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Series: Navy of the German Reichswehr

Headline: Torpedo boats in the port of Emden

Date: 01.01.1919

Image text: Two torpedo boats of the Imperial Navy are anchored in the port of Emden (Ratsdelft). They most likely belonged to the "Iron Flotilla," a voluntary association of former members of the Imperial Navy, which became part of the Vorlaeufige Reichsmarine (Provisional Imperial Navy). The picture is probably from the year 1919.

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00293869
Torpedo boats in the port of Emden

Two torpedo boats of the Imperial Navy are anchored in the port of Emden (Ratsdelft). They most likely belonged to the "Iron Flotilla," a voluntary association of former members of the Imperial Navy, which became part of the Vorlaeufige Reichsmarine (Provisional Imperial Navy). The picture is probably from the year 1919.
Headline: Otto Gessler during fleet exercises

Date: 01.01.1920

Image text: Minister of Defense Otto Gessler visits the crew of the battle cruiser "Emden" in parade formation.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00064040
Otto Gessler during fleet exercises

Minister of Defense Otto Gessler visits the crew of the battle cruiser "Emden" in parade formation.
Headline: A minesweeper of the Reichsmarine in action, 1920

Date: 01.01.1920

Image text: The picture shows a sailors of the Reichsmarine aboard a mine sweeper when putting out marker buoys. In the early 20s minesweepers of the Reichsmarine had to remove the sea mines laid by the Imperial Navy in the 1st World War.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00293816
A minesweeper of the Reichsmarine in action, 1920

The picture shows a sailors of the Reichsmarine aboard a mine sweeper when putting out marker buoys. In the early 20s minesweepers of the Reichsmarine had to remove the sea mines laid by the Imperial Navy in the 1st World War.
Headline: Soldiers of the Reichswehr at the Naval School in Swinoujscie, 1920

Date: 01.01.1920

Image text: Soldiers of the Reichswehr attend training and classes at the Higher Naval College in Swinoujscie to be able to practice civilian professions such as merchant, chemists, technicians, etc. after their dismissal from service. In the picture the soldiers are working on an adding machine, at a writing desk, at the blackboard with debit and credit chart, so being trained for commercial professions.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00292582
Soldiers of the Reichswehr at the Naval School in Swinoujscie, 1920

Soldiers of the Reichswehr attend training and classes at the Higher Naval College in Swinoujscie to be able to practice civilian professions such as merchant, chemists, technicians, etc. after their dismissal from service. In the picture the soldiers are working on an adding machine, at a writing desk, at the blackboard with debit and credit chart, so being trained for commercial professions.
Headline: Celebration of the Reichsmarine on the occasion of the plebiscite in Schleswig, 1920

Date: 20.07.1920

Image text: Soldiers of the Reichsmarine celebrate with a parade and music probably the remain of Flensburg in the German Reich, which was decided by the referendum in parts of Schleswig.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00294079
Celebration of the Reichsmarine on the occasion of the plebiscite in Schleswig, 1920

Soldiers of the Reichsmarine celebrate with a parade and music probably the remain of Flensburg in the German Reich, which was decided by the referendum in parts of Schleswig.
Headline: Ships of the Reichsmarine during a maneuver

Date: 01.01.1921

Image text: The picture shows ships of the Reichsmarine during a fleet maneuver in the North Sea. Names and types of ships are unknown.

Photo: Knorr + Hirth

Image number: 00294024
Ships of the Reichsmarine during a maneuver

The picture shows ships of the Reichsmarine during a fleet maneuver in the North Sea. Names and types of ships are unknown.
Headline: The "SMS Hamburg" is put to sea in Wilhelmshaven, 1921

Date: 01.09.1921

Image text: The picture shows the exit of the light cruiser "Hamburg" from the port of Wilhelmshaven.

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00293817
The "SMS Hamburg" is put to sea in Wilhelmshaven, 1921

The picture shows the exit of the light cruiser "Hamburg" from the port of Wilhelmshaven.
Headline: Autumn maneuvers of the Reichsmarine in the Baltic Sea, 1922

Date: 01.01.1922

Image text: Preparation for a firing practice during a maneuver of the Reichsmarine. On board a ship, preparations are being made for a torpedo shooting.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00294039
Autumn maneuvers of the Reichsmarine in the Baltic Sea, 1922

Preparation for a firing practice during a maneuver of the Reichsmarine. On board a ship, preparations are being made for a torpedo shooting.
Headline: Food test on board the "Braunschweig", 1924

Date: 01.01.1924

Image text: The chief officer tasting food on deck, which was taken from the galley by a sailor.

