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Government of Middle Franconia: Introduction missing
Government of Middle Franconia, Abg. 1978: Foreword in preparation
Introduction: Presidents of the Swabian government Karl Ernst Freiherr von Gravenreuth, 1817-1826 Count Drechsel, 1827-1828 Ludwig Fürst von Oettingen-Wallerstein, 1828-1831 Arnold von Link, 1832-1838 Karl Freiherr von Stengel, 1838-1843 Anton Ritter von Fischer, 1843-1849 Georg Karl Freiherr von Welden, 1849-1857 Ernst Freiherr von Lerchenfeld, 1858-1868 Theodor von Zwehl, 1868-1870 Winfried von Hoermann, 1870-1887 Wilhelm Freiherr von Pechmann, 1887 Joseph Ritter von Kopp, 1887-1897 Wilhelm Ritter von Lermann, 1897-1906 Paul Ritter von Praun, 1906-1923 Heinrich Graf von Spreti, 1923-1933 Karl Wahl, 01.07.1934-1945 Dr. Konrad Kreißelmeyer, 01.07.1945-31.12.1948 Hans Martini, 01.07.1949-31.07.1955 Dr. Michael Fellner, 01.12.1955-30.11.1966 Frank Sieder, 01.12.1966-31.05.1984 Rudolf Dörr, 01.06.1984-31.05.1993 Ludwig Schmid, 01.06.1993-31.08.2008 Karl Michael Scheufele, 01.09.2008 Preliminary remark: In the case of archive records no. 10004 - 11923, only the initial years of validity are indicated.
History of the inventor: In 1898, a governor subordinated to the R e i c h s m a r i n e a m t was appointed for the protection work in China that was taken into possession in 1897. He was head of the entire military and civil administration as well as commander of the land forces stationed there. Description: The Kiautschou area, with its capital Tsingtau, was leased from China in 1898 for 99 years. A governor subordinated to the Reichsmarineamt was appointed for the protectorate taken into possession. He was head of the entire military and civil administration as well as commander of the land forces stationed there. The governor was always a naval officer, the military crew consisted of the III. sea battalion and the sailor artillery department Kiautschou. At the end of an ultimatum granted by Japan in August 1914, the Tsingtau fortress capitulated under its governor to the military superiority of its opponent. From 1914 to 1922 Japan occupied Kiautschou and then handed it over to China. In 1923 the German Reich waived its rights. Characterisation of content: Only fragments of files on the mobilization, siege and fall of the Tsingtau fortress have survived, mainly war diaries, reports and newspaper articles. State of development: Invenio Scope, Explanation: Existing stock without increase 2.7 m 66 AE Citation method: BArch, RM 16/...
The Gouvernements-Lazarett in Tsingtau, built between 1898 and 1902 / Photographer: Scherl
New Guinea: the governor of New Guinea on an inspection trip, here during a visit to a village in the Bamiss landscape. He's with court ace. Schmiele, Dr. Hugo Zöller, Joachim Graf Pfeil, Captain Dallmann and Richard Parkinson / Photographer: Scherl