Fonds BArch, RM 20 - Naval Command Office of the Reichsmarine and Kriegsmarine (inventory)

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BArch, RM 20

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Naval Command Office of the Reichsmarine and Kriegsmarine (inventory)

Date(s)

  • 1919-1944 (Creation)

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2342 Aufbewahrungseinheiten; 61,1 laufende Meter

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Marinekommandoamt, 1919-1944

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History of the Inventor: The Naval Command Office (A) assumed the function of the Admiral Staff, which had been dissolved as a result of the Treaty of Versailles, and in 1933 was expanded from originally 2 to 5 departments (A I: Operations, A II: Organisation and Readiness of the Naval Forces, A III: Naval Intelligence, A IV: Training, A V: Defense). After the operations department A I became independent in 1937 as naval war command, the importance of the naval command declined. In 1939 it was subordinated to the naval war command and was given the name Quartiermeisteramt (Skl/QuA), in 1944 finally the name Seekriegsleitung/ Der Admiralquartiermeister (Skl/AdmQu). Description of the stock: The Naval Command Office assumed the function of the Admiral Staff dissolved on the basis of the Treaty of Versailles. Initially divided into the fleet department and the weir department, it was expanded in 1923 to include the naval training department. In 1933, a reorganization with the following departments came into force: AI Fleet Department (for operations and foreign navies); AII Naval Organization Department (for organization and readiness of naval forces); AIII Naval Intelligence Department; AIV Naval Training Department (for training matters); V Naval Department (for certain naval matters). In addition the naval justice administration AJustV joined. After the operations department of the Fleet Department became independent as a naval war command, the leadership importance of the Naval Command Office declined. At the beginning of the war in 1939 it was subordinated to the naval war command and in the course of the war it was given the name Quartermaster's Office (Skl/QuA), then on 1 May 1944 it was renamed the Naval War Command/ The Admiral Quartermaster's Office (Skl/AdmQu). From 1937 to 1939, the head of the Naval Command Office was also head of the Naval War Management Staff. Tasks of the Fleet Department, questions of border protection, mine clearance, settlement matters and rebuilding of the Reichsmarine until the end of March 1921; files on air law and secret armaments matters, matters of liability for damages against the Allies after 1918, documents on the Fleet Construction Program and operational questions 1923-1939, further documents of the Naval Intelligence Service, among others from the time of the Spanish Civil War. Characterization of content: The surviving written material is divided into three registry groups. The "Alte Registratur" documents the tasks of the Fleet Department, questions of border protection, mine clearance, handling matters and rebuilding of the Reichsmarine until the end of March 1921; files on air law and secret armaments matters reach into the early thirties. From the early twenties, the affairs of the naval officers designated by the Allies as war criminals in the mixed arbitral tribunals have been documented, as have the procedures for liability for damages under the peace treaty. The third group consists mainly of documents on the fleet construction programme, on issues relating to the training of assistant leaders and on operational issues from 1923 to 1939; the documents of the Naval Intelligence Service, including those from the time of the Spanish Civil War, are also of importance. State of development: Findbuch Scope, Explanation: Inventory without increase 61.1 m 2160 AE Citation method: BArch, RM 20/...

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Bundesarchiv (Archivtektonik) >> Norddeutscher Bund und Deutsches Reich (1867/1871-1945) >> Militär >> Reichswehr und Wehrmacht 1919 bis 1945 >> Reichsmarine und Kriegsmarine >> Spitzenbehörden

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  • German

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    Schriftgut

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    Verwandtes Archivgut im Bundesarchiv: <br />
    RM 5 Admiralstab der Marine<br />
    RM 7 Seekriegsleitung

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    Original description: Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek

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    DE-1958_eb6f400f-596e-4e80-9e69-7e273fc32ec3

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