Fonds BArch, RM 12-II - Naval attachés of the Reichsmarine and Kriegsmarine (inventory)

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BArch, RM 12-II

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Naval attachés of the Reichsmarine and Kriegsmarine (inventory)

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  • 1933-1945 (Creation)

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470 Aufbewahrungseinheiten; 11,7 laufende Meter

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Marineattachés der Reichs- und Kriegsmarine, 1933-1945

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Description of the holdings: In 1920 the attaché service was essentially dissolved. Between 1920 and 1933, no naval attachés were notified to German embassies abroad. From 1933 to 1945, the Kriegsmarine again sent naval attachés to the most important embassies. The majority of the naval attachés' files from 1933 to 1945 are still with the British admiralty in London. In the form of microfilms, the Federal Archives contain documents of the naval attaché in Madrid as well as fragments of files from Tokyo, Moscow and Oslo. Characterisation of content: Of the imperial naval attachés, only files of the attaché in Sofia from World War I have survived to a considerable extent. The tradition for the individual naval attachés since 1933 is very different. While for some attachés, e.g. Washington, no archives have been preserved in the holdings, for others, e.g. London, Rome, Tokyo, Moscow, Istanbul and Ankara, as well as Madrid, Lisbon, Agram and the four Scandinavian capitals, entire series of files have been preserved. The files of the naval attaché Tokyo go through the internment of the ´Personals (first by the Japanese, then by the Allies) and the handling of the office after the Second World War beyond the end of the war until 1947. State of development: Index of duties Vorarchivische Ordnung: The archival records of the naval attachés of the Imperial Navy until their recall in 1920 are summarized under the sub-collection RM 12 I. The archival records of the naval attachés of the Imperial Navy until their recall in 1920 are summarized under the sub-collection RM 12 I. Documents of the naval attachés appointed between 1933 and 1945 are part of RM 12 II. Scope, explanation: Holdings without increase 11.0 m 462 AU Citation method: BArch, RM 12-II/...

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

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  • German

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    Verwandtes Archivgut im Bundesarchiv: <br />
    RM 3 Reichsmarineamt<br />
    RM 5 Admiralstab der Marine RM 6 Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine N 158 Nachlass Widenmann, Wilhelm
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    Literatur: <br />
    Gießler, Klaus Volker: Die Institution des Marineattachés im Kaiserreich. Boppard 1976<br />
    Kehrig, Manfred: Die Wiedereinrichtung des Deutschen Militärischen Attachédienstes nach dem 1. Weltkrieg (1919-1933). Boppard 1966 Schweppenburg, Leo Frhr.Geyr v.: Erinnerungen eines Militärattachés in London 1933-1937. Stuttgart 1949.

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    Original description: Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek

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    DE-1958_4b37cd48-64dd-4a3e-bdb5-3a4c6ce429f5

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