German Imperial Naval Cabinet
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Formed | 1889 |
Preceding agency | |
Dissolved | 1918 |
Jurisdiction | German Empire |
Agency executive |
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The German Imperial Naval Cabinet (
In 1889
Captain Gustav Freiherr von Senden-Bibran, appointed as its first head, remained in office until 1906. [3] The existing Imperial admiralty was abolished in 1889 and its responsibilities divided between two organizations. A new position was created, the chief of the Imperial Naval High Command, being responsible for ship deployments, strategy and tactics. The holder of the title was equivalent to the supreme commander of the Army.
The Naval Cabinet became, in practice, the decisive authority in personnel matters for naval officers. It was directly subordinate to the Emperor and not accountable to the Reichstag.
The Chief of the Naval Cabinet was always a high naval officer who also acted as an adjutant to the Emperor. The first Chief of the Naval Cabinet (1889 to 1906) was Admiral Baron Gustav von Senden-Bibran. Admiral Georg Alexander von Müller succeeded him and served until 1918. [4]
The Cabinet also functioned as the naval cabinet of Prussia.
In December 1918 the Cabinet became the Reich Naval Personnel Office of the Weimar Republic. [5]
No. | Portrait | Chief of the Naval Cabinet | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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1 | Gustav Freiherr von Senden-Bibran (1847–1909) | Admiral28 March 1889 | 7 July 1906 | 17 years, 101 days | |
2 | Georg Alexander von Müller (1854–1940) | Admiral9 July 1906 | 29 October 1918 | 12 years, 112 days |
References
- ISBN 0-8153-3351-X.
- ^ Strachan, Hew (2001). The First World War. Volume I. To Arms. Oxford University Press. p. 409.
- ^ Craig, Gordon (1978). Germany 1866-1945. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 304–307.
- ISBN 0-313-21356-9.
- ^ Craig 1978, pp. 524-525.