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00294094
Food test on board the "Braunschweig", 1924

The chief officer tasting food on deck, which was taken from the galley by a sailor.
Headline: Fleet maneuver in Swinemuende

Date: 26.04.1925

Image text: On the occasion of the beginning of the autumn maneuvers of the Reichsmarine, President Paul von Hindenburg is on board the "Schleswig-Holstein", which can be seen in the picture.

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00293805
Fleet maneuver in Swinemuende

On the occasion of the beginning of the autumn maneuvers of the Reichsmarine, President Paul von Hindenburg is on board the "Schleswig-Holstein", which can be seen in the picture.
Headline: Line ships of the Reichsmarine in the port of Swinoujscie

Date: 01.02.1926

Image text: Fleet visits of some liners of the Reichsmarine in Swinemuende, these are ships of the "Germany class".

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00294058
Line ships of the Reichsmarine in the port of Swinoujscie

Fleet visits of some liners of the Reichsmarine in Swinemuende, these are ships of the "Germany class".
Headline: Small cruiser "Hamburg" before departure on a world tour, 1926

Date: 14.02.1926

Image text: The picture shows the little cruiser "Hamburg" in Wilhelmshaven. On 16.2.1926 the school ship set out with more than 100 cadets on a 15-month world trip, under the leadership of the captain Otto Groos.

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00293789
Small cruiser "Hamburg" before departure on a world tour, 1926

The picture shows the little cruiser "Hamburg" in Wilhelmshaven. On 16.2.1926 the school ship set out with more than 100 cadets on a 15-month world trip, under the leadership of the captain Otto Groos.
Headline: Sailors at the Muerwik Naval school, 1927

Date: 01.01.1927

Image text: Officer candidates and mates during training in navigation, pictured here learning positioning with a sextant.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00138075
Sailors at the Muerwik Naval school, 1927

Officer candidates and mates during training in navigation, pictured here learning positioning with a sextant.
Headline: Sailors at the Muerwik Naval school, 1927

Date: 01.01.1927

Image text: Officer candidates and mates in the electro-technical classroom of Muerwik Naval school.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00138074
Sailors at the Muerwik Naval school, 1927

Officer candidates and mates in the electro-technical classroom of Muerwik Naval school.
Headline: Lessons at the Naval Academy in Muerwik

Date: 01.01.1927

Image text: Cadets and helmsmen of the German Imperial Navy are trained at the Naval Academy, the picture shows practical training at artillery models.

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00294096
Lessons at the Naval Academy in Muerwik

Cadets and helmsmen of the German Imperial Navy are trained at the Naval Academy, the picture shows practical training at artillery models.
Headline: Education at the Naval Academy in Muerwik, 1927

Date: 01.01.1927

Image text: At the Naval Academy in Muerwik at Flensburg were formed officer candidates and helmsmen personnel of the Reichsmarine. The picture shows cadets during practical navigation instruction.

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00294092
Education at the Naval Academy in Muerwik, 1927

At the Naval Academy in Muerwik at Flensburg were formed officer candidates and helmsmen personnel of the Reichsmarine. The picture shows cadets during practical navigation instruction.
Headline: Naval personnel training for civilian jobs, 1927

Date: 01.01.1927

Image text: Non-commissioned officers of the Reich Navy in a typing and stenography course at the Naval College in Swinemuende. This is where soldiers are trained for the civilian jobs they would like to obtain after their 12-year long service in the Reich forces.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00138062
Naval personnel training for civilian jobs, 1927

Non-commissioned officers of the Reich Navy in a typing and stenography course at the Naval College in Swinemuende. This is where soldiers are trained for the civilian jobs they would like to obtain after their 12-year long service in the Reich forces.
Headline: Education at the Naval Academy in Muerwik, 1927

Date: 01.01.1927

Image text: The picture shows engineer officer candidates at the Naval Academy in Muerwik near Flensburg during their first practical training.

