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The Ranks and insignia of the Imperial Russian Armed Forces were the military ranks used by the Imperial Russian Army and the Imperial Russian Navy. Many of the ranks were derived from the German model. [1] The ranks were abolished following the Russian Revolution, with the Red Army adopting an entirely different system.
Imperial German Navy: Harald Dähnhardt: 27 October 1863: 21 May 1944: 31 March 1914: 22 April 1879 Imperial German Navy: Konrad von Henkel-Gebhardi: 4 June 1860: 16 June 1923: 14 July 1914: 21 April 1877 Imperial German Navy: ennobled 7 November 1914 Richard Eckermann: 15 July 1862: 13 January 1916: 13 October 1914: 15 April 1881 Imperial ...
Admirals of the Imperial German Navy during World War I (1914-1918). Pages in category "Imperial German Navy admirals of World War I" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
The Imperial German Navy had a small aviation capability, which was originally formed in 1913 when the Kaiser decreed the foundation of the Naval Aviation Forces (Marinefliegerkräfte). Within the newly formed aviation section were two separate commands - the Naval Airship Detachment, based at Nordholz , near Cuxhaven , and the Naval Flying ...
In the Imperial German Navy, and later in the Kriegsmarine, the rank Großadmiral was the equivalent of a British admiral of the fleet or a United States fleet admiral; as a five-star rank (OF-10). Its holders were authorised to carry a baton. [1]
The German Army in the First World War: Uniforms and Equipment, 1914 to 1918. Militaria Verlag. ISBN 978-3950164268. Somers, Johan (2004). Imperial German Field Uniforms And Equipment 1907-1918, Volume 2. Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-0764322624. Somers, Johan (2007). Imperial German Field Uniforms And Equipment 1907-1918, Volume 3 ...
On 17 December 1815 the Ministry of Sea Forces was renamed, becoming the Ministry of the Navy. Ivan de Traverse 17 December 1815 – 24 March 1828; Anton Moller 24 March 1828 – 5 February 1836
Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich , General admiral and statesman, oversaw the rapid transition of the Russian Navy to ironclad warships Zinoviy Petrovich Rozhestvenskiy , Vice Admiral, commander of the 2nd Pacific Squadron during the Russo-Japanese War , wounded in the Battle of Tsushima