History of the Württemberg legation in Munich: From time to time since 1742, Württemberg has maintained an envoy at the Bavarian court in Munich. The legation did not become a permanent institution until 1804, shortly after Württemberg was elevated to electorate. In contrast to most other Württemberg legations, the legation in Munich continued uninterrupted until 1933. Since 1893, the Württemberg envoy in Munich had also been accredited for Karlsruhe and Darmstadt.The Württemberg representatives in Bavaria were in detail:Ferdinand Reinhard von Wallbrunn1742Christoph Konrad Abel1780 - 1790Albrecht Jakob von Bühler1792Ulrich Leberecht von Mandelslohe1792Karl Heinrich Ernst Freiherr von Bothmer1804 - 1807Friedrich August Freiherr Gremp von Freudenstein1807, interimistChristian Friedrich Kölle1807 - 1808Heinrich Karl Friedrich Levin Count of Wintzingerode1808 - 1810Christoph Ermann Baron von Steube zu Schadnitz1810 - 1815Friedrich August Baron Gremp von Freudenstein1815 - 1816Peter Count of Gallatin1816 - 1817Friedrich August Freiherr Gremp von Freudenstein1817 - 1821Moritz Joseph Philipp Freiherr von Schmitz-Grollenburg1821 - 1844Gottfried Jonathan von Hartmann1825, InterimFerdinand Christoph Graf von Degenfeld-Schomburg1844 - 1868Oskar Freiherr von Soden1868 - 1906Friedrich Rudolf Karl Moser von Filseck1906 - 1909Karl Moser von Filseck1906 - 1918The documents of the Württemberg envoys in Munich from the time before 1806 are kept in the holdings A 74 h. The counter tradition of the Württemberg Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning the Württemberg legation in Munich is in inventory E 50/05. Destruction of files 1867: In March 1867, the Württemberg envoy in Munich, von Degenfeld, was permitted at his request to sell certain files of the legation, for which there was not enough space in the registry, for the purpose of stamping them. He then, on the advice of the Chief Mint Master of Haidt, had them burned in his smelting furnace in the presence of a reliable employee of the legation. a special list of the banished files was not drawn up, as Degenfeld described them in the meticulously kept list of files of the legation. Among the documents destroyed were: Political Reports1844 - 1853 Federal Affairs1821 - 1856, 1854 - 1866 Railway, Post and Telegraph1836 - 1856 Customs Union1831 - 1861 Coinage and Paper Money1837 - 1853 Gesandtschaftliches Personal1804 - 1856 Württembergische und bayerische königliche Höfe1850 - 1863 Switzerland1834 - 1853 (political reports1844 - 1853 Federal Affairs1821 - 1856, 1854 - 1866 Railway, Post and Telegraph1836 - 1856 customs union1831 - 1861 coins and paper money1837 - 1853 Gesandtschaftliches Personal1804 - 1856Württembergische und bayerische königliche Höfe1850 - 1863 Switzerland1834 - 1853 (political reports1844 - 1853).), 1833 - 1851 (Handel)Privatangelegenheiten1832 - 1860 Further history of the collection, report by the editor: Since about 1870, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has repeatedly submitted documents that were no longer needed to the Württemberg House and State Archives. After the end of the Monarchiv and the dissolution of this ministry in 1920, the remaining legations and consulates of Württemberg were subordinated to the State Ministry. In the summer of 1950, Dr. Max Straub separated the ministerial and legation files for the Munich legation and rearranged the provenance holdings of the legation. The collection was packaged in 1966, and Max Straub's comparatively legible handwritten repertory is still in use. However, in connection with the development project on the holdings of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the intended complete creation of online finding aids of this series, the present holdings were retro-converted, which was carried out by Silvia Ebinger in 2005. A slight revision of the title recordings was made by Dr. Albrecht Ernst.Stuttgart, in April 2007Johannes Renz

Contains: - Alten, Carl von, lord of the manor, chamberlain, Linden near Hanover. Elevation to the rank of Count Alten-Linsingen on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Elevation of Prussia to Kingdom, 18.01.1901 (p. 22) - Alvensleben, Werner von, Kammerherr, Schlosshauptmann von Quedlinburg, Fideikommisbesitzer, Neugattersleben. Elevation to the rank of Count as "Count of Alvensleben-Neugattersleben" on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Elevation of Prussia to Kingdom, 18.01.1901 (p. 22) - Arnim-Boitzenburg, Count. Proposal of the Prime Minister Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg for elevation to the rank of prince in a meeting of the State Ministry. Agreement of the State Ministry on the occasion of the 25th government anniversary of Wilhelm II [June 1913], 03.04.1913 (p. 62) - Baum, Geheimer Kommerzienrat, Elberfeld. Proposal of the Minister of the Interior for elevation to the nobility in a meeting of the State Ministry. Endorsement by the Herald's Office. Planned survey on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Wilhelm II's government [June 1913], 03.04.1913 (p. 62) - Baumann, Lieutenant General retired, Loschwitz near Dresden, most recently Major General and inspector of the 2nd Landwehr Inspection. Elevation to hereditary nobility. Extract from the Reichs- und Staatsanzeiger of 18.01.1896 (p. 5) - Behring, Dr., Professor of Medicine at the University of Marburg, Privy Councillor. Elevation to hereditary nobility on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the uprising of Prussia to the status of kingdom, 18.01.1901 (p. 22) - Bellschwitz (see Brünneck) (p. 19) - Berendt, Major General retired, Charlottenburg, last Colonel and Commander of the Brandenburg Foot Artillery Regiment No. 3 (General Field Artillery Master). Elevation to hereditary nobility. Excerpt from the Reichs- und Staatsanzeiger of 18.01.1896 (page 5) - Bergemann, Lieutenant General, Commander of the Invalidenhaus in Berlin. Elevation to the nobility on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (p. 19) - Boitzenburg (see Arnim-Boitzenburg) - Bothe, Hermann, owner of manor and landscape councillor, on tooth, district Flatow. Elevation to hereditary nobility on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (page 19) - Boyneburgk, Alexander von, retired cavalry master, Grand Duke of Saxony Chamberlain in Stadtfeld. Permission to the guidance of the baron title to the members of the Stadtfelder line, 14.12.1901-18.03.1902 (Bl. 23, 25, 26) - Braunbehren, Ludwig Günther Karl Otto, Undersecretary of State a. D., Really Secret Council. Elevation to the nobility, 25.08.1900 (Bl. 21) - Brünneck, Roland von, Burgrave of Marienburg, chamberlain, on Bellschwitz. Elevation to the rank of Count of Brünneck-Bellschwitz on the occasion of the turn of the century, 04.01.1900 (p. 19) - Budde, Minister of State and Minister for Public Works. Elevation to hereditary nobility, 03.05.1904 (p. 35) - Bumke, Lieutenant General retired, Berlin, last Major General and Inspector of the 3rd Engineering Inspection. Elevation to hereditary nobility. Detail from the Reichs- und Staatsanzeiger of 18.01.1896 (page 5) - Caemmerer, Major General, Commander of the 12th Infantry Brigade. Elevation to hereditary nobility. Excerpt from the Reichs- und Staatsanzeiger of 18.01.1896 (page 5) - Camphausen, Minister of State, Berlin. Elevation to the nobility by awarding the Order of the Black Eagle on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the return of the Day of the Imperial Proclamation to Versailles, 18./20.01.1896 (p. 4) - Cramer, Constantin, Royal Prussian Lieutenant Colonel. Elevation to the hereditary nobility under the name Cramer von Laue on the basis of a corresponding request for the throne to the emperor and king Wilhelm II from 09.05.1918 on the part of his son, Cramer von Laue, who had been named under 01.04.1918 of the Duke of Anhalt into the nobility raised Oheims - brother of his mother - of the Duke-Anhalt Minister of State Dr. Ernst von Laue (see also Laue), 09.05.