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Шаблон:Infobox military unit British Naval Forces Germany was a command (military formation) of the Royal Navy that was active from 1944 to 1961 under three titles.

It was administered originally by the British Naval Commander-in-Chief, Germany from 1944 to 1946. In 1946 the commander's title changed to Vice-Admiral Commanding, British Naval Forces, Germany from 1946 to 1947, before being renamed to Flag Officer, British Naval Forces Germany until 1961.[1]

History

In 1944, the Allied Naval Commander-in-Chief, Expeditionary Force, was also given the title of British Naval Commander-in-Chief, Germany. In addition, he became also Head of the Naval Division of the Control Commission for Germany, not always in attendance in Berlin, he was represented by a Deputy Head who attended the BERGOS (Chiefs of Staff) meetings.[2]

His headquarters were initially at Hamburg and then transferred later at Minden. His title was altered in 1946 to Vice Admiral Commanding, British Naval Forces, Germany.[3] In 1947 the post holders title was changed to Flag Officer Commanding, British Naval Forces, Germany. Apart from his additional role as Chief British Naval Representative in the Allied Control Commission (Germany), he was responsible for all naval matters in Western Germany, Denmark, Holland and Norway.[4]

As British Naval Commander-in-Chief, Germany, he was supported by a number of flag officers some of whose titles changed, due to an expanding of their particular command areas and duties. Rear-Admiral Harold Tom Baillie-Grohman began his appointment in 1944 as Flag Officer-in-Charge, Kiel but then became Flag Officer, Schleswig-Holstein. Baillie-Grohman's main task was eliminating remnants of the Kriegsmarine. Flag Officer, Wilhelmshaven became Flag Officer, Western Germany.[5]

In May 1951 the admiral's title was changed again to Flag Officer, Germany.[6] In 1955 the Secretary of State for Defence described the admiral's duties as "The Flag Officer, Germany, in his North Atlantic Treaty Organisation capacity as the Commander, Allied Naval Forces, Northern Area, Central Europe, is responsible to the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, for naval planning matters in the British Zone and for the operational control of the Royal Naval forces in Germany. He is the naval member of the Commanders-in-Chief Committee (Germany) which is responsible to the Chiefs of Staff Committee in this country. The entry into force of the Paris Treaties will not affect the foregoing duties of the post until at least the future German navy is capable of performing the tasks required of naval forces in Germany."

In 1961 the post was disestablished.

The command had its headquarters in four successive locations:

Unit Location Dates Notes/Ref
HMS Royal Henry Hamburg State, Germany 1944–1945 [7]
HMS Royal Albert Hamburg State, Germany/West Germany 1946–1950 [8][9]
HMS Royal Prince Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany 1950–1956 [10]
HMS Royal Charlotte Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany 1957–1961 [11]

Flag Officers

British Naval Commander-in-Chief, Germany

Post holders included:

Rank Flag Name Term Notes/Ref
British Naval Commander-in-Chief, Germany
1 Admiral Файл:Flag of Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Sir Bertram Ramsay 27 April 1944 – May 1945
2 Admiral Файл:Flag of Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Sir Harold M. Burrough May 1945 – March 1946 [12]

Flag Officer, Holland

Rank Flag Name Term Notes/Ref
Flag Officer, Holland
1 Rear-Admiral Файл:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Gerald C. Dickens 1944–1945 [13] ret. Adm recommissioned as Radm.

Flag Officer-in-Charge, Kiel

Rank Flag Name Term Notes/Ref
Flag Officer-in-Charge, Kiel
1 Rear-Admiral Файл:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Harold Tom Baillie-Grohman 1944–1945 [14][15] title changed to FOS-H[16]

Flag Officer, Norway

Rank Flag Name Term Notes/Ref
Flag Officer, Norway
1 Rear-Admiral Файл:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg James Stewart McClaren Ritchie 1944–1945 [17]

Flag Officer, Schleswig-Holstein

Rank Flag Name Term Notes/Ref
Flag Officer, Schleswig-Holstein
1 Rear-Admiral Файл:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Harold Tom Baillie-Grohman 1945–1946 [18]

Flag Officer, Western Germany

Rank Flag Name Term Notes/Ref
Flag Officer, Western Germany
1 Rear-Admiral Файл:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg G. C. Muirhead-Gould 1945–1946 [19]

Flag Officer, Wilhelmshaven

Rank Flag Name Term Notes/Ref
Flag Officer, Wilhelmshaven
1 Rear-Admiral Файл:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg G. C. Muirhead-Gould 1944–1945 [20] title changed to FOWG[21]
Commodore-in-Charge, Hamburg
Rank Flag Name Term Notes/Ref
Commodore-in-Charge, Hamburg
1 Commodore Файл:UK-Navy-OF6-Flag.svg Hugh England 1944–1945 [22]