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00294093
Education at the Naval Academy in Muerwik, 1927

The picture shows engineer officer candidates at the Naval Academy in Muerwik near Flensburg during their first practical training.
Headline: Wilhelm Heye, Gustav Stresemann and Walter von Keudell on the occasion of Hindenburg's 80th birthday, 1927

Date: 02.10.1927

Image text: The celebration of the 80th birthday of Reich President Paul von Hindenburg took place in Berlin. On the photo in the dignitaries' box: Chief of the Army High Command General Wilhelm Heye (in foreground), the Chief of the Navy Admiral Hans Zenker (left, next to Heye), Reich Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann (back row, 2nd from right), and Reich Minster of the Interior Walter von Keudell (right).

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00011051
Wilhelm Heye, Gustav Stresemann and Walter von Keudell on the occasion of Hindenburg's 80th birthday, 1927

The celebration of the 80th birthday of Reich President Paul von Hindenburg took place in Berlin. On the photo in the dignitaries' box: Chief of the Army High Command General Wilhelm Heye (in foreground), the Chief of the Navy Admiral Hans Zenker (left, next to Heye), Reich Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann (back row, 2nd from right), and Reich Minster of the Interior Walter von Keudell (right).
Headline: Reich President Hindenburg before soldiers of the Reichsmarine, 1928

Date: 01.01.1928

Image text: Paul von Hindenburg visits troops of the Reichsmarine on the occasion of an inspection visit, several ships are moored in the background.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00294133
Reich President Hindenburg before soldiers of the Reichsmarine, 1928

Paul von Hindenburg visits troops of the Reichsmarine on the occasion of an inspection visit, several ships are moored in the background.
Headline: Occupation of the light cruiser "Emden" before its second world cruise 1928

Date: 05.12.1928

Image text: The picture shows the crew on and in front of the light cruiser "Emden", a training ship of the Reichsmarine. The picture arose before the departure for the 2nd world tour, which lasted from 5.12.1928 to 3.12.1929. For this trip, the "Emden" had 66 officers on board as part of the crew.

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00293812
Occupation of the light cruiser "Emden" before its second world cruise 1928

The picture shows the crew on and in front of the light cruiser "Emden", a training ship of the Reichsmarine. The picture arose before the departure for the 2nd world tour, which lasted from 5.12.1928 to 3.12.1929. For this trip, the "Emden" had 66 officers on board as part of the crew.
Headline: Fleet visit of the Red Army in the Baltic Sea port of Swinoujscie, 1929

Date: 01.01.1929

Image text: The Russian Rear Admiral Gladitny greets the German fleet commander on board the Soviet cruiser Aurora, during a visit to the Russian fleet. In the background there is another Russian cruiser.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00292497
Fleet visit of the Red Army in the Baltic Sea port of Swinoujscie, 1929

The Russian Rear Admiral Gladitny greets the German fleet commander on board the Soviet cruiser Aurora, during a visit to the Russian fleet. In the background there is another Russian cruiser.
Headline: A battleship of the Reichsmarine before Swinemuende, 1930

Date: 01.01.1930

Image text: The picture shows the battleship "Schleswig-Holstein" at full speed before Swinoujscie. This ship was to open the Second World War on 1 September 1939 with the bombardment of the Polish Westerplatte.

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00293799
A battleship of the Reichsmarine before Swinemuende, 1930

The picture shows the battleship "Schleswig-Holstein" at full speed before Swinoujscie. This ship was to open the Second World War on 1 September 1939 with the bombardment of the Polish Westerplatte.
Headline: Sailors of the Reichsmarine going to church

Date: 01.01.1930

Image text: The picture shows sailors of the Reichsmarine on the way to church service in the Navy Garrison Church of Wilhelmshaven.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00294143
Sailors of the Reichsmarine going to church

The picture shows sailors of the Reichsmarine on the way to church service in the Navy Garrison Church of Wilhelmshaven.
Headline: Landing maneuver at Swinoujscie, 1931

Date: 01.01.1931

Image text: Field kitchens waiting on the deck of a ship, to be brought ashore during a scheduled landing maneuver near Swinoujscie.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00292645
Landing maneuver at Swinoujscie, 1931

Field kitchens waiting on the deck of a ship, to be brought ashore during a scheduled landing maneuver near Swinoujscie.
Headline: Fleet maneuver in Swinoujscie, 1931

Date: 16.04.1931

Image text: At the spring exercises of the Reichsmarine (Navy), the German fleet gathered in Swinoujscie. The picture shows (from front to back) the liners "Schleswig-Holstein", "Hannover", "Hessen" and "Schlesien".

