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- 1898-1919 (Creation)
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2603 Aufbewahrungseinheiten; 78,5 laufende Meter
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Kaiserliches Marinekabinett, 1889-1918
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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 28.10.1918 subordinated to the State Secretary of the Reichsmarineamt. Inventory description: Following the model of the Prussian Military Cabinet, the Naval Cabinet was created on April 1, 1889. Designed as an office for the exercise of command in maritime affairs, it has evolved in practice into the key personnel agency for naval officers. As an immediate authority, it was directly subordinated to the emperor, i.e. it was not subject to the responsibility of parliament. The Naval Cabinet should act as the administrative authority for the "management of maritime affairs" and for the transmission of orders to the Naval Authorities and to certain persons. However, the main task became the processing of the personal data and staffing of the naval officers, naval cadets, naval infantry officers, mechanical engineers, witness officers, fireworks officers and torpedo officers. On 28 October 1918 the authority was subordinated to the State Secretary of the Reichsmarineamt and in December 1918 it was converted into the Personalamt im Reichsmarineamt. Characterisation of the contents: The files of the naval cabinet have been relatively completely preserved. This does not rule out gaps in individual cases. For example, there are no detailed file plans or other registration aids or a business distribution plan valid at the time. As adjutant general, the chief of the naval cabinet was in the emperor's personal service. The files of his authority therefore document to a considerable extent the personal affairs of Wilhelm II and other domestic and foreign princes. They contain, among other things, hand-drawn fleet tables, drawings and ship constructions of the emperor, lecture manuscripts, texts of imperial sermons and ship services, correspondence, gift lists and newspaper cuttings with personal marginal notes to all questions of the time as well as documents about construction and maintenance of the imperial yachts, all sea and land journeys of the emperor and personal affairs of the imperial family. The largest part of the stock concerns the personnel affairs of the officers. Although the personnel files were destroyed as intended after the deaths of those affected, the existing extracts from the qualification reports in conjunction with documents on visits, farewells, personnel budgets and staffing allow an almost complete reconstruction of personnel policy in the Navy as well as the military career of individual active officers. Documents on the general organisation of the navy and military political affairs, including correspondence with the military cabinet and other military and civil authorities, as well as military reporting on general political and economic affairs are another focus of the collection. Order awards, social affairs, administration and administration of justice are also documented. State of development: Online-Findbuch Scope, Explanation: Stock without increase78,5 lfm 2573 AE Citation method: BArch, RM 2/...
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Prussian and Imperial Navy 1849 to 1918/1919 >> top authorities
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- German
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Schriftgut
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Verwandtes Archivgut im Bundesarchiv: <br />
N 160 Nachlass Senden-Bibran, Gustav Frhr. v.<br />
N 159 Nachlass Müller, Georg v.
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Amtliche Druckschriften: <br />
Rangliste der Kaiserlichen Deutschen Marine 1892-1918
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Literatur: <br />
Müller, Georg Alexander v.: Der Kaiser... Aufzeichnungen des Chefs des Marinekabinetts über die Ära Wilhelm II.. Göttingen, Berlin, Frankfurt/M. 1965<br />
Müller, Georg Alexander v.: Regierte der Kaiser? Kriegstagebücher, Aufzeichnungen und Briefe des Chefs des Marinekabinetts 1914 1918. Göttingen, Berlin, Frankfurt/M. 1959<br />
Schmidt-Bückeburg, Rudolf: Das Militärkabinett der preußischen Könige und deutschen Kaiser. Berlin 1933<br />
Steinmetz, Hans Otto: Admiral Freiherr von Senden-Bibran. Erster Chef des Marine-Kabinetts von 1889 bis 1906. Aus dem Nachlass. o.O. o.J. (1972)<br />
Hubatsch, Walter: Kaiserliche Marine. München 1975
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Original description: Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek
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- German Imperial Naval Office (Subject)