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Commander of the securing of the Baltic Sea (B.S.O.) was a command of the German Imperial Navy, the provisional Reichs navy and the Navy. It existed from January 1918 to early 1920s and from September 1939 to December 1944.

Seal mark of B.S.O., 1918
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After the ceasefire came into force in the First World War between the Bolshevik Russia and the Central Powers on December 15, 1917, the imperial marine had the opportunity to move significant forces from the Baltic Sea to the North Sea. In this context, the command structures in the Baltic Sea were redesigned on January 24, 1918.

The commander -in -chief of the Baltic Sea forces (o.d.o.) created on July 31, 1914 was dissolved, and their tasks were taken over by the Marinestation of the Baltic Sea. The security association of the western Baltic Sea (S.W.O.) and the Security Association of the Middle Baltic Sea (S.M.O.) were summarized under the new commander of the securing of the Baltic Sea (B.S.O.); Contemporary Admiral Herrmann Nordmann, the previous commander of the S.W.O., was the first B.S.O. [first] [2] In October 1918, he was followed by counter -admiral Walter Freiherr von Keyserlingk and in June 1919 Commodore (from March 1920 counteradmiral) Ernst Ewers, who held command until March 23, 1920. In the organization of the Reichsmarine, the B.S.O. no further. [3]

History of the commander [ Edit | Edit the source text ]

At the beginning of the Second World War, the B.S.O. re -established. It was pompous to the marine station of the Baltic Sea and in terms of use Marine group mando Ost Subject. [4] Operatively, he was subordinate to him Leader of the minucho boats East (dissolved in August 1940) and the Leader of the outpost boats East . He commanded the mine defense vehicles and submarine hunters in the Baltic Sea, which in January 1940 commanded Leader of the special associations East were brought together. Newly furnished and the B.S.O. The office was assumed in August 1940 Guarding Association Baltic Sea additions (Make Ost).

In October 1940 the B.S.O. with his staff as commander of the WEST HESTION WESS to France. A new B.S.O.-Stab was formed from the staff of the Fieli of the outpost boats East, previously stationed in Aalborg (Denmark), with the previous leader of the minuchy boat north, counteradmiral Hans Stohwasser, from October 14, 1940 as a new B.S.O.

When the Barbarossa company was prepared in May 1941, new security structures were created in the area of ​​the eastern Baltic Sea, which are not in the command area of ​​B.S.O. lay. In August 1942 the Put Ost Ost dissolved. The flottilles occurred directly under the B.S.O. With effect from October 1, 1943, the coastal protection flotiles subordinate to the coastal commands in Kiel, Swinemünde and Gotenhafen as safety flotiles were the B.S.O. Subject.

The 9th security division was set up in the eastern Baltic Sea in June 1944. She subordinate to the Commanding Admiral Ostland. [5] On December 2, 1944, a new 10th security division was formed. She became that Commanding Admiral western Baltic Sea Subject. The B.S.O. was dissolved and the previous B.S.O. Hans Bütow and his staff took over the management of the 10th security division.

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Commander [ Edit | Edit the source text ]

  • Vice -Miral Karlgeorg Schuster: from October 1937 to October 1939
  • unknown
  • Counteradmiral / Viewadmiral Hermann moths: Von January 1939 to October 1940
    • Current admiral Hans Stohwasser: from July 1940 to August 1940 in representation
  • Contemporary Admiral/Vice Admiral Hans Stohwasser: From October 1940 to June 1944
  • Current admiral Hans Bütow: from June 1944 to the end of November 1944

Boss of the staff [ Edit | Edit the source text ]

  • Captain on the sea of ​​Ernst Schirlitz: September/October 1939
  • Captain to the Lake Wilhelm Meisel: From October 1939 to September 1940
  • Captain on Lake Hellmuth Heye: September/October 1940
  • Captain on the lake Helmut Leissner: From November 1940 to March 1941
  • Captain to the lake Karl Arthur von Killinger: from March 1941 to April 1944
  • unknown
  • Hans H. Hildebrand: The organizational development of the marine along with the job of 1848 to 1945 (= The history of formation and job occupation of the German armed forces 1815-1990. Part 2). 3 volumes. Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück 2000, ISBN 3-7648-2541-3.
  • Richard Lakowski: The unknown fleet. The security forces of the Navy. Mittler, Hamburg u. 2006, ISBN 3-8132-0849-4.
  1. ↑ Max Schwarte (ed.): The great war, 1914-1918. Fourth volume, Leipzig/ Munich/ Berlin/ Stuttgart/ Tübingen, 1922, p. 184.
  2. ↑ Christian Stachelbeck: Germany’s army and marine in the First World War. Oldenbourg, Munich, 2013, ISBN 978-3-486-71299-5, p. 145.
  3. ↑ Wilhelm Köhler, cooperation of Max Plüddemann. Illustrated German fleet calendar for 1932 (Köhler’s fleet calendar), 30th year, Minden
  4. ↑ WLB Stuttgart
  5. ↑ Commanding Admiral Ostland (German Naval Archives)

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