-11.10.1918 (pp. 69, 70, 72) - Crüger, Lieutenant General retired, Wiesbaden, last inspector of the 3rd engineer inspection. Elevation to hereditary nobility. Detail from the Reichs- und Staatsanzeiger from 18.01.1896 (page 5) - Czarnecki, Count von, manor owner, Siekowko near Priment (Posen). Application for the award of the count title for his son Marcell von Czarnecki, Dr. jur., on Rakwitz, 14./25.03.1899 (p. 17) - Delbrück, Dr., Minister of State, Berlin. Elevation to the nobility by awarding the Order of the Black Eagle on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Day of the Emperor's Proclamation of Versailles, 18./20.01.1896 (p. 4) - Derneburg, by (see Münster, Alexander Graf zu) (p. 55) - Detmering, Lieutenant General retired, Schwerin, last Major General and commander of the 16th Cavalry Brigade. Elevation to hereditary nobility. Extract from the Reichs- und Staatsanzeiger of 18.01.1896 (page 5) - Dippe, Karl, Kommerzienrat, Quedlinburg. Elevation to hereditary nobility on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (page 19) - Dohna-Schlobitten, Richard Graf zu. Elevation to the rank of prince with the title "Serene Highness" on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (p. 19) - Drenkmann, Really Secret Council, President of the Court of Appeal, Berlin. Elevation to hereditary nobility on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Prussia's elevation to kingdom, 18.01.1901 (p. 22) - Dulitz, Major General, Commander of the 2nd Guard Field Artillery Brigade. Elevation to the nobility on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (sheet 19) - Ecken, Peter von, Krefeld. Entry for information about a sex of corners on castle of corners, 06.05.1927 (sheet 93) - Eppstein, by, Princely Lippischer Geheimer Kabinettsrat. Elevation to the nobility. Letter from the Minister of the Interior to the Royal Herald's Office concerning the elevation of Eppstein to the nobility in the Principality of Lippe, irrespective of his Prussian nationality and without prior request from the Lippe Government (copy). Note, 11.01.1916-02.05.1917 (p. 68) - Eulenburg, Philipp Graf zu, Baron von und zu Hertefeld, Imperial German Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to the Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian Courts. Elevation to the rank of Prince with the title "Serene Highness" as "Prince of Eulenburg and Hertefeld, Count of Sandels" on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (p. 19) - Fahland, Major General retd., Wiesbaden, last Colonel in the Staff of the Corps of Engineers and Inspector of the 2nd Pioneer Inspection. Elevation to hereditary nobility. Excerpt from the Reichs- und Staatsanzeiger of 18.01.1896 (page 5) - Foerster, by. Rejection of the Herald's Office on the application of Major Eugenie Franke, House Germete near Warburg i. W., born von Foerster, on inheritance her birth name from Foerster to her son-in-law, the vice-consul Dr. Fritz Grouven in Cairo under the name form: Fritz von Foerster-Grouven, 16.12.1910-06.03.1911 (pp. 59, 60) - Franke, Eugenie, born von Förster (see Foerster, from) (pp. 59, 60) - Franke, Major General retired, Weimar, last colonel and commander of the Westphalian fusilier regiment no. 37. Elevation to hereditary nobility. Extract from the Reichs- und Staatsanzeiger of 18.01.1896 (p. 5) - Fritz, Lieutenant Colonel, with the staff of the Königs-Infanterie-Regiment No. 145. Elevation to the nobility on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (p. 19) - Frowein, Peter Eduard, Oberverwaltungsgerichtsrat, Wirklicher Geheimer Oberregierungsrat. Elevation to the nobility, 20.03.-12.09.1913 (p. 61) - Gescher, President of the Government, Münster. Elevation to hereditary nobility on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (page 19) - Godeffroy, Dr. jur., pensioner, Berlin. Elevation to hereditary nobility on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Prussia's elevation to kingdom, 18.01.1901 (p. 22) - Goeschen, Landrat, Geheimer Regierungsrat, Harburg. Elevation to hereditary nobility on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (p. 19) - Goldschmidt-Rothschild, Max von, K. K. Austrian-Hungarian Consul General, Frankfurt a. M. State Ministry negotiations on the establishment of a Fidei Commission of Max von Goldschmidt-Rothschild in the province of Poznan. Wilhelm II had reserved for himself the elevation to baron status desired by Max von Goldschmidt-Rothschild, who was elevated to the nobility in 1903, by continuation of the baron title for the family of his wife, a née freiherr of Rothschild, until the establishment of the Fidei Commise] 22.06.1906 (pp. 45-49) - Grouven, Fritz, Dr. (see Foerster, by) (pp. 59, 60) - Grunelius, Andreas Adolf, Banker, Frankfurt a. M. Elevation to the hereditary nobility simultaneously with that of Moritz Eduard Grunelius - on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (p. 19) - Grunelius, Moritz Eduard, Banker, Frankfurt a. M. Elevation to the hereditary nobility simultaneously with that of Andreas Adolf Grunelius - on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (p. 19) - Gusovius, Emil, General Landschaftsrat, Kreisdeputierter, auf Augken, Kreis Wehlau. Elevation to hereditary nobility on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (p. 19) - Hacht, Werner von. Assessment of the predicate "von" as a local nobility predicate by the Reich Minister of Labor, 09.06.1926 (p. 91) - Hänisch, Lieutenant General, Commander of the 36th Division. Elevation to hereditary nobility. Extract from Reichs- und Staatsanzeiger from 18.01.1896 (page 5) - Hansemann, Gustav, Rentner, Charlottenburg. Elevation to hereditary nobility on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the elevation of Prussia to kingdom, 18.01.1901 (p. 22) - Hatzfeldt zu Trachenberg, Hermann Fürst von, Oberst-Schenk, Oberpräsident der Provinz Schlesien. Award of the ducal dignity under the name of a duke to Trachenberg, princes of Hatzfeldt on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (sheet 19) - Henckel von Donnersmarck, Guido, count, in Neudeck, Real Privy Council, Hereditary Upper Land Mouth Gift in the Duchy of Silesia, Free Lord of State on Upper Beuthen. Elevation to the rank of prince with the title "Durchlaucht" as "Count Henckel Fürst von Donnersmarck" on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the elevation of Prussia to a kingdom, 18.01.1901 (p. 22) - Hertefeld, Philipp Freiherr von und zu (see Eulenburg, Philipp Graf zu) (p. 19) - Hohenleuben, Count von (see Reuß j. L., Prince Henry XXXI.) (p. 71) - Humann, Eduard, Lieutenant Commander Oldenburg. Elevation to hereditary nobility on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the elevation of Prussia to kingdom, 18.01.1901 (p. 22) - Innhausen and Knyphausen, Edzard Graf zu, Wirklicher Geheimer Rat, on Lützburg. Elevation to the rank of prince with the title "Serene Highness" on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (p. 19) - Ising, Lieutenant General, à la suite of the army and commander of the armoury. Elevation to hereditary nobility. Excerpt from the Reichs- und Staatsanzeiger of 18.01.1896 (p. 5) - Jacobi, General der Artillerie z. D., Berlin, last Lieutenant General and Inspector of Field Artillery. Elevation to hereditary nobility. Detail from the Reichs- und Staatsanzeiger of 18.01.1896 (page 5) - Kamlah, Major General, Commander of the 35th Infantry Brigade. Elevation to hereditary nobility. Excerpt from the Reichs- und Staatsanzeiger of 18.01.1896 (p. 5) - Kamphövener, Lieutenant General retired in Constantinople, former captain and company commander in infantry regiment no. 79. Elevation to the nobility on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (p. 19) - Keußler, Friedrich, Staatsrat a. D., Greifswald. Naturalization and name change, 18.06.