Description of the holdings: Manuscripts, elaborations, material collections, excerpts from files on his own historical research, in particular on Scharnhorst and Bismarck as well as individual questions of European history in the 19th century; general and academic correspondence, especially as professor in Freiburg (1929-1937), Gießen (1937-1938) and Tübingen (since 1938). (as of 1977) Citation method: BArch, N 1183/...

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/...

History of the Inventor: The Department of the War Ministry, which grew out of the General Adjutant's Office in the 18th century, gained its own significance after 1850 and was elevated to the status of an immediate authority in 1883. It had to deal with all army matters subject to the king's authority of command as well as the appointment, promotion and dismissal of officers and their disciplinary, honorary and religious matters. The Chief of the Military Cabinet was also the lecturer General Adjutant and advised the monarch on all matters concerning the army. Inventory description: The military cabinet, which grew out of the General Adjutant's Office in the 18th century, initially formed a department of the War Ministry after the reorganization of 1808/09, but after 1850 it gained independent significance and was elevated to an immediate authority in 1883. It had to deal with all army matters subject to the king's authority of command as well as the appointment, promotion and dismissal of officers and their disciplinary, honorary and religious matters. The Chief of the Military Cabinet was also the lecturer General Adjutant and advised the monarch on all matters concerning the army. With the end of the monarchy in 1918, the military cabinet became a department of the Ministry of War as a "personnel office". Characterisation of the contents: Several volumes have been handed down on mobilization during the wars of 1866, 1870/71 and 1914/18, lists of names of recipients of orders and decorations, personal affairs of the emperor and some cabinet orders. State of indexing: Findbuch Vorarchivische Ordnung: The files of the military cabinet, together with the documents of the former Prussian Army, were burned by the effects of the war in 1945 in the army archive in Potsdam, except for a few remaining remains. In 1994, some documents were added to the remaining files handed down in the Military Archives of Freiburg, which were originally located in the Military Archives of the former GDR. Scope, explanation: Stock without increase3,3 lfm35 AE Citation method: BArch, PH 1/...

History of the Inventor: See Infantry Brigades (PH 10 I) Inventory description: The infantry was the main weapon of the army. It included the foot soldiers. The smallest independent tactical unit of the infantry was the battalion, which usually consisted of four companies of three trains each. As a rule, three battalions formed a regiment, two regiments a brigade. The battalions of hunters and marksmen occupied a special position within the infantry. 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. In addition, additional copies of copies of war diaries of German troops kept in the Washington National Archives were added to the holdings. In 1994 a few documents of individual infantry regiments were taken from the military archives of the GDR. State of development: Findbuch Vorarchivische Ordnung: The files of the Prussian foot troops 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 16.6 m 757 AE Citation method: BArch, PH 10-II/...