltic Sea, a new "Airship Ladder East" was formed as division commander. (7) The latter acted independently or according to the orders of the Commander-in-Chief of the Baltic Sea, but remained subordinate to the Commander of the Naval Airships. (8) The post of Airship Manager East was vacated in November 1917 due to staff shortages and the cessation of airship operations in the Baltic Sea. (9) This structure remained in place until the end of the war. After Strasser's death in the "L 70" on 5 August 1918, the post of commander of the naval airships was not reoccupied. (10) Due to the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles to abandon military aviation in Germany, the Naval Airship Department was dissolved in Nordholz on 10 December 1920. (11) During the First World War, naval airships were used for reconnaissance in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, securing and supporting mine search units, sighting and reporting of enemy naval forces and mine barriers, reports on merchant shipping and for offensive voyages, in particular on Great Britain. Commander of the Naval Aviation Departments 29 August 1914 - 23 November 1916 Rear Admiral Otto Philipp Leader of the Naval Airships 23 November 1916 - 5 August 1918 Frigate Captain Peter Strasser from 5 August 1918 August 1918 unmanned (representative: Hans-Paul Werther) Airship Leader East 23 November 1916 - November 1917 Corvette Captain Hans Wendt Naval Airship Troops Status: May 1916 (12) I. Nordholz II. Fuhlsbüttel III. Ahlhorn IV. Hage V. Tondern VI. Seerappen VII. Seddin VIII. Düren IX. Wainoden Status: November 1918 (13) I. Nordholz III. Ahlhorn IV. Wittmundhaven V. Tondern VI. Seerappen VII. Seddin-Jeseritz XI. Wainoden Characterisation of the contents: The collection covers the period 1914 to 1938, with a focus on the deployment of the naval airship department in the First World War from 1914 to 1918. The records also include other provenances based on circulars and forwarded communications from other or superior agencies such as the Navy Admiral Staff, the Commander of the Reconnaissance Ships of the Baltic Sea or the Commanding General of the Air Force, etc. The collection is also available in German. The operations of the naval airships are reflected in the tradition. The focus is on the operational and enterprise files for the reconnaissance voyages in the North Sea and Baltic Sea as well as the attack voyages, especially in Great Britain. War diaries and orders are available on a large scale for this purpose. The war diaries were created for individual airships or naval airship troops. Further few file complexes are found to the organization and to the personnel of the naval airship department. The structure of the documents mainly consists of war diaries, orders (daily and departmental orders) and so-called driving reports of the numerous reconnaissance and attack drives. The trip reports contain information on the trip task, names of crew members, weather conditions, technical data and square maps with the marked route. In addition, there are radio messages (some encrypted), spark telegraphy bearings, weather and barometer maps and telegrams. The collection also includes photographs, press articles, technical drawings, sketches and a large number of maps. The overdelivery is not complete. Only the war records have survived. Documents from the pre-war and post-war periods may have been destroyed in the air archives in 1945. State of development: Online-Findbuch Vorarchivische Ordnung: Bestandsgeschichte After the end of the First World War, the documents of the disbanded naval services, including the Naval Airship Department, were collected in the War History Department of the Admiral Staff of the Navy (established on 15 February 1916) for the purpose of setting up a new naval archive. From 1919 the name of the naval archive was changed to "Head of the Institute for Naval History and Chairman of the Naval Archive". A second renaming took place on 22 January 1936 in "Kriegswissenschaftliche Abteilung der Marine". However, this did not belong to the Reichsarchiv, but was subject until 31 March 1934 to the Inspectorate of Naval Education, then to the Chief of Naval Management, and later as a subordinate authority to the Commander-in-Chief of the Kriegsmarine. During the First World War some war diaries (RM 116/185-199) were already forwarded to the admiral's staff of the Navy for information and were thus integrated into his written material, but are handed down in this inventory. During the Second World War, naval records were moved to Tambach Castle near Coburg on 22 November 1943. (14 ) After the end of the war, the archives were confiscated by US troops and taken to London. There the files were filmed on a large scale, combined into bundles, provided with consecutive F-numbers ("Faszikel", "File" or "Fach") and partly with a seven-digit number with the prefixed letters "PG" ("pinched from the Germans"). The archives were then handed over to the British Admiralty. In the 1960s, the marine files were returned to the Federal Republic of Germany as part of the process of returning files and were transferred to the Document Centre of the Military History Research Office in Freiburg i.Br. With the transfer of the Document Centre in 1968, which is based on the 1968 interministerial agreement between the Federal Ministry of Defence and the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the documents were transferred to the Federal Archives and Military Archives moved from Koblenz to Freiburg. In 1977 an access with a photo album to the naval airships (access number 2005/77) took place, which was transferred under RM 116/200 into the inventory. An LL signature (LL 410) refers to a storage in the air archive. A note in English on the file cover indicates a seizure by British and/or US troops. During the file repatriations, the photo album was also handed over to the Document Centre at the Military History Research Office, where it received an I L signature (I L (B) 11). (15 ) The tradition is not complete. A large part of the documents may have been transferred to the Luftarchiv at that time and destroyed in 1945. In 1936, the Luftwaffe set up its own archive under the name "Kriegswissenschaftliche Abteilung der Luftwaffe" (War Science Department of the Air Force) and collected the entire archives of the Air Forces of the Army and the Navy Air Forces. (16) It may have included parts of the naval airship department files, which would justify the small size of the file delivery. Archivische Bearbeitung A rough list of files was available on the holdings, which contained only imprecise file titles and durations as well as old signatures. An evaluation of the documents was not carried out due to the loss of written records and the resulting gaps in the records before 1945. The existing rules of procedure were retained. The documents had already been formed; most of them were in Prussian thread stitching, a small part in archive folders. The file structure is uneven; thus, in part, uniformly formed and coherent files were found for a task or an assignment. On the other hand, there were also documents with heterogeneous contents, such as aerial reconnaissance and attack drives. The inventory of the stock was carried out with the archive management system of the Federal Archives BASYS-S-2. The files were recorded and classified on the basis of the specified overdelivery due to a lack of organisational documents. The old signatures F and PG numbers as well as the file numbers were recorded. The terms "Detachement" and "Trupp", for the units subordinated to the Naval Airship Department, were not used uniformly in the files despite the same meaning. The collection contains numerous photographs and maps, the content of which is linked to the files and have therefore been left in their context. Only the oversized maps which were not sewn in due to damaged files were removed for conservation reasons and are now stored together in a map folder in the inventory under RM 116/201. The files are in a poor state of conservation. The damage ranges from dissolved thread stitching, mechanical damage as a result of use, to paper decay and ink corrosion. The collection needs to be restored soon. The stock is not completely foliated. Scope, explanation: Holdings without increase 7.4 linear metres 198 AU Citation method: BArch, RM 116/...