-04.07.1924 (pp. 89-90) - Kißling, Georg, cavalryman of the L. a. D. and former Fidei commiss owner, Heinzendorf, Wohlau district. Search for delivery of the relevant papers on the bestowal of hereditary nobility, 20/22 April 1921 (p. 88) - Klaeden, bank director, Berlin. Complaints about non-recognition by the Heroldamt, 27.09. and 09.10.1907 (pp. 50, 51), of the nobility allegedly due to him - Knappe, Lieutenant General retired, Charlottenburg, last Major General and Commander of the Railway Brigade. Elevation to the nobility on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (page 19) - Knorr, Admiral and Commanding Admiral. Elevation to hereditary nobility. Extract from the Reichs- und Staatsanzeiger of 18.01.1896 (page 5) - Knyphausen (see Innhausen and Knyphausen, Edzard Graf zu) (page 19) - Koester, Admiral, Inspector General of the Navy and Chief of the Naval Station of the Baltic Sea. Elevation to the nobility on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (p. 19) - Kranold, Viktor Ferdinand, Real Privy Councilor, President of the Railway Directorate in Berlin. Elevation to hereditary nobility, 29.07.-08.11.1904 (pp. 36-39) - Kraus, Major General retired, Baden-Baden, last Colonel and Commander of the 6th Baden Infantry Regiment No. 114. Elevation to hereditary nobility. Extract from the Reichs- und Staatsanzeiger of 18.01.1896 (p. 5) - Krause, Dr., lawyer, Privy Justice Council, Chairman of the Board of the Bar Association, Second Vice-President of the House of Representatives. Proposal of the Minister of Interior at a meeting of the State Ministry on elevation to nobility. Consent of the Ministry of State. Planned elevation on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Wilhelm II's government [June 1913], 03.04.1913 (pp. 62, 66) - Kruska, Major General, commander of the 23rd Infantry Brigade. Elevation to hereditary nobility. Extract from the Reichs- und Staatsanzeiger of 18.01.1896 (page 5) - Kühn, Max Arthur Richard, Oberförster, Breslau. Submission of an application to the herald's office for the award of the title of nobility, 08.-24.04.1919 (p. 73) - Kuhlmann, Lieutenant General, inspector of the 1st foot artillery inspection. Elevation to hereditary nobility. Detail from the Reichs- und Staatsanzeiger of 18.01.1896 (page 5) - Kuhlmay, Lieutenant General, Inspector of the 2nd Cavalry Inspection. Elevation to the nobility on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (page 19) - Lassen, Hermann, retired cavalryman, at Siggen, Oldenburg district. Elevation to hereditary nobility on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (p. 19) - Laue, Ernst, Dr., Herzoglich Anhaltischer Staatsminister, Plenipotentiary to the Federal Council. Elevation to the nobility on the occasion of the celebration of 25 years of official activity in the Anhalt State Ministry by the Duke of Anhalt, 01.04.1918 (see also Cramer [von Laue]) (p. 69) - Lenhausen, Graf von (see Manderscheid, August von) (p. 27 and 29) - Lenke, Lieutenant General, Commander of the 19th Division. Elevation to hereditary nobility. Excerpt from the Reichs- und Staatsanzeiger of 18.01.1896 (p. 5) - Leuffen, Benjamin, owner of a manor on Otzenrath, Grevenbroich district, resident of Sinsteden, Neuss district. Negotiation for elevation to the nobility, 28.02.-17.03.1870 (pp. 297-300) - Levetzow, Erdmann Freiherr von, Görz. Application for official certification of entitlement to hold the baron title by the Ministry of the Interior, 26.10.1908 (pp. 53-54) - Leyden, Ernst Viktor, Dr., Priver Medizinalrat, Professor in the Medical Faculty of the Friedrich Wilhelm University, Berlin. Elevation to hereditary nobility at the request of the Minister of State for Spiritual, Educational and Medical Affairs, Dr. Bosse, 14-23.01.1896 (pp. 6-12) - Liebert, Major General, Governor of D e u t s c h - O s t a f r i k a.. Elevation to the nobility on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (page 19) - Mades, Arthur, Lieutenant a. D., Aachen. Findings on the identity of today's Mades family with the Italian "di Madesa" and in France "de Madis", 25.10.1927 (p. 95) - Magdeburg, Eduard Ludwig Carl, Real Privy Councillor, President of the Chamber of Accounts. Elevation to hereditary nobility, 30.12.1903-03.05.1904 (pp. 30-35) - Manderscheid, August von, Lenhausen/Westphalia. Recognition of the title as Count of Lenhausen, 02.06.1902 and 16.05.1903 [pencil note: input of a mentally unsound person] (pp. 27, 29) - Metzler, Albert, Bankier, Frankfurt a. M. Elevation to hereditary nobility on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Prussia's Elevation to the Kingdom, 18th century01.1901 (p. 22) - Metzler, Karl, banker, Frankfurt a. M. Elevation to hereditary nobility on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the elevation of Prussia to the status of kingdom, 18.01.1901 (p. 22) - Miquel, Johannes Franz, Dr., Minister of State and Minister of Finance. Elevation to the nobility by awarding the Order of the Black Eagle on the occasion of the birthday of the emperor and king, 27./28.01.1897 (p. 16) - Möller, Theodor Adolf, Minister of State and Minister for Trade and Commerce. Elevation to hereditary nobility, 19.10.1905 (p. 43) - Moßner, Ernst, owner of manor, Ulbersdorf, district. Oils. Elevation to hereditary nobility on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Elevation of Prussia to Kingdom, 18.01.1901 (p. 22) - Müller, Major General, General à la suite His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Baden. Elevation to the nobility on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (page 19) - Münster, Alexander Graf zu, on Derneburg (province Hannover). Elevation to the rank of prince under the name Fürst Münster von Derneburg with the title Durchlaucht, 23.04.1909 (p. 55) - Nasse, Dr., Wirklicher Geheimer Rat, Oberpräsident in Koblenz. Elevation to hereditary nobility, 23.08.1905 (p. 42) - Negenborn, Gerhard, owner of manor, Klonau, district Osterode/Ostpr. Elevation to hereditary nobility on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the elevation of Prussia to kingdom, 18.01.1901 (p. 22) - Oberhoffer, General der Infanterie, Generalquartiermeister und Chef der Landesaufnahme. Elevation to the nobility on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (p. 19) - Oswald, Priver Kommerzienrat, Koblenz. Proposal of the Minister of the Interior for elevation to the nobility in a meeting of the State Ministry. Endorsement by the Herald's Office. Planned survey on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Wilhelm II's government [June 1913], 03.04.1913 (p. 62) - Otto, C., Kriminal-Oberinspektor, Berlin. Determination of his family name and the noble origin of his family, 06.-14.06.1926 (p. 92) - Pappritz, director of knighthood, owner of manor, Radach, district West-Sternberg. Elevation to hereditary nobility on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Prussia's elevation to kingdom, 18.01.1901 (p. 22) - Pelzer, Major, charged with the duties of a head of department in the War Ministry. Elevation to the nobility on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (page 19) - Persius, Dr., Real Privy Councillor, President of the Higher Administrative Court. Application by the Ministry of State for elevation to nobility on the occasion of his resignation from office. Rejection by the emperor and king, award of the diamonds to the Red Eagle Order I. Class, 02.02.1902 (p. 24) - Pirscher, Major General retired, Charlottenburg, last inspector of the 4th engineering inspection at that time. Elevation to the nobility on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (page 19) - Pohl, District Administrator, Privy Councillor, Ratibor. Elevation to hereditary nobility on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (p. 19) - Pusch, Dr. Lucian, Professor, Breslau. Request for elevation to nobility, 03.05.1903 (p. 28) - Reuß younger line, Heinrich XXXI., Prince. Award of the name "von Hohenleuben" as well as the hereditary dignity of Count on the part of the reigning Prince von Reuß younger line to Prince Heinrich XXXI. Reuß j. L. on the occasion of his forthcoming marriage to a lady of the bourgeois class, 09.