Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Kriegsmarine
Description area
Dates of existence
1935 - 1945
History
The Kriegsmarine was the navy of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It superseded the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire (1871-1918) and the inter-war Reichsmarine (1919-1935) of the Weimar Republic. The Kriegsmarine was one of three official… Read more