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class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichsmarine" title="Reichsmarine – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Reichsmarine" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichsmarine" title="Reichsmarine – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Reichsmarine" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichsmarine" title="Reichsmarine – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Reichsmarine" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichsmarine" title="Reichsmarine – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Reichsmarine" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4%D8%B3%E2%80%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%87" title="رایشس‌مارینه – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="رایشس‌مارینه" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichsmarine" title="Reichsmarine – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Reichsmarine" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichsmarine" title="Reichsmarine – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Reichsmarine" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichsmarine" title="Reichsmarine – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Reichsmarine" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichsmarine" title="Reichsmarine – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Reichsmarine" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%A1%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%94" title="רייכסמרינה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="רייכסמרינה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A9met_Birodalmi_Haditenger%C3%A9szet" title="Német Birodalmi Haditengerészet – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Német Birodalmi Haditengerészet" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichsmarine" title="Reichsmarine – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" 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<a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Navy</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Reichswehr" title="Reichswehr">Reichswehr</a></i></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Last commander</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Erich_Raeder" title="Erich Raeder">Erich Raeder</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <b><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Reichsmarine</i></span></b> (<abbr style="font-size:85%" title="literal translation">lit.</abbr><span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span><span class="gloss-text"><a href="/wiki/Reich" title="Reich">Reich</a> Navy</span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span>) was the name of the <a href="/wiki/German_Navy" title="German Navy">German Navy</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Weimar_Republic" title="Weimar Republic">Weimar Republic</a> and first two years of <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a>. It was the naval branch of the <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Reichswehr" title="Reichswehr">Reichswehr</a></i></span>, existing from 1919 to 1935. In 1935, it became known as the <i><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a></i> (War Navy), a branch of the <i><a href="/wiki/Wehrmacht" title="Wehrmacht">Wehrmacht</a></i>; a change implemented by <a href="/wiki/Adolf_Hitler" title="Adolf Hitler">Adolf Hitler</a>. Many of the administrative and organizational tenets of the <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Reichsmarine</i></span> were then carried over into the organization of the <i>Kriegsmarine</i>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Vorläufige_Reichsmarine"><span id="Vorl.C3.A4ufige_Reichsmarine"></span><i>Vorläufige Reichsmarine</i></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reichsmarine&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Vorläufige Reichsmarine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Vorläufige Reichsmarine</i></span> (<abbr style="font-size:85%" title="literal translation">lit.</abbr><span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span><span class="gloss-text">Provisional <a href="/wiki/Reich" title="Reich">Reich</a> Navy</span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span>) was formed after the end of <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Imperial_German_Navy" title="Imperial German Navy">Imperial German Navy</a>. </p><p>The provisions of the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Versailles" title="Treaty of Versailles">Treaty of Versailles</a> restricted the German Navy to 15,000 men and no <a href="/wiki/Submarine" title="Submarine">submarines</a>, while the fleet was limited to six <a href="/wiki/Pre-dreadnought_battleship" title="Pre-dreadnought battleship">pre-dreadnought battleships</a>, six <a href="/wiki/Light_cruiser" title="Light cruiser">light cruisers</a>, twelve <a href="/wiki/Destroyer" title="Destroyer">destroyers</a>, and twelve <a href="/wiki/Torpedo_boat" title="Torpedo boat">torpedo boats</a>. Replacements for the outdated battleships were restricted to a maximum size of 10,000 tons. