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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 well as commander of the land forces stationed there. Description: The Kiautschou area, with its capital Tsingtau, was leased from China in 1898 for 99 years. A governor subordinated to the Reichsmarineamt was appointed for the protectorate taken into possession. He was head of the entire military and civil administration as well as commander of the land forces stationed there. The governor was always a naval officer, the military crew consisted of the III. sea battalion and the sailor artillery department Kiautschou. At the end of an ultimatum granted by Japan in August 1914, the Tsingtau fortress capitulated under its governor to the military superiority of its opponent. From 1914 to 1922 Japan occupied Kiautschou and then handed it over to China. In 1923 the German Reich waived its rights. Characterisation of content: Only fragments of files on the mobilization, siege and fall of the Tsingtau fortress have survived, mainly war diaries, reports and newspaper articles. State of development: Invenio Scope, Explanation: Existing stock without increase 2.7 m 66 AE Citation method: BArch, RM 16/...

Contains among other things: Rules of Procedure for the Government of Kiautschou Amendment to the business distribution plan of the RMA Amendment to the business distribution for the central department of the shipyard department

contains among other things: Organisation of the liquidation of Kiautschou 1919/20; decree on the dissolution of the liquidation agency from 1 October 1921

Contains among other things: Procurement of steamers for the governorate of Kiautschou General technical conditions and building regulations for a minelayer and a tugboat

Contains among other things: Memorandum about the crew of the fortress Tsingtau Development of a reinforcement design for the governorate Kiautschou "Nachrichten für Seefahrer" of the RMA, issue 19, 43rd year, Berlin 11th May 1912

Contains among other things: Development of a reinforcement design for the governorate of Kiautschou

Contains among other things: Rules of Procedure of the Command of the Naval Station of the Baltic Sea Formation of the III. Tribal Sea Battalion Instructions for the Chief of the Admiral Staff at the Government of Kiautschou

Contains among other things: List of companies registered in the Commercial Register in Tsingtau until the end of 1908 and 1909 respectively Annual report of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce on the year 1909 Reports on trade in the governorate of Kiautschou Report of an interpreter on the business trip from Tsinanfu to Shutefu

Contains among other things: Reports on trade, import of goods of German origin in the governorate of Kiautschou Register of companies in Tsingtau registered in the commercial register until the end of 1908 and 1909 respectively Directories of companies in Tsingtau registered in the commercial register until 1910 and 1911 respectively Military political report on the stay of S. M. S. "Tiger" in the ports of Batavia, Soerabaya, Pulo Laut, Macassar and Menado Report of the Chamber of Commerce of Tsingtau for the year 1911

Contains among other things: "Characteristics of the Chinese and Japanese, the Current Political Situation in East Asia and Consequences for German Politics", May 27, 1896 Also Includes: Panorama Photo (Panorama) of Kiautschou Bay Kiautschou Bay (Map)

History of the Inventor: The Reichsmarineamt (Reichsmarineamt) was created as the successor authority to the Imperial Admiralty with effect from April 1, 1889, in the form of a cabinet order (in addition to the Navy Cabinet and the Navy High Command). As the supreme Reich authority, the Reichsmarineamt was responsible for the organisation, administration, technology, armament and fortification of the navy. At the same time, it exercised Reich competence vis-à-vis the merchant navy and in the fields of maritime transport, nautical science and fisheries protection. The RMA was in charge of the Imperial Shipyards, the Shipbuilding Inspection Commission, the Naval Depot Inspectorate, Coastal District Offices, Station Headquarters, Naval Military Sacrets, the Naval Observatory, the Naval Commissioner of the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal and the Kiautschou Government. The RMA was divided into the following organizational units: Central Department, General Navy Department, Shipyard Department/Submarine Office, Construction Department, Administrative Department, Weapons Department, Nautical Department, Kiautschou Protectorate Central Department, Medical Department, Justice Department, News Office. On 15 July 1919 the powers of the Reichsmarineamt were transferred to the Admiralty by decree of the Reich President. Characterisation of content: With the exception of the Arms Department, the Medical Department, the Legal Department and the Central Bureau of the Navy, all other organisational units in this inventory have files. Of particular importance from the Central Department are the State Secretary's files on the development of the Navy and the preparatory work for the Fleet Acts. An important part of the former hand files is also in the estate of State Secretary Tirpitz. The files handed down from the central department contain documents on protocol questions, launching, awarding of orders and central organisational matters as well as Reichstag material and a complete series of the "Allerhöchsten Kabinettsordres" for the navy from 1889 to 1918. The activities of the General Maritime Department on matters of organisation and service operation of ships and naval parts, personnel and replacement matters, questions of training in weapons service, uniforms, organisation of education, administration of justice, supply matters, military questions of ship construction and maritime law are well documented. The files of the Construction Department provide a source of considerable importance for the history of the navy and technology. This includes construction files for all heavy and medium-sized combat ships completed by 1914, as well as approx. 10,000 construction plans and other technical drawings for ships and boats. In addition, scientific research results on strength issues, material development, drag tests and general building regulations have also been handed down. The files of the budget department fully document the development of the naval budget, in particular the financing of the fleet building programmes. Here you will also find budget and administrative files on the establishment of the German protectorate Kiautschou as well as on pension and retirement matters of officers, teams and civil servants. Also well preserved are the files of the administrative department, which mainly document catering, clothing and accommodation matters of the navy. Of particular note are the files on numerous foundations for which the Reichsmarineamt was in charge. In connection with the responsibility for food and clothing, extensive series of files on the care of the German population during the war were produced. The traditional files of the news agency contain documents on the economic situation in Germany, the development of shipping, maritime traffic and fleet interests, censorship measures, the collection and distribution of war news and foreign propaganda. An extensive collection of newspaper clippings is also included. Also worth mentioning are the correspondence series on association matters, especially the German Fleet Association. The Nautical Department has files on sea mark and coastal signal matters, cutlery excerpts, travel reports and expeditions. From the shipyard department responsible for the equipment and maintenance of ships, shipyards and vehicles, only a small remainder of files on submarine matters, occasionally also torpedo matters, has been preserved. The departments and departments of the shipyard department responsible for the processing of the submarine system were made independent in 1917 to the submarine office. The documents produced during the short period of its existence reflect the measures taken to promote submarine construction, in particular the material provision during the final phase of the First World War. Worth mentioning here is still material about the planned technical evaluation of war diaries of the submarines. Scope, explanation: Holdings without growth593 lfm24181 AE, approx. 10000 ship drawings/plans (RM 3/12,000-22,600) Citation method: BArch, RM 3/...

Contains among other things: Ms.-Instruction for the Gouvernement Mobilisation Calendar of the Gouvernement Rules of Service for the Fortress Gouvernements Staff Mobilisation Construction for Sailor Artillery Department Kiautschou

Contains among other things: Annex I: Orders of the blue and red parties in German Annex II: Crocis, sketches, etc. Annex III: Photographs Annex IV: Orders of the blue and red parties in Chinese Annex V: Chinese manoeuvre cards Annex VI: Newspaper cuttings

Contains also: German legation Beijing to the chief of the Kreuzergeschwader Vice Admiral Kurt von Prittwitz and Gaffron about the situation in Korea, 26. Jan. 1905

Also includes: Kiautschou Bay (map)