-11.10.1918 (p. 71) - Rexrot, landowner and cavalry captain of the reserve, Saarbrücken. Proposal of the Minister of the Interior for elevation to the nobility in a meeting of the State Ministry. Endorsement by the Herald's Office. Planned survey on the occasion of the 25th government anniversary of Wilhelm II [June 1913], 03.04.1913 (p. 62) - Rothschild (see Goldschmidt-Rothschild) - Ruperti, owner of manor, Grubno, Kulm district. Elevation to hereditary nobility on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the elevation of Prussia to a kingdom, 18.01.1901 (p. 22) - Sasse, Major General retired, Berlin, last commander of the 1st Foot Artillery Brigade. Elevation to hereditary nobility. Extract from the Reichs- und Staatsanzeiger of 18.01.1896 (page 5) - Scheller, Georg Friedrich, retired District President, Stralsund. Elevation to hereditary nobility, 31.03.1908 (p. 52) - Schichau, Erich, owner of manor, Pohren, Heiligenbeil district. Elevation to hereditary nobility on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Prussia's elevation to a kingdom, 18.01.1901 (p. 22) - Schlobitten (see Dohna-Schlobitten) (p. 19) - Schmidt, Major General, in charge of conducting business as inspector of field artillery. Elevation to the nobility on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (p. 19) - Schmidt, Dr., Landgerichtpräsident, Halle a. S. Elevation to the hereditary nobility on the occasion of the 200-year anniversary of the elevation of Prussia to kingdom, 18.01.1901 (p. 22) - Schmysingk-Korff, Klaus Freiherr von, currently Munich. Search of the Bavarian Legation in Berlin for the authorization of Klaus Freiherr von Schmysingk-Korff to lead the Prussian nobility at the time of the coming into force of the Reichsverfassung [14.08.1919], 05.08.1927 (p. 94) - Schnitzler, Consul General, Antwerp. According to a statement by the Minister of the Interior at a meeting of the State Ministry, the Chief President of the Rhine Province, together with two other brothers, proposed that the state be elevated to the nobility. Planned survey on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Wilhelm II's government [June 1913], 03.04.1913 (p. 62) - Schnitzler, Kommerzienrat, Cologne. According to a statement by the Minister of the Interior at a meeting of the State Ministry, the Chief President of the Rhine Province, together with two other brothers, proposed that the state be elevated to the nobility. Planned survey on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Wilhelm II's government [June 1913], 03.04.1913 (p. 62) - Schnitzler, Landgerichtsrat. According to a statement by the Minister of the Interior at a meeting of the State Ministry, the Chief President of the Rhine Province, together with two other brothers, proposed that the state be elevated to the nobility. Planned survey on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Wilhelm II's government [June 1913], 03.04.1913 (p. 62) - Schönstedt, former Minister of State, survey into hereditary nobility, 27.08.1910 and 27.01.1911 (p. 56-58) - Schroeter, Heinrich, Police President, Stettin. Elevation to hereditary nobility on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the elevation of Prussia to a kingdom, 18.01.1901 (p. 22) - Schütz, Carl von. Application to the Ministry of the Interior to hold the title of nobility, 20./26.09.1895 (p. 2) - Schulz, Wilhelm, Lieutenant General (retired), Berlin, last President of the Engineering Committee. Elevation to hereditary nobility. Excerpt from the Reichs- und Staatsanzeiger of 18.01.1896 (p. 5) - Schulze, Hermann, Prussian Privy Justice Councillor and Kronsyndikus, Baden University Professor. Elevation to the hereditary nobility under the name of Schulze-Gaevernitz by the Grand Duke of Baden. Keine Landesherrliche Anerkennung für die ehelichen Nachkommen in Preußen], 25.07.1888 (p. 78) - Schulze-Gaevernitz, Gerhard von, Professor Dr., Lieutenant of the Landwehr, Member of the German National Assembly. Permission to use the above mentioned name also in Prussia. This decision was preceded by a long dispute, since the elevation of the Grand Duke of Baden to hereditary nobility in 1888 did not require the sovereign's permission in Prussia. (see also Schulze, Hermann), 16.05.-09.12.1919 (pp. 77-87) - Schwabach, Geheimer Regierungsrat in Berlin, former Regierungsrat at the Königliche Eisenbahndirektion zu Altona. Decision of the Ministry of State to support the project of the secret council Schwabach to establish a family fidei commission in the province of Posen as well as with regard to a later application for nomination, 28.02.1905 (pp. 40 and 41) - Seeger, Major General a. D., Görlitz, last Colonel à la suite of the 2nd Badischer Feldartillerie Regiments Nr. 30 and director of the artillery shooting school. Elevation to the nobility on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (p. 19) - Spalding, Richard, landowner, Groß-Miltzow, district Grimmen. Elevation to hereditary nobility on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (p. 19) - Spitz, Lieutenant General retired, Hanover, last inspector of the Landwehrinspektion Berlin. Elevation to the nobility on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (page 19) - Steinmeister, Dr. jur., District Administrator, Nauen. Elevation to hereditary nobility on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the elevation of Prussia to a kingdom, 18.01.1901 (p. 22) - Stubenrauch, Ernst, District Administrator of the District of Teltow, Berlin. Elevation to hereditary nobility on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (p. 19) - Thielen, Minister of State and Minister for Public Works, Berlin. Elevation to hereditary nobility on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (page 19) - Tieschowitz von Tieschowa, District President, Königsberg. Invitation to the President of the Government of Tieschowitz to use the spelling of the name "Tieschowitz von Tieschowa", which was established for the members of the von Tieschowitz family by diploma dated 02.07.1625, and to use the abbreviated form "von Tieschowitz" solely in private life etc., 12.12.1895 (p. 3) - Tiling, Wilhelm von, Gymnasialoberlehrer und Pastor a. D., Goslar. Application for recognition of the nobility for his son Walther, the Seconde lieutenant in the Pionier-Batl. No. 15, 30.06.-30.10.1896 (pp. 13-14) - Trachenberg, Herzog zu (see Hatzfeldt zu Trachenberg) (pp. 19) - Waldstein, Graf von, Beuthen. Application for the dukedom title, 04./10.05.1900 (p. 20) - Wedekind, Sophie, née Danzier, widow of the former Austrian-Hungarian Consul General Paul Wedekind, who died in Berlin. Willingness to donate the missing funds of 400,000 Marks for the acquisition of the Ebernburg under the condition that the hereditary nobility bestow on her and her children. [William II did not declare himself averse]. 09. and 16.01.1914 (p. 67) - Wedel, Clementine von, née von Wedel, Castle St. Marie near Diedenhofen. Presentation of a request of her husband for elevation to hereditary baron status, 18.10.-02.11.1899 (p. 18) - Weinberg, Arthur and Karl, brothers. Inquiry of the Royal Herald's Office about the application for nomination of the Weinberg brothers (note), 09.04.1906 (p. 44) - Werner, Reinhold, Vizeadmiral a. D., Wiesbaden. Elevation to hereditary nobility on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the elevation of Prussia to kingdom, 18.01.1901 (p. 22) - Wülfing, Carl Emil, owner of manor, Kriegshoven, Rheinbach district. Elevation to hereditary nobility on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (p. 19) - Ziegner, Major General, Commander of the 7th Infantry Brigade. Elevation to hereditary nobility. Extract from the Reichs- und Staatsanzeiger of 18.01.1896 (page 5) - Zimmermann, August, Amtsrat, Salzmünde, Mansfelder Seekreis. Elevation to hereditary nobility on the occasion of the turn of the century, 01.01.1900 (p. 19).