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reichsmarine"><i>Reichsmarine</i></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reichsmarine&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Reichsmarine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Reichsmarine</i></span> was considered the armed naval force of the <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Reichswehrministerium</i></span> (<a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_the_Reichswehr" title="Ministry of the Reichswehr">Ministry of the Reichswehr</a>) which was headed by a civilian minister appointed by the Weimar government. The senior most naval officer was known until 1920 as the <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Chef der Admiralität</i></span> (Chief of the Admiralty), after which the title changed to <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Chef der Marineleitung</i></span> (Chief of the Naval Command).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Naval_headquarters">Naval headquarters</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reichsmarine&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Naval headquarters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Red_Castle_by_the_Sea_1929.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Red_Castle_by_the_Sea_1929.jpg/265px-Red_Castle_by_the_Sea_1929.jpg" decoding="async" width="265" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Red_Castle_by_the_Sea_1929.jpg/398px-Red_Castle_by_the_Sea_1929.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Red_Castle_by_the_Sea_1929.jpg/530px-Red_Castle_by_the_Sea_1929.jpg 2x" data-file-width="972" data-file-height="605" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/M%C3%BCrwik_Naval_School" title="Mürwik Naval School">Mürwik Naval School</a> in 1929</figcaption></figure> <p>The naval commander oversaw a headquarters office known as the <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Marinekommandiertenabteilung</i></span> which was headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Berlin" title="Berlin">Berlin</a>. The Naval Command also maintained a headquarters intelligence office <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Marinenachrichtenoffizier</i></span>) and a naval archives. Internal to the naval headquarters five offices known as the: </p> <ul><li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Marinekommandoamt</i></span> (A) – Operations</li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Allgemeine Marineamt</i></span> (B) – General Administration</li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Marineverwaltungsamt</i></span> (C) – Personnel and Administration</li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Marinewaffenamt</i></span> (<i>MWa</i>) – Naval Weapons Department</li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Marinekonstruktionsamt</i></span> (K) – Naval Construction Office</li></ul> <p>The following officers served as head of the <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Reichsmarine</i></span> from 1918 to 1935 </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chief_of_the_Admiralty_(Chef_der_Admiralität)"><span id="Chief_of_the_Admiralty_.28Chef_der_Admiralit.C3.A4t.29"></span>Chief of the Admiralty (<i>Chef der Admiralität</i>)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reichsmarine&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Chief of the Admiralty (Chef der Admiralität)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th class="unsortable">Portrait </th> <th><i>Chefs der Admiralität</i></th> <th data-sort-type="date">Took office</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Left office</th> <th>Time in office </th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Admiraal_Adolf_von_Trotha.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Adolf von Trotha"><img alt="Adolf von Trotha" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Admiraal_Adolf_von_Trotha.jpg/100px-Admiraal_Adolf_von_Trotha.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Admiraal_Adolf_von_Trotha.jpg/150px-Admiraal_Adolf_von_Trotha.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Admiraal_Adolf_von_Trotha.jpg/200px-Admiraal_Adolf_von_Trotha.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2393" data-file-height="3500" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Trotha, Adolf</span><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Vizeadmiral" title="Vizeadmiral">Vizeadmiral</a></i></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Adolf_von_Trotha" title="Adolf von Trotha">Adolf von Trotha</a></b><br /><small>(1868–1940)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">26 March 1919</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">22 March 1920</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7002362000000000000♠"></span>362 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">-</td><td style="; background: #E6E6AA"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description" title="William Michaelis"><img alt="William Michaelis" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span style="display:none">Michaelis, William</span><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Konteradmiral" title="Konteradmiral">Konteradmiral</a></i></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/William_Michaelis" title="William Michaelis">William Michaelis</a></b><br /><small>(1871–1948)</small><br /><small><i>Acting</i></small></td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">22 March 1920</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA">1 September 1920</td><td style="text-align:center; background: #E6E6AA"><span data-sort-value="7002163000000000000♠"></span>163 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Paul_Behncke_(1866-1937)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Paul Behncke"><img alt="Paul