The Marinestation der Nordsee (North Sea Naval Station) of the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) at Wilhelmshaven came out of the efforts of the navy of the North German Confederation . The land was obtained for the Confederation from the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg by Prince Adalbert of Prussia through the Jade Treaty of 1853. The naval station was established on 19 May 1870, and became the ‘Imperial’ station with the proclamation of the German Empire in 1871.
6-505: There was also a Marinestation der Ostsee in Kiel and five less formally established foreign stations. Naval stations were the highest land based commands of Imperial German naval authority. The Chief of the Naval Station was usually an admiral who commanded the military police in the port area and the fortifications of the port. He oversaw the operation of sailors and shipyard divisions, and
12-676: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Marinestation der Ostsee The Marinestation der Ostsee (Baltic Sea Naval Station) was a command of both the Imperial German Navy , and the Reichsmarine which served as a shore command for German naval units operating primarily in the Baltic Sea . The station was headquartered at Kiel and was a counterpart command to the Marinestation der Nordsee . The original founding of
18-751: The Baltic Sea Naval Station predates the existence of the modern German state . The station was first established 1854 in Danzig and was relocated to Kiel in March 1865. During these early years, the station was operated by the Prussian Navy . At the start of the Franco-Prussian War in July 1870, the command consisted of relatively minor forces: the flagship of Konteradmiral (Rear Admiral) Eduard Heldt
24-851: The administration of the Weimar Republic , through the 1920s. After the Nazi Party took power in Germany, and established the Nazi state , the Reichsmarine continued to administer the Baltic station until the founding of the Kriegsmarine in 1935. At that time, the station command was renamed as the Kommandierender Admiral der Marinestation der Ostsee . This title remained until 1943 when the organizational name
30-418: The ship reserve divisions. In addition he had command of all warships in his zone that did not have permanent commanders, such as test commands. Administrative sections of the two naval stations were Garrison Station services and funds, building authorities, offices clothing, food, offices and laundries. This German history article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This naval article
36-545: Was the aviso SMS Preussischer Adler , based in Kiel. Also in Kiel, he had the artillery training ship SMS Renown and the gunboats SMS Cyclop , SMS Camäleon , SMS Habicht , and SMS Scorpion . Based in Stralsund were the gunboats Blitz and Fuchs , and at Danzig was the screw corvette Nymphe . The station was a major command during World War I and continued to exist, under
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