History of the Inventor: The Engineer and Pioneer Corps included the Pioneer Battalions, each made up of four companies. They had to perform certain technical tasks, particularly in the construction of river crossings, blasting operations and field reinforcement. In the 1st World War, the mine launcher, gas combat, heavy current and flame launcher formations were set up within this framework. Inventory description: The Engineering and Pioneer Corps included the Pioneer Battalions, each consisting of four companies. They had to perform certain technical tasks, particularly in the construction of river crossings, blasting operations and field reinforcements. While the pioneers originally formed the mother weapon of the railway, intelligence, motor vehicle, airship and air force troops, in the First World War the mine-throwing, gas-fighting, high-voltage and flame-throwing formations were added to the pioneer troops. Characterisation of content: The present tradition consists primarily of war diaries (often only parts or copies) that have been preserved by chance, individual battle reports, troop orders, location maps or sketches. State of development: Findbuch Vorarchivische Ordnung: The files of the Prussian Corps of Engineers and Pioneers were largely destroyed in the fire at the Potsdam Army Archives in 1945. Only a few fragments of files have been handed down and archived. In 1994, some fragments of files from the military archives of the former GDR were added to the remaining files kept in the Freiburg Military Archives. The preserved files of the former Bavarian, Württemberg, Saxon and Baden troops can be found in the responsible main state archives in Munich, Stuttgart and Dresden as well as in the General State Archives in Karlsruhe. Scope, explanation: Stock without increase 8.9 m 344 AU Citation method: BArch, PH 14/...

Foreword Eisenbahndirektion Würzburg: In this finding aid book 481 archival records are listed, which originate from the levies No. 2/2003 (21.1.2003), 8/2013 (14.03.2013) and 13/2013 (27.06.2013). All the files were handed over by the Bavarian Main State Archives to the Würzburg State Archives for reasons of competence. In addition, the existing inventory of the Würzburg Railway Directorate, which had existed since 1999, was dissolved and newly recorded by the present finding aid book. The first decade of the 20th century brought with it several reforms in the railway administration. A Bavarian Ministry of Transport was formed in 1904 at the level of the central authorities. This took over competences of a ministerial department of the foreign ministry, which was responsible among other things for the railway, the post office and the telegraph system. On 1.7.1907, the two Directorates-General of the State Railways and of Postal and Telegraph Services were dissolved and their powers were also transferred to the Ministry of Transport. The Ministry of Transport existed in this form until 1920, when the railway administration was transferred to the German Reich. Also in 1907, the previous 10 railway operating directorates (Augsburg, Bamberg, Ingolstadt, Kempten, Munich, Nuremberg, Regensburg, Rosenheim, Weiden and Würzburg) were dissolved and new railway directorates created in Augsburg, Munich, Regensburg, Nuremberg and Würzburg (see GVBl. 1906, p. 871). The blasting was not carried out over the entire area according to the district division of the Bavarian state territory, but along the route of the railway network. This took place by law on 28.03.1907 (cf. GVBl. 1907, p. 213). Ludwighafen on the Rhine also had a railway directorate. However, their jurisdiction was limited by the Rhine district. The Sprengel of the railway directorate Würzburg covered large parts of Lower Franconia, but reached through the whole of Western Middle Franconia to Nördlingen in the administrative district Swabia. In Hanns Hubert Hofmann/Hermann Hemmerich, Lower Franconia, history of its administrative structures since the end of the Old Reich 1814-1980, map no. 40 shows the entire area of responsibility of the Würzburg Railway Directorate. The November Revolution of 1918 initially had no influence on the structure of the railway directorates. Since 1918, of course, the addition "royal" has been omitted. Only by the treaty of 30.04.1920 between Bavaria and the German Reich the railway administration was transferred to the responsibility of the Reich. For this reason, the tradition of the Bavarian Railway Directorate in Würzburg ends here. However, the Bavarian administrative structure was continued in the same form by the Reich Ministry of Transport. Inventory history: In accordance with a decree of 24 January 1908, the files of the Ministry of Transport were transferred to the Railway Museum in Nuremberg. After the final dissolution of the Bavarian railway administration in 1933, the files of the middle and lower authorities were added. In 1992, the Bavarian State Archives took over the entire stock of the approximately 60,000 files of the Nuremberg Railway Museum, which are usually referred to as the "Transport Archive". There, the files were analysed according to their provenance and finally distributed to the state archives by summer 2013 in accordance with their responsibilities. principles of order and registration: This collection was structured according to the 1924 file plan. It is kept at the Bavarian Main State Archives under the signature "Ehem. Verkehrsarchiv, Deutsche Reichsbahngesellschaft Gruppenverwaltung Bayern, Nr. 11233". The file plan was probably in use from 1907 to 1931. It is a purely alphabetical file plan. A total of 21 main groups are listed. There are several groups and subgroups below. File numbers for which no files were found are not listed in the table of contents of the finding aid book. The file plan has been extended by three subdivisions. These are the file numbers KrA, KrP and KrB. The letters A, P and B refer to the same complex of topics as those already dealt with elsewhere in the file plan. The extension Kr can be dissolved with "war measures". This is a direct reference to the First World War and its handling. Copies of the file plan described in more detail above can be found in the paper file of the DMS in the office of the Würzburg State Archives under file number 2001-2. The files contained stickers stating that the file had been closed in 1931. This suggests a continuous activity of authorities and registries between 1907 and 1931. The Bavarian Archive Administration is responsible for the transmission of the personnel files of railway officials until 31.03.1920. However, personnel files which were completed much later were also taken over. The last employment authority at the time of retirement was chosen as the basis for the provenance allocation. This unusual provenance assignment was further enforced in the 2003 submission of the Bavarian Main State Archives. Thus, in the present finding aid book, personnel files can also be found which show the Reichs/Federal Railway Directorates of Augsburg, Munich and Nuremberg as provenances. The more recent levies from 2013 no longer followed this principle but were distributed in the usual provenance manner. Since the traffic archive was often quoted in older publications, the old signatures, as they were used at the Railway Museum in Nuremberg, are indicated in each index unit. John Stoiber

Contains among other things: Photos, brochures, material collections, programs, invitation cards, menus, correspondence on the following occasions: UIC committee meetings in Stuttgart, Rome, Paris, Portsmouth/Southsea, Budapest, Bern; visit of the Argentine President Frondizi, 26.6.- 1.7.1960; Federal Railroad timetable meeting in Trier, 23.-24.6.1960; visit of the Thai royal couple, 25.7.-2.8.1960; study trip of the Federal Republic of Germany by a delegation of Soviet experts on diesel vehicles, 2.-15.12.1960; domestic trips of the Federal Minister of Transport, Nov. 15.12.1960; domestic trips of the Federal Minister of Transport, Nov. 15.12.1960; visit of the Argentine President Frondizi, 26.6.- 1.7.1960; visit of the Federal Railroad President Frondizi, 23.-24.6.1960; visit of the Thai royal couple, 25.7.-2.8.1960; study trip of a delegation of Soviet experts on diesel vehicles by the Federal Republic of Germany. 1960; visit by Pakistani President Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, 16.-23.1.1961; visit by Senegalese President Léopold Sédar Senghor, 8.-11.11.1961; Visit of Federal President Heinrich Lübke to Austria, 26-31 March 1962; Visit of the Cypriot President Archbishop Makarios, 21-27 May 1962; Visit of the President of Mali Modibo Kéita, 6-14 June 1962; XVIII. International Railway Congress in Munich, 17-27 June 1962; visit by the President of Madagascar, Philibert Tsiranana, 27 August - 4 September 1962; visit by the French President, Charles de Gaulle, 4-6 September 1962; visit by the President of Cameroon, 30 June 1962.4.-2.5.1963; Opening of the Vogelfluglinie in Puttgarden, 14.5.1963; Meetings of working groups of the Research Advisory Board for Questions of German Reunification, April 1965; Visit of Queen Elizabeth II of England, 18.-28.5. 1965