Behncke" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Paul_Behncke_%281866-1937%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Paul_Behncke_%281866-1937%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Paul_Behncke_%281866-1937%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Paul_Behncke_%281866-1937%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Paul_Behncke_%281866-1937%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Paul_Behncke_%281866-1937%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="3184" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Behncke, Paul</span><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Vizeadmiral</i></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Paul_Behncke" title="Paul Behncke">Paul Behncke</a></b><br /><small>(1869–1937)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 September 1920</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">14 September 1920</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7001130000000000000♠"></span>13 days</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Heads_of_the_Naval_Command_(Chefs_der_Marineleitung)"><span id="Heads_of_the_Naval_Command_.28Chefs_der_Marineleitung.29"></span>Heads of the Naval Command (<i>Chefs der Marineleitung</i>)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reichsmarine&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Heads of the Naval Command (Chefs der Marineleitung)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th class="unsortable">Portrait </th> <th><i>Chefs der Marineleitung</i></th> <th data-sort-type="date">Took office</th> <th data-sort-type="date">Left office</th> <th>Time in office </th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Paul_Behncke.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Paul Behncke"><img alt="Paul Behncke" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Paul_Behncke.jpg/100px-Paul_Behncke.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Paul_Behncke.jpg/150px-Paul_Behncke.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Paul_Behncke.jpg 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="230" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Behncke, Paul</span><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Vizeadmiral</i></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Paul_Behncke" title="Paul Behncke">Paul Behncke</a></b><br /><small>(1869–1937)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">14 September 1920</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 October 1924</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003147800000000000♠"></span>4 years, 17 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">2</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-13764,_Hans_Zenker_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Hans Zenker"><img alt="Hans Zenker" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-13764%2C_Hans_Zenker_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-13764%2C_Hans_Zenker_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-13764%2C_Hans_Zenker_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-13764%2C_Hans_Zenker_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-13764%2C_Hans_Zenker_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="164" data-file-height="174" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Zenker, Hans</span><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Vizeadmiral</i></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Hans_Zenker" title="Hans Zenker">Hans Zenker</a></b><br /><small>(1870–1932)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 October 1924</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">30 September 1928</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003146000000000000♠"></span>3 years, 365 days</td></tr> <tr><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">3</td><td style="; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><div style="width:px;height:px;overflow:hidden;position:relative"> <div style="position:relative;top:-px;left:-px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1987-080-30A,_Erich_Raeder.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Erich Raeder"><img alt="Erich Raeder" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1987-080-30A%2C_Erich_Raeder.jpg/100px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1987-080-30A%2C_Erich_Raeder.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1987-080-30A%2C_Erich_Raeder.jpg/150px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1987-080-30A%2C_Erich_Raeder.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1987-080-30A%2C_Erich_Raeder.jpg/200px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1987-080-30A%2C_Erich_Raeder.jpg 2x" data-file-width="579" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></div></div></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span style="display:none">Raeder, Erich</span><i>Admiral</i><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Erich_Raeder" title="Erich Raeder">Erich Raeder</a></b><br /><small>(1876–1960)</small></td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 October 1928</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;">1 June 1935</td><td style="text-align:center; background:transparent;color:inherit;"><span data-sort-value="7003243400000000000♠"></span>6 years, 243 days</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fleet_command">Fleet command</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reichsmarine&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Fleet command"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The fleet command of the <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Reichsmarine</i></span> (<span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Flottenkommando</i></span>) was headquartered