Article by Werner Grumpelt

Contains among other things: Correspondence Wako Berlin - Wako Spa to. Handover and repatriation of the troop Lettow-Vorbeck, 19/28 Nov 1919 Repatriation of the sick and wounded German overseas prisoners of war, 2 Dec 1918 - Please Strümpell (R e i c h s k o l o n i a l a m t) Correspondence with German Southwest African farmers about the return to Southwest Africa, 13 Jan -18Feb. 1919 Resolution of the Deutsche Kolonialgesellschaft and other colonial associations of Feb. 2, 1919 (flyer) Thank you notes and colonial political wishes for peace

Preliminary remark: The present holdings include the files of Section IV e of both the General Command and the Deputy General Command of the XIV Bath. Army Corps, as they came together in 1949 from the Army Archives in Stuttgart to the General State Archives in Karlsruhe. These are individual case files on offences that were subject to the military judiciary in times of peace and war and were reported by it to the superior military authority as special cases.beyond the individual case, both the so-called honorary court files of the officers and the criminal and protective custody files of civilians provide a comprehensive insight into the sphere of activity and validity of military justice in the German Empire. Particularly during the First World War, it became clear that military justice had to fulfil political tasks, and what they had to do. With the unrelenting persecution of those persons who were considered to be "unreliable", their legally highly controversial preventive arrest and subsequent deportation to the interior of the Reich, the extraordinary war courts established for this purpose have acquired a dodgy fame. The fact that they destroyed the successes achieved over decades in integrating Alsace-Lorraine into the Wilhelminian Empire within just a few months is one of the tragic episodes in the history of the Reichland between 1871 and 1918. The present holdings were originally catalogued by a tax register compiled in the Army Archives. This did not meet the archive requirements. In the mid-1980s, the new indexing was started and completed in 1990.Karlsruhe, in November 1990Dr. Kurt Hochstuhl Conversion: In 2008, the indexing data for the present finding aid were converted into the new indexing software scopeArchiv within the scope of the project "Conversion of old finding aid data" of the General State Archive Karlsruhe. Guido Fögler was responsible for the technical implementation of the overall project "Conversion of old finding aid data" and Alexander Hoffmann for support. The editorial finishing of the online version was done by the undersigned.Karlsruhe, January 2009Dr. Martin Stingl

Annual report, minutes of negotiations, circulars; correspondence, especially on the question of the mission in English colonies, esp. m. Oldham and J. Mott; Call for Peace and Christian Community, the Neutral to the Warring Countries, Dr.; Press Notes of the Evangelical-Lutheran Mission Leipzig; Axenfeld: Prohibits War for the Future German Mission in Non-German Areas, 8 p., Dr.; Stark (ed.): The Martyrdom of the Evangelical Missionaries in Cameroon, 15 p., Dr.

The present file contains files of three different Prussian commissions which were responsible for the processing of compensation claims against the French state. Due to overlapping personnel and similar tasks, however, a relatively homogeneous file transmission results, the focus of which is on the activities of the main liquidation commission. On 3 June 1814 the Privy Councillor Johann Christian Magnus Freiherr von Oelssen (1775-1848) was appointed Commissioner for the Settlement of Compensation Claims of Prussian Nationals. He was supported by the Protestant General Consistorial President Johann Friedrich von Jacobi for a time. Wilhelm von Humboldt was in charge of the compensation matters. After the capture of Paris on 3 July 1815, Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher commissioned Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Ribbentrop (1768-1841), General Director of the Army, to negotiate the return of the works of art and cultural assets confiscated by the French troops in Prussia. To support him, war commissioner Jacoby and Prof. de Groote were assigned. In the further course, the Minister of State Karl vom Stein zum Altenstein (1770-1840) took over the negotiations and was supported by Johann Albrecht Friedrich Eichhorn (1779-1856), a member of the Court of Appeal, and Crull, a governor of Düsseldorf. After the Second Peace of Paris on 20 November 1815, the Prussian Liquidation Commission was finally formed. As liquidation commissions were also established in the Prussian provinces in the course of this period, the name of the main liquidation commission was established for the commission that initially met in Paris. The main task of this Commission was to negotiate with the French authorities on the approval of compensation figures for compensation claims submitted by Prussian nationals, authorities and municipalities during the French occupation. One territorial focus was on the areas that fell to Prussia after the peace agreement (including the Rhine Province). A large part of the files handed down contain the claims for compensation submitted and the Commission's decision on the legality of these claims. Wilhelm von Humboldt was appointed as the first Commissioner and Crull as the second Commissioner of the Governorate. Commissioner Crull also set up an Arbitration Commission based in Paris to rule on disputed claims for compensation. The main liquidation commission was later transferred to Berlin and dissolved in 1823. At a time that could no longer be determined, the Commission's files entered the holdings of the PK Secret State Archives and were recorded by the archivist Karl Sattler at the end of the 19th century. The stock was not outsourced during the Second World War. Therefore, the files remained in Berlin-Dahlem during the period of German division. However, since the find book was lost, the stock was again recorded by archivist Gerhard Kutzsch in 1953. This find book was retroconverted in 2013 by archives clerk Guido Behnke. The classification has been recreated. In addition, the existing file titles were reviewed and revised. In some cases, individual files had to be redrawn. The files of the stock were partially affected by water damage. Due to the resulting mould infestation, some of the files listed in this Reference Guide cannot currently be submitted for use. In addition, the collection includes approximately 50 official books (mainly cash books, directories, journals), which could not yet be recorded due to mould infestation. The files are to be quoted: GStA PK, I. HA, Rep. 143 Hauptliquidationskommission der Privatforderungen an Frankreich, Nr. () Berlin, April 2013 Guido Behnke Findmittel: Datenbank; Sammelfindbuch, 1 vol. (for I HA. Rep. 143 and 143 A); not listed