Table of Contents/Rubrum (pages 3-9). Correspondence with the main board of the Allgemeine Deutsche Kunstgenossenschaft Düsseldorf, A. Achenbach, H. Deiters, (pp. 19-22, 27-30, 240), inter alia on the appointment of the jury for the art exhibition: as representative of the Düsseldorfer Kunstakademie: Gregor v. Bochmann, Eugène Dücker, Ferdinand Fagerlin, Christian Kröner, Benjamin Vautier, Heinrich Lauenstein, Max Volkhart (pp. 240).<br />Format with the Munich Artists' Cooperative, E. Stieler (pp. 264f.). Participation of the Weimar artists, list of artists (pp. 273f.). Correspondence about the participation of foreign artists in the exhibition (pp. 181, 190-193), Scandinavian artists (pp. 263, 282-286), Italian artists (pp. 268f., 282f.), English artists (pp. 287, 309, 321, 347), Russian artists (pp. 346), Dutch artists (pp. 275-277, 295, 367), Belgian artists (pp. 361, 385f..), Belgian artists (pp. 385f.), and the participation of foreign artists in the exhibition (pp. 181, 190-193), Jean Portaels), Austrian artist (pp. 362f.); no participation of Japanese artists (pp. 258).<br />Managing director of the art exhibition by Fritz Gurlitt (pp. 23-25, 114-121, 128f., 133, 140, 154). Conversion of the hygiene exhibition building for the anniversary art exhibition 1886 (pp. 33-38). Financing of the exhibition both by budget funds of the Ministry of Culture and by additional funds from the Magistrate (pp. 39-48, 75, 77, 82-89, 93, 99f., 153, 157, 185-187, 194, 243, 260, 279, 344f., 371, 395, 401).<br />Appointment of the members of the Ministry of Culture to the Commission for the Jubilee Art Exhibition: Greiff, Spieker, Jordan (pp. 49). Honorary Presidium and Honorary Committee for the Exhibition: Suggestions, Appointments (pp. 80, 101-103, 105, 130-132, 143, 171-178, 195, 202f., 207f.), List of Members of the Honorary Committee (pp. 144f..), and the list of members of the Honorary Committee (pp. 144f.), 204-206, 236, 292).<br />Suggestions for the design of the exhibition: Gustav Eilers (pp. 63f.), Kyllmann and Heyden, including an introduction to ancient Pergamon and Olympia as well as a diorama of the German colonies in West Africa and New Guinea (pp. 65-73, 364). Participation of the commission of the Verein Berliner Künstler in the design of the anniversary art exhibition, secretary Konrad Dielitz (pp. 122-127, 136). Association of Berlin artists to support its needy members and their surviving dependants (pp. 278, 288). Structural measures for the exhibition (pp. 262, 339). Glass paintings for the exhibition building (Bl. 290f.). Construction of a church on the exhibition site as a hall for the works with religious themes (sheet 219). Proposals by the architect Orth (pp. 198f., 226), Johannes Otzen (pp. 210-212, 280f.). Postponement of the Vienna Art Exhibition in favor of the Berlin Jubilee Art Exhibition (pp. 90-92, 115f.).<br />Inquiries about the exhibition program, free tickets, etc. Verein für deutsches Kunstgewerbe zu Berlin (pp. 95-98), Verein der Steinbildhauer, Peter Steffens (pp. 310). Request by Fritz Hummel to send a portrait of Leopold Ranke to the exhibition (pp. 408).<br />Program of the exhibition (pp. 147, 152, print, 161), Invitation to send the exhibition (pp. 107f), Application form (pp. 167). Sale of tickets by Soenderop

Darin: Sketch of the completion of the German railway network in the coastal areas in the interest of the national defence Qu. 243; overview of the housing stock of the building cooperatives supported by the Reich (status 01.08.1906) Qu. 263; memorandum about the German Museum in Munich, printed matter 2 pp. Qu. 271; granting of one-time extraordinary subsidies to Reich civil servants as well as organic salary improvement of the Reich civil servants Qu. 344; funds for the aggrieved persons in the southwest African protectorate on the occasion of the Indigenous Uprising with a proof of the damage sums, Bundesrat printed matter 93 pp. Qu. 354a; memorandums concerning the strength and the organization of the Schutztruppe and the national police in southwest Africa after completion of the indigenous uprising Qu. 375 p. 28, with a draft of the dislocation of the Schutztruppe for southwest Africa Qu. 375a, 375b, the income scheme for officials in the South West Africa Protection Force Qu. 375 p. 31, 33; general plan of the final section of a rail link from (Kubub) - Keetmanshoop (South West Africa) Qu. 375c; submissions: Office clerks of the higher Reich authorities, Berlin, in order to achieve equality of income in service with the formerly budgeted officials o.D. (1904?) Qu. 387, technical unskilled workers at the Patent Office, Berlin, in order to achieve equality of salary with the insurance auditors at the Supervisory Office for Private Insurance from April 1907 Qu. 389

Contains: Denbinski, Dr. Bronislwa, scholar, historian, 1938 Denhardt, Clemens and Gustav, Clemens: German colonial pioneer, 1929 - 1935 Denis, Paul Camille von, builder of the first German railway, 1935 Denker, Dr., member of the NSDAP, o.Dat. Densch, Hermann, Admiral d. Marinestation d. Nordsee, 1940 Denz, Egon, Lord Mayor of Innsbruck, 1938 Derboven, Dr. Fritz, Diplomvolkswirt, Chief of Staff of the Landesbauernschaft Hannover, o. Dat. Derer, Ivan, Choslovak politician, Social Democrat, Minister of Education, 1933 von Derfflinger, Georg, Feldherr d. Great Elector, Field Marshal General, 1936 Derichsweiler, Albert, Reichsamtsleiter der NS-Studentenbund, 1935 Derlien, Friedrich, Chairman of the Reichsverband d. Deutschen Handwerks, 1934 Descartes, Philosph, 1937 Desmond, Olga, German dancer, 1934 Dessarer, Prof.Dr.., Fraud trial, 1933 Dessauer, Dr. Ludewig, scholar, x-ray researcher, politician, 1933 - 1936 Daßloch, Otto, German colonel general, head of an air fleet, 1944 Dessoir, Dr. Max, German philosopher, 1927 - 1934 De'Ester, Prof. Dr. Karl, Ordinarius f. Newspaper Science at the University of Munich, 1934 - 1941 Destinn, Emmy, Czechoslovak singer, 1927 Deterting, Henry, founder of the Royal Dutsch Group, 1939 Detten, Georg von, Group Leader in the SA, 1936 Detten Hermann von, Head of the Royal Dutsch Group, 1936 Detten. Department for Cultural Peace at the Reichsleitung der NSDAP, 1934 - 1935 Dettmann, minister, 1932 Dettmann, Fritz, lieutenant, war correspondent of the Luftwaffe, Berlin editor, 1942 Dettmann, Ludwig, German painter, 1926 - 1941 Dettmer, Prof.Dr.Ing. Georg, electrical engineer, 1941 Dettmers, Dr.jur.Otto, chairman and operator of Norddeutscher Lloyd, 1940 Dettmer, Walter, head of the department of the NSDAP, 1940 Dettmer, head of the department of the NSDAP, 1932 Dettmann, Fritz, lieutenant, war correspondent of the Luftwaffe, 1942 Dettmer, Ludwig, German painter, 1926 - 1941 Dettmer, Prof.Dr.Ing. Vocational education d. DAF, 1935 Detzen, Dr.h.c. Hermann, German colonial officer, Legation Councillor, 1932 - 1937 Deutelmoser, Erhard, General Staff Officer, War Press Head, Ministerial Director, 1938 Deutelmoser, Ferdinand, Major General, Hofrat, Diploming, Head and Vice President of the former German Reich. Austrian airline (Ölag), 1941 German, Felix, co-creator of AEG, business leader, 1928 German, Julius, Austrian politician, social democrat, leader of the Republican Protection League, 1925 - 1937 German, Regine, democratic women's leader, editor, 1930 German bakery, 1937 Dewischeit, Dr., Senior Director of Studies, Head of the Municipal Lyceum 1, Inventor of the Tironic Notes, 1936 Dewitz, by, Vice-President of the Reich State of German Trade, 1933 Dewitz, Kurt von, German General, Inspector of Artillery, 1928 Deybeck, Dr. Karl von, Bavarian statesman, member of the Bavarian State. Volkspartei, 1931 Deyers, Lien, German film actress, 1936