at Kiel and consisted of a flag staff and fleet commander embarked on board the flagship of the German fleet. During the 1920s, the German flagship was the battleship <a href="/wiki/SMS_Schleswig-Holstein" title="SMS Schleswig-Holstein"><i>Schleswig-Holstein</i></a> with two naval officers serving as fleet commander, <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Vizeadmiral</i></span> <a href="/wiki/Hans_Zenker" title="Hans Zenker">Hans Zenker</a> and Konrad Mommsen, between 1923 and 1927. The fleet commander position was then left vacant, but the flag staff remained. </p><p>The purpose of the fleet command was to oversee the four major type commanders of German naval vessels. These commands were in turn responsible for the administration of various German ship classes to include equipment development, vessel deployments, and personnel assignment. Once at sea, operational control of the vessels switched to the commanders of the two main Naval Sea Stations. The four type commands were: </p> <ul><li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Befehlshaber der Linienschiffe</i></span> – <a href="/wiki/Commander_of_Ships_of_the_Line" title="Commander of Ships of the Line">Commander of Ships of the Line</a>, headquartered at Kiel, flagship in 1933 was the cruiser <a href="/wiki/German_cruiser_Deutschland" title="German cruiser Deutschland"><i>Deutschland</i></a></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Befehlshaber der Aufklärungsstreitkräfte</i></span> – Commander of Reconnaissance Craft, flagship was the cruiser <a href="/wiki/German_cruiser_K%C3%B6nigsberg" title="German cruiser Königsberg"><i>Königsberg</i></a> headquartered at Kiel</li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Führer der Torpedoboote</i></span> – Leader of Torpedo-boats, headquartered at <a href="/wiki/%C5%9Awinouj%C5%9Bcie" title="Świnoujście">Swinemünde</a> overseeing four <a href="/wiki/Flotilla" title="Flotilla">flotillas</a> of torpedo boats</li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Führer der Minsensuchboote</i></span> – Leader of Minesweepers, headquartered at Kiel commanding two <a href="/wiki/M-class_minesweeper_(Germany)" title="M-class minesweeper (Germany)">minesweeper</a> flotillas and one <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Räumbooten</i></span> ("<a href="/wiki/R_boat" title="R boat">R boat</a>") mine auxiliary unit.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Naval_sea_stations">Naval sea stations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reichsmarine&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Naval sea stations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Reichsmarine</i></span> did not maintain traditional at-sea fleets, but instead assigned two geographical areas (known as <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Marinestation</i></span>) which oversaw all vessels operationally deployed in the <a href="/wiki/North_Sea" title="North Sea">North</a> and <a href="/wiki/Baltic_Sea" title="Baltic Sea">Baltic Seas</a>. Each naval station maintained a headquarters staff, general naval inspectorate, training department, artillery arsenal inspector, as well as a medical command unit. The naval stations also served as a senior officer for the commanders of the various German navy ports.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Naval_stations_of_the_Reichsmarine">Naval stations of the <i>Reichsmarine</i></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reichsmarine&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Naval stations of the Reichsmarine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Marinestation_der_Nordsee" title="Marinestation der Nordsee">Marinestation der Nordsee</a></i></span> (North Sea naval station) – headquartered at <a href="/wiki/Wilhelmshaven" title="Wilhelmshaven">Wilhelmshaven</a>, overseeing the ports of <a href="/wiki/Cuxhaven" title="Cuxhaven">Cuxhaven</a> and <a href="/wiki/Borkum" title="Borkum">Borkum</a></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Marinestation_der_Ostsee" title="Marinestation der Ostsee">Marinestation der Ostsee</a></i></span> (Baltic Sea naval station) – headquartered at <a href="/wiki/Kiel" title="Kiel">Kiel</a>, overseeing the ports of <a href="/wiki/%C5%9Awinouj%C5%9Bcie" title="Świnoujście">Swinemünde</a> and <a href="/wiki/Baltiysk" title="Baltiysk">Pillau</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ships_and_equipment">Ships and equipment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reichsmarine&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Ships and equipment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Treaty of Versailles limited the size and armament of the <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Reichsmarine</i></span> and prevented it from introducing new technologies. The restrictions were intended to prevent the German Navy from becoming a threat to the Allied powers. On the other hand, the Allies had made certain that the <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Reichsmarine</i></span> would be in the foreseeable future the strongest power in the Baltic Sea, in order to serve as a counterweight against the new <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a>, which was viewed with distrust by the Allies. </p><p>Germany was only allowed six pre-dreadnought battleships (plus two in reserve), six cruisers (plus two in reserve), twelve destroyers (plus four in reserve), and twelve torpedo boats (plus four in reserve). The <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Reichsmarine</i></span> tried to meet the arms restrictions with secret armament and technical innovations