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00294054
Fleet maneuver in Swinoujscie, 1931

At the spring exercises of the Reichsmarine (Navy), the German fleet gathered in Swinoujscie. The picture shows (from front to back) the liners "Schleswig-Holstein", "Hannover", "Hessen" and "Schlesien".
Headline: Inauguration of the war memorial in Berlin, 1931

Date: 02.06.1931

Image text: A division of the Reichswehr marches with old Prussian guard flags on the occasion of the redesign of the "Neue Wache" as a memorial to commemorate the victims of the First World War. The transformation was carried out at the behest of President Paul von Hindenburg and was completed by the architect Heinrich Tessenow. The picture shows Hindenburg (with spiked helmet), together with Erich Rader (then head of the Supreme Command of the Navy) and on the left, other generals of the Reichswehr. The ceremony was also attended by representatives of the Reich Government, the Prussian State Government as well as representatives of the diplomatic corps and the Berlin universities.

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00292837
Inauguration of the war memorial in Berlin, 1931

A division of the Reichswehr marches with old Prussian guard flags on the occasion of the redesign of the "Neue Wache" as a memorial to commemorate the victims of the First World War. The transformation was carried out at the behest of President Paul von Hindenburg and was completed by the architect Heinrich Tessenow. The picture shows Hindenburg (with spiked helmet), together with Erich Rader (then head of the Supreme Command of the Navy) and on the left, other generals of the Reichswehr. The ceremony was also attended by representatives of the Reich Government, the Prussian State Government as well as representatives of the diplomatic corps and the Berlin universities.
Headline: Fleet maneuvers of the Reichsmarine

Date: 01.01.1933

Image text: The picture shows a naval maneuvers of the Reichsmarine (Navy), the picture was taken (probably) from aboard a destroyer. In the background are two torpedo boats. In this picture, at bottom right, a gun was retouched. Some sailors are standing around a strange darkened spot.

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00294035
Fleet maneuvers of the Reichsmarine

The picture shows a naval maneuvers of the Reichsmarine (Navy), the picture was taken (probably) from aboard a destroyer. In the background are two torpedo boats. In this picture, at bottom right, a gun was retouched. Some sailors are standing around a strange darkened spot.
Headline: Parade for the launch of the "Gorch Fock I", 1933

Date: 03.05.1933

Image text: Parade of the Reichsmarine before Erich Raeder, head of the High Command of the Navy, on the occasion of the launching of the "Gorch Fock I" in the Hamburg shipyard Blohm + Voss.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00294137
Parade for the launch of the "Gorch Fock I", 1933

Parade of the Reichsmarine before Erich Raeder, head of the High Command of the Navy, on the occasion of the launching of the "Gorch Fock I" in the Hamburg shipyard Blohm + Voss.
Headline: Naval review of the Reichsmarine, 1934

Date: 01.01.1934

Image text: Naval review of the Reichsmarine (from left) the armored ship "Deutschland", the battleship "Hessen" and the cruiser "Koenigsberg".

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00294052
Naval review of the Reichsmarine, 1934

Naval review of the Reichsmarine (from left) the armored ship "Deutschland", the battleship "Hessen" and the cruiser "Koenigsberg".
Headline: Light cruiser "Emden"

Date: 01.01.1933

Image text: The picture shows the light cruiser "Emden" during a cruise on the high seas. One can see the Iron Cross on the prow which, apart from the "Emden" could be used only by the submarine "U 9".

Photo: SZ Photo

Image number: 00293810
Light cruiser "Emden"

The picture shows the light cruiser "Emden" during a cruise on the high seas. One can see the Iron Cross on the prow which, apart from the "Emden" could be used only by the submarine "U 9".
Headline: Sailors of the German Navy during gymnastics, 1933

Date: 01.01.1933

Image text: At the stern of a German warship, a crew does exercises on the parallel bars under the supervision of a non-commissioned officer. At the stern is a black, red and white flag with the Iron Cross, which was flown on Naval ships from 1933-1935.

Photo: Scherl

Image number: 00138065
Sailors of the German Navy during gymnastics, 1933

At the stern of a German warship, a crew does exercises on the parallel bars under the supervision of a non-commissioned officer. At the stern is a black, red and white flag with the Iron Cross, which was flown on Naval ships from 1933-1935.