Description of the holdings: The head of the army archives was the head of archives for the Wehrmacht part of the army with its official seat in Potsdam. The chief of the army archives was in charge of the army archives in Potsdam, Vienna, Munich, Dresden and Stuttgart, the army archives branches in Prague and Gdansk, as well as the representatives in the occupied territories and the Wehrmacht sighting station for prey files. The Chief of the Army Archives was responsible for the recording of files of the High Command of the Wehrmacht, of the High Command of the Army with subordinate offices, of the command authorities, troops, administrative authorities and other institutions of the army (cf. HDv. 30 Correspondence and Business Transactions of the Wehrmacht, Appendix 2). The User Regulations regulated the lending and use of the Army Archives (cf. BArch RH 18/437). After three years of negotiations, the Reich and Prussian Minister of the Interior and the Reich War Minister agreed in September 1936 that the military files should be taken over by the High Command of the Army. On April 1, 1937, the chief of the army archives and the army archives under his command took over the military archives, which since 1919 had been administered by the Reichsarchiv, its branches in Dresden and Stuttgart, and the war archives in Munich. The Chief of the Army Archives was subordinate to the Chief Quartermaster V in the General Staff of the Army until 1942. With the reorientation of the writing of war history, Hitler subordinated the Chief of the Army Archives to the Commissioner of the Führer for Military History, Colonel Scherff, with effect from 1 July 1942. From 1937 to 1942 Friedrich von Rabenau was the chief of the army archives, from 1942 until the end of the war Karl Ruppert, who had been in charge of the Potsdam army archives since 1937. The management of the Heeresarchiv Potsdam and the office of Chief of Army Archives were merged in 1943. Heeresarchiv Potsdam The Heeresarchiv Potsdam was divided into three departments. Department A administered the Brandenburg-Prussian Army Archives, the archives of which ran from the 17th century until the dissolution of the Prussian army in 1920. Department B kept the files of the volunteer formations formed after World War I and of the Reichswehr. Section C was intended for the recording of Wehrmacht files, i.e. from 1935 with the re-establishment of military sovereignty. The departments of the Heeresarchiv Potsdam were divided into subject areas. Other organisational units included the collections, estates, maps and the picture collection. In 1935, the Berlin Department of the Reichsarchiv (especially the Prussian War Ministry after 1867) and the Central Office of Records for War Losses and War Graves were also subordinated to the Heeresarchiv Potsdam. The Heeresarchiv Potsdam continuously took over the war diaries of all command authorities and troops as well as the court files of the field and war courts in the court file collection centre. The file collection centre West in Berlin-Wannsee mainly recorded loot files from various military offices in France. The organisational structure of the Heeresarchiv Potsdam was not uniform and changed several times until 1945. In territorial matters, the Heeresarchiv Potsdam was bound by the instructions of the commander in Wehrkreis III (Berlin). A British air raid on Potsdam on 14 April 1945 hit the service and magazine building of the chief of the army archives and the army archive Potsdam hard. The holdings of the Brandenburg-Prussian Army Archives were almost destroyed. This concerned, among other things, the files of the Prussian military cabinet, the files of the Prussian Ministry of War, the war files of the unification wars and the most important war diaries with attachments from the First World War. The personal records of the Prussian army and the Reichswehr are considered almost completely destroyed. In 1943 the Heeresarchiv Potsdam outsourced the department for the recording of war diaries to Liegnitz in Silesia. At the end of 1944 this branch was moved back to Potsdam. Later, the Heeresarchiv Potsdam outsourced large quantities of its archives. Shortly before the enclosure of Berlin, the war diaries of the Second World War and a few particularly valuable older files were transferred to Blankenburg in the Harz Mountains and to Bad Reichenhall or Kufstein in "two transports of 4-6 railway wagons each" (Poll). The archives in Blankenburg were confiscated by the Western Allies. These were the war diaries of the Army High Commands, the General Commands, the divisions and other army departments as well as parts of older files. The war diaries of top army authorities were burned in Reichenhall and Kufstein on the orders of Scherff, the Führer's representative for military historiography. The destruction of older files, estates and collections in Reichenhall could be prevented by the responsible official. Heeresarchiv Wien The Chief of the Army Archives took over the War Archive Vienna after the integration of Austria in 1938. It was the central military archive of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy until 1918 and of the Republic of Austria until 1938. After the beginning of World War II, the Army Archives Vienna was assigned the Southeast Files Collection Point for the collection of loot files from the Southeast region. In territorial matters the Army Archives Vienna was bound to the instructions of the commander in the military district XVII (Vienna). Today the War Archives are under the control of the Austrian State Archives. Heeresarchiv München After the foundation of the Reichsarchiv in 1919, the Kriegsarchiv München was able to maintain its status as an independent Bavarian archive and was not subordinated to the Reichsarchiv as a branch of the Reichsarchiv, as were the archives in Dresden and Stuttgart. In 1937, the head of the Heeresarchiv took over the Kriegsarchiv München as the Heeresarchiv München. The Army Archives Munich covered the entire Bavarian military tradition from about 1650 to 1920. After the beginning of World War II, the Army Archives Munich was assigned the file collection point South, in particular for the recording of Italian booty files. In territorial matters, the Heeresarchiv München was bound by the instructions of the commander in Wehrkreis VII (Munich). After the Second World War, the Kriegsarchiv München was subordinated to the Bavarian Hauptstaatsarchiv. Despite losses during the war, the majority of the holdings have been preserved and enable source research into military history before 1919 as a replacement for the lost archive of the Potsdam Army Archives. Army Archives Dresden In 1937, the head of the army archives took over the Dresden branch of the Reichsarchiv from the Reichsarchiv as the Dresden Army Archives. This service was responsible for the stocks of the Saxon Army (XII. (I. Royal Saxon) Army Corps and XIX. (II. Royal Saxon Army Corps). The holdings of the Army Archives Dresden covered a period from 1830 - 1919 without a clear demarcation between the holdings and the Main State Archives Dresden. In territorial matters the Army Archives Dresden was bound to the instructions of the commander in the Military District IV (Dresden). During the Anglo-American air raid on Dresden on 13 February 1945, the personal documents of the Saxon army suffered losses. Despite losses during the war, the majority of the holdings have been preserved and enable source research for military history before 1919 as a replacement for the lost archive of the Potsdam Army Archives. The government of the USSR returned the preserved holdings of the Dresden Army Archives to the government of the GDR after the war. Until reunification they were administered in the military archives of the GDR in Potsdam. The Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv transferred the holdings to the Hauptstaatsarchiv Dresden in 1991. Heeresarchiv Stuttgart The head of the army archives took over the Reichsarchiv branch Stuttgart from the Reichsarchiv in 1937 as Heeresarchiv Stuttgart. This office was responsible for the holdings of the Württemberg Army Corps (XIII (Royal Württemberg Army Corps) and the XIV (Grand