such as the introduction of the <a href="/wiki/Deutschland-class_cruiser" title="Deutschland-class cruiser">pocket battleship</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="List_of_Reichsmarine_ships">List of <i>Reichsmarine</i> ships</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reichsmarine&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: List of Reichsmarine ships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-notice" role="presentation" style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/20px-Information_icon4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/30px-Information_icon4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/40px-Information_icon4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="620" /></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text" style="width: auto;"><div class="mbox-text-span">This list is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Lists#Incomplete_lists" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists">incomplete</a>; you can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reichsmarine&action=edit">adding missing items</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">October 2022</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_DVM_10_Bild-23-63-33,_Kriegsschiffe_der_Reichsmarine_in_Kiellinie.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Bundesarchiv_DVM_10_Bild-23-63-33%2C_Kriegsschiffe_der_Reichsmarine_in_Kiellinie.jpg/295px-Bundesarchiv_DVM_10_Bild-23-63-33%2C_Kriegsschiffe_der_Reichsmarine_in_Kiellinie.jpg" decoding="async" width="295" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Bundesarchiv_DVM_10_Bild-23-63-33%2C_Kriegsschiffe_der_Reichsmarine_in_Kiellinie.jpg/443px-Bundesarchiv_DVM_10_Bild-23-63-33%2C_Kriegsschiffe_der_Reichsmarine_in_Kiellinie.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Bundesarchiv_DVM_10_Bild-23-63-33%2C_Kriegsschiffe_der_Reichsmarine_in_Kiellinie.jpg/590px-Bundesarchiv_DVM_10_Bild-23-63-33%2C_Kriegsschiffe_der_Reichsmarine_in_Kiellinie.jpg 2x" data-file-width="766" data-file-height="468" /></a><figcaption>Ships of the <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Reichsmarine</i></span> on maneuvers in 1929 with a <a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6nigsberg-class_cruiser_(1927)" title="Königsberg-class cruiser (1927)"><i>Königsberg</i>-class</a> cruiser on the right</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deutschland-class_battleship" title="Deutschland-class battleship"><i>Deutschland</i>-class</a> battleships <ul><li><a href="/wiki/SMS_Hannover" title="SMS Hannover">SMS <i>Hannover</i></a> (1907–1944)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SMS_Schlesien" title="SMS Schlesien">SMS <i>Schlesien</i></a> (1908–1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SMS_Schleswig-Holstein" title="SMS Schleswig-Holstein">SMS <i>Schleswig-Holstein</i></a> (1908–1944)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Braunschweig-class_battleship" title="Braunschweig-class battleship"><i>Braunschweig</i>-class</a> battleships <ul><li><a href="/wiki/SMS_Braunschweig" title="SMS Braunschweig">SMS <i>Braunschweig</i></a> (1904–1932)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SMS_Elsass" title="SMS Elsass">SMS <i>Elsass</i></a> (1904–1936)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SMS_Hessen" title="SMS Hessen">SMS <i>Hessen</i></a> (1905–1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SMS_Preussen" title="SMS Preussen">SMS <i>Preussen</i></a> (1905–1931)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SMS_Lothringen" title="SMS Lothringen">SMS <i>Lothringen</i></a> (1906–1931)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bremen-class_cruiser" title="Bremen-class cruiser"><i>Bremen</i>-class</a> cruisers <ul><li><a href="/wiki/SMS_Hamburg" title="SMS Hamburg">SMS <i>Hamburg</i></a> (1904–1927)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SMS_Berlin" title="SMS Berlin">SMS <i>Berlin</i></a> (1906–1929)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gazelle-class_cruiser" title="Gazelle-class cruiser"><i>Gazelle</i>-class</a> cruisers (3,033 tons, 10 × 105 mm guns) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/SMS_Niobe" title="SMS Niobe">SMS <i>Niobe</i></a> (1900–1925)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SMS_Nymphe" title="SMS Nymphe">SMS <i>Nymphe</i></a> (1900–1931)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SMS_Thetis" title="SMS Thetis">SMS <i>Thetis</i></a> (1901–1929)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SMS_Amazone" title="SMS Amazone">SMS <i>Amazone</i></a> (1901–1931)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SMS_Medusa" title="SMS Medusa">SMS <i>Medusa</i></a> (1901–1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SMS_Arcona_(1902)" title="SMS Arcona (1902)">SMS <i>Arcona</i></a> (1903–1945)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_cruiser_Emden" title="German cruiser Emden"><i>Emden</i>-class cruiser</a> (6,000 tons, 8 × 150 mm guns) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/German_cruiser_Emden" title="German cruiser Emden"><i>Emden</i></a> (1925–1945)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6nigsberg-class_cruiser_(1927)" title="Königsberg-class cruiser (1927)"><i>Königsberg</i>-class</a> cruisers (7,200 tons, 9 × 150 mm guns) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/German_cruiser_K%C3%B6nigsberg" title="German cruiser Königsberg"><i>Königsberg</i></a> (1929–1940)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_cruiser_Karlsruhe" title="German cruiser Karlsruhe"><i>Karlsruhe</i></a> 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