Vice-Admiral Commanding, British Naval Forces, Germany

Rank Flag Name Term Notes/Ref
Vice-Admiral Commanding, British Naval Forces, Germany
1 Vice-Admiral Файл:Flag of Vice-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Sir Harold T.C. Walker March 1946-June 1947 [23]

Flag Officer Commanding, British Naval Forces, Germany

Rank Flag Name Term Notes/Ref
Flag Officer Commanding, British Naval Forces, Germany
1 Rear-Admiral Файл:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Stephen H. T. Arliss June 1947 – August 1949 [24]
2 Rear-Admiral Файл:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Archibald Day August 1949 – April 1950 [25]
3 Rear-Admiral Файл:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Lachlan D. Mackintosh April–November 1950 [26]
4 Rear-Admiral Файл:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg George W. G. Simpson November 1950 – -May 1951 [27]

Flag Officer, Germany

Rank Flag Name Term Notes/Ref
Flag Officer, Germany
1 Rear-Admiral Файл:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg George W. G. Simpson May–November 1951 [28][29]
2 Rear-Admiral Файл:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Robert St. V. Sherbrooke November 1951 – November 1953 [30]
3 Rear-Admiral Файл:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Robert S. Warne November 1953 – March 1955 [31]
4 Rear-Admiral Файл:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Keith McN. Campbell-Walter March 1955 – May 1958 [32]
5 Rear-Admiral Файл:Flag of Rear-Admiral - Royal Navy.svg Michael S. Townsend May 1958 – 1961 [33]

Units and shore establishments

Shore establishments and units in Germany at various times from 1945 included:[34][35]

Location Unit In command Dates Notes/Ref
Berlin HQ HMS Royal Prince Flag Officer, Berlin March–August 1945 shore establishment
Hamburg HQ HMS Royal Alfred Flag Officer-in-Charge, Hamburg 1944 shore establishment
Kiel/Travemünde HQ HMS Royal Alfred Flag Officer-in-Charge, Kiel 1945–1946 shore establishment
Ploen HQ HMS Royal Alfred Flag Officer, Schleswig Holstein 1945–1946 shore establishment
Wilhelmshaven HQ HMS Royal Katherine Flag Officer, Wilhelmshaven 1944–1945 shore establishment
Wilhelmshaven HQ HMS Royal Katherine Flag Officer, Western Germany 1945–1946 shore establishment
Kiel/Travemünde HQ HMS Royal Alfred Senior Naval Officer Schleswig Holstein 1945–1946 shore establishment
Bad Oeynhausen HQ British Army on the Rhine Royal Navy Representative C-in-C Committee, Germany 1958
Berlin HQ HMS Princess Irene Senior Naval Officer, Royal Navy Headquarters, Germany shore establishment
Brunsbüttel HMS Princess Louise 1945–1946 shore establishment
Cuxhaven Minesweeping Unit Control Commission Germany 1948–1951
Cuxhaven Elbe Squadron Commanding Officer, Elbe Squadron
Cuxhaven HMS Augusta 1945–1946 administrative unit ms
Cuxhaven HQ HMS Royal Albert Naval Officer-in-Charge, Cuxhaven 1945–1948 accounting base
Eckernförde HQ HMS Princess Caroline 1945–1946 shore establishment
Flensburg HQ HMS Royal Alexandra Naval Officer-in-Charge, Flensburg 1945–1946 shore establishment
Flensburg HQ HMS Royal Alexandra Senior Naval Officer-in-Charge, Flensburg 1946–1947 shore establishment
Kiel British Baltic Fishery Protection Service 1949–1955 covert intelligence unit[36]
Kiel HQ Land Commissioner, Schleswig-Holstein Naval Liaison Officer to LC, Schleswig-Holstein
Kiel HMS Royal Charlotte Senior Officer Intelligence Kiel 1945 intelligence unit
Kiel HMS Royal Harold Naval Officer-in-Charge, Kiel 1945–1948 shore establishment
Krefeld Rhine Flotilla Commanding Officer, Rhine Flotilla 1950 [37]
Krefeld Rhine Squadron Commanding Officer, Rhine Squadron 1954 [38]
Lübeck HQ Royal Caroline Naval Officer in Charge, Lubeck 1945–1946 shore establishment
Lübeck 1 Commando Brigade Commander 1st Commando Brigade May–July 1945 Royal Marines
Sylt HMS Royal Adelaide Naval Officer-in-Charge, Sylt May–October 1945 shore establishment
Tonning HMS Royal Adelaide 1945–1946 shore establishment
Travemünde HMS Royal Caroline shore establishment
Wilhelmshaven HQ HMS Royal Rupert Naval Officer in Charge, Wilhelmshaven 1945–1950 shore establishment

References

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Further reading

Шаблон:Royal Navy fleets Шаблон:Admiralty Department