Ducal Baden Army Corps). In territorial matters the Heeresarchiv Stuttgart was bound to the instructions of the commander in the Wehrkreis V (Stuttgart). The Heeresarchiv Stuttgart has been preserved without war losses and, as a replacement for the lost records of the Heeresarchiv Potsdam, enables source research for military history before 1919. Today the Heeresarchiv Stuttgart is subordinated to the Hauptstaatsarchiv Stuttgart. The archives of the XIV (Grand Ducal Baden) Army Corps are stored in the General State Archive in Karlsruhe, although the Grand Duchy of Baden from 1871-1919, in contrast to Bavaria, Saxony and Württemberg, did not have a military reserve right. Army Archives Prague Branch The Army Archives Prague branch administered the former Czech army archives and recorded archival material of the Austro-Hungarian army in Bohemia and Moravia. It was in charge of supplementing the official archival material with collections, making the holdings available for use by Wehrmacht offices, and providing information. In territorial matters, the Army Archives Prague branch was bound to the instructions of the Wehrmacht Plenipotentiary at the Reich Protector in Bohemia and Moravia (Wehrkreisbefehlshaber in Böhmen und Mähren). The Gdansk Army Archives Branch The Gdansk Army Archives Branch captured the military archives captured during the Eastern campaigns, in particular the Polish Army Archives. It had to record this material, make it usable and provide information from the files. In territorial matters, the Gdansk Army Archives Branch was bound by the instructions of the Commander of Military District XX (Gdansk). The Commissioner of the Chief of Army Archives at the Military Commander in France The Commissioner of the Chief of Army Archives at the Military Commander in France in Paris had to supervise and evaluate the French army archives. He was to inventory sources on German history, copy documents and collect contemporary historical material. The Commissioner of the Chief of the Army Archives at the Military Commander in Belgium and Northern France The Commissioner of the Chief of the Army Archives at the Military Commander in Belgium and Northern France in Brussels was to evaluate the Belgian Army Archives, enable their use by German agencies, inventorise sources on German history, copy documents and collect material on contemporary history. The Commissioner of the Chief of the Army Archives in Alsace-Lorraine The Commissioner of the Chief of the Army Archives in Alsace-Lorraine in Metz was concerned with the re-registration of German army files, the sighting of French prey files, in particular the Maginot Line, and the provision of files for Wehrmacht offices. The Commissioner of the Chief of Army Archives in the Netherlands The Commissioner of the Chief of Army Archives in the Netherlands, based in The Hague, was responsible for overseeing and evaluating the Dutch army archives. He was to inventory sources on German history, copy documents and collect contemporary historical material. The Commissioner of the Chief of Army Archives at the Commander of the German Forces in Denmark The Commissioner of the Chief of Army Archives at the Commander of the German Forces in Denmark, based in Copenhagen, was to evaluate the Danish Army Archives and collect material on contemporary history. The Commissioner of the Chief of the Army Archives at the Wehrmacht Commander Norway The Commissioner of the Chief of the Army Archives at the Wehrmacht Commander Norway in Oslo took over the management of the Norwegian Army Archives, gave information to German offices and collected contemporary historical material. The Commissioner of the Chief of the Army Archives in Italy The Commissioner of the Chief of the Army Archives in Italy was commissioned, after the fall of Italy and the invasion of the Wehrmacht in Italy in 1943, to secure the files of the Italian army for the writing of war history and for evaluation by Wehrmacht offices. The Commissioner of the Chief of Army Archives in Athens After the occupation of Greece, the Commissioner of the Chief of Army Archives in Athens was responsible for the inspection and safeguarding of the Greek Army records as well as an archival-military inventory. The Commissioner of the Chief of Army Archives in Belgrade The Commissioner of the Chief of Army Archives in Belgrade evaluated the Yugoslavian Army files, provided military replacement services, pension offices and information on resettlement issues. Furthermore, he should collect contemporary historical material. The Commissioner of the Chief of Army Archives at the Wehrmacht Commander Ostland The Commissioner of the Chief of Army Archives at the Wehrmacht Commander Ostland in Riga administered and evaluated the military archives and holdings in Riga, Kaunas, Vilnius. He provided information for the military replacement services and recorded German and Polish army files. Furthermore, he should collect contemporary historical material. The Commissioner of the Chief of Army Archives at the Wehrmacht Commander Ukraine The Commissioner of the Chief of Army Archives at the Wehrmacht Commander Ukraine in Kiev had to evaluate the military archives in Kiev and Kharkov and to record Austrian and Polish military files. He was involved with the collection of contemporary historical material. The Commissioner of the Chief of Army Archives at the Commanding General of the Security Forces and Commander in the Army Area North The Commissioner of the Chief of Army Archives at the Commanding General of the Security Forces and Commander in the Army Area North had to evaluate the seized military archives and collect historical material. The Commissioner of the Chief of Army Archives at the Commander of the Rear Army Area Center The Commissioner of the Chief of Army Archives at the Commander of the Rear Army Area Center had to evaluate the seized military archives and collect historical material. Wehrmacht-Sichtungsstelle für Beuteakten The Wehrmacht-Sichtungsstelle für Beuteakten checked the loot files arriving from the front for their salary and forwarded them to Wehrmacht offices, as far as the files seemed important to them for further warfare. In territorial matters, the Wehrmacht sighting post for loot files was bound to the instructions of the commander in Wehrkreis III (Berlin). Preprovenience: Reichsarchiv Content characterization: The files of the RH 18 holdings Chief of Army Archives contain personal and material files of the "Chief of Army Archives" and almost all offices subordinated to him. In addition, the inventory contains regulations and announcements of the respective territorially competent command authority, e.g. of the military commander in France or of the commander in Wehrkreis VII (Munich). The records of the holdings of the Heeresarchiv Potsdam are assigned to the holdings. This includes finding aids of the registries, delivery directories and finding aids of the army archives. These records provide an overview of the numbers and contents of the former holdings and supplement the lost holdings of the Prussian army with organisational documents. The lists of estates contain biographical information. A special feature of the RH 18 collection are its personnel files, which, in contrast to most other personal documents of the Wehrmacht, have not been removed from the collection. The personnel files were classified by the respective services. The permanent exhibition of the Heeresarchiv Potsdam is virtually reconstructed in the online find book for RH 18, arranged according to display cases or themes. War diaries, orders, military conventions, correspondence between well-known generals and contemporary collection material from 1679 until after the end of the First World War were included in the Archivalienschau by the staff of the Heeresarchiv Potsdam. The documents have been filed thematically in display cases. On the reverse side of the documents the responsible subject area of the Heeresarchiv Potsdam, the holdings and the serial number are indicated. The Federal Archives and Military Archives do not present these archival records in their original form, but in microfiches. A large part of the documents was in stock MSg 101, which was completely re-signed to RH 18. State of development: Online-Findbuch Scope, Explanation: 2482 AE Citation method: BArch, RH 18/...