Contains among other things: Economic war objectives towards Italy including the colonial question and strategic aspects in the Mediterranean region (elaboration of General Ludendorff), 1918 Future relations with Italy with comments on the character of the population (elaborations of the German Consul in Innsbruck), (Sept. 1917) 1918 Economic relations between Austria-Hungary and Italy after the war (investigations of the German Ambassador in Vienna), Feb. 1918 War economic significance of the conquered Upper Italian region (elaboration of the deputy general staff), Feb. 1918 Situation of the paint, pharmaceutical and photographic industries in Italy (general report by Carl Duisberg, Leverkusen), Apr. 1918 Future and present economic development of Italy and its relationship to the Allies (reports of the German representations in Switzerland), 1918 - 1919

Contains among other things: Instructions and orders on organisational measures, command relationships and combat and field exercises; composition of army inspections Darin: Information on the experience gained in sending reinforcements to the protection force in southwest Africa

Contains among other things: Inclusion of older controversial issues in the preparation of future peace negotiations (instruction by State Secretary Jagow, copy), Dec. 1914 Federal Foreign Office and reporting by the diplomatic service on the economic conditions of neutral and hostile foreign countries, organisational issues, Jan. 1918 The economic and political importance of the German colonial territories in the South Seas (memorandum of the Association of South Sea Companies, submissions), Jan. 1918 Apr. 1918 Establishment of a collection point for economic news from abroad in the Netherlands (proposal of the German Consulate in Rotterdam), Jan. 1918 Intellectual property rights in future peace negotiations (proposals of the German Association for the Protection of Industrial Property), Feb. 1918 "Economic news from enemy foreign countries" (supplement to the weekly economic report of the German Consulate General in Stockholm), Feb. 1918, Feb. 1918 "Economic news from enemy foreign countries" (supplement to the weekly economic report of the German Consulate General in Stockholm), Feb. 1918. 1918 Situation of the phosphoric acid market after the war (Memorandum of the Association of German Fertilizer Manufacturers), March 1918 German trade in Southeast Asia before and after the war (Pressure), 1918 Transitional economy and raw material supply after the war (Declaration of the General Assembly of the German Trade Day), May 1918

Contains among other things: Decrees of the Ministry of War; investigations into the ability to serve in the tropics Darin: Provisions for the secondment of replacements for the South West African Schutztruppe of 17.05.1907; Overview of the remuneration of Schutztruppe officials; lists of names of officers

Contains among other things: Orders of the Ministry of War; information from the High Command of the Schutztruppen; reports for the Schutztruppe to Southwest Africa; personnel matters; awarding of Southwest Africa commemorative coins Darin: Namenslisten

Contains among other things: Act of 04.09.15 on the amendment of the Reich Military Act and the Act, concerning amendments to the military duty of 11.02.88 - Applicability of § 66 of the War Military Act to the substitute reservists of 1st class called up for exercises in peace pursuant to § 3 of the Act of 6.5.1880 on exercises in peace Applicability of the provisions implementing § 66 of the Reich Military Act to officials who voluntarily entered the East Asian Expeditionary Corps or, on the occasion of the Herero Uprising, the Schutztruppe für Südwestafrika (Protection Force for Southwest Africa)

1925-1960 in Okahandja, Gobabis, Karibib; curriculum vitae (3 versions), testimonies, 1914-1915; letters from the internment camp Andalusia, 1940-1945; "Our faithful farm workers should be the refuge", dedication of the native church in Frieden-au, Windhoeker "Allgemeine Zeitung", no. 53, 1959

History of the Inventory Designer: The tasks of the Ship Inspection Commission established in 1903, which began its activities in Hamburg on 01.04.1904, consisted in the examination of merchant ships for their usability for military purposes in war and peace. After the dissolution of the office on 11.01.1920, its tasks were transferred to the offices of the admiralty together with those of the coastal district offices and the sea transport offices. Inventory description: The tasks of the Ship Inspection Commission established in 1903, which began its activities in Hamburg on 1.4.1904, consisted in inspecting merchant ships for their suitability for military use in war and peace. After the dissolution of the office on 11.1.1920, its tasks were transferred to the office of the Admiralty. Content characterisation: The written material contains documents on the German shipping companies, their ships (including charter and lease agreements) and confiscated foreign merchant ships. In addition, traditional demobilisation files provide information on the repatriation of prisoners of war and the conversion to a peace economy. State of development: Findbuch Scope, Explanation: Inventory without increment29.5 lfm715 AE Citation method: BArch, RM 107/...