Germany Station

Germany Station
Active	1944–1961
Country	United Kingdom
Allegiance	British Empire
Branch	Royal Navy
Type	Command
Part of	Admiralty (1944–1961);
Garrison/HQ	HMS Royal Charlotte, Minden ; North Rhine-Westphalia ; West Germany

Last updated October 02, 2019

The Germany Station was a naval station of the Royal Navy that was active from 1944 to 1961.

A Naval Station is a geographic command responsible for conducting all naval operations within its defined area. It may consist of flotillas, or squadrons, or individual ships under command.

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by the English kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against the Kingdom of France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the early 16th century; the oldest of the UK's armed services, it is known as the Senior Service.

It was administered originally by the British Naval Commander-in-Chief, Germany from 1940 to 1946 his title was 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 when the station was abolished.^[1]

History

In 1944, the Allied Naval Commander-in-Chief, Expeditionary Force, was also given the title of British Naval Commander-in-Chief, Germany, before the surrender of Germany. In addition he was 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] 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. Flag Officer-in-Charge, Kiel became Flag Officer, Schleswig-Holstein and Flag Officer, Wilhelmshaven became Flag Officer, Western Germany.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[5]

Hamburg, officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, is the second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and 8th largest city in the European Union with a population of over 1.8 million.

Minden is a town of about 83,000 inhabitants in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The town extends along both sides of the River Weser. It is the capital of the district (Kreis) of Minden-Lübbecke, which is part of the region of Detmold. Minden is the historic political centre of the cultural region of Minden Land. It is widely known as the intersection of the Mittelland Canal and the River Weser. The town is over 1,200 years old and has yet some buildings in the Weser Renaissance style, in addition to its architecturally symbolic 1,000-year-old cathedral.

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.

Head Quarters

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

Flag Officers

British Naval Commander-in-Chief, Germany

Post holders included:

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

Flag Officer, Holland

	Rank	Flag	Name	Term	Notes/Ref
Flag Officer, Holland
1	Rear-Admiral		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		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		James Stewart McClaren Ritchie	1944–1945	^[17]

Flag Officer, Schleswig-Holstein

	Rank	Flag	Name	Term	Notes/Ref
Flag Officer, Schleswig-Holstein
1	Rear-Admiral		Harold Tom Baillie-Grohman	1945–1946	^[18]

Flag Officer, Western Germany

	Rank	Flag	Name	Term	Notes/Ref
Flag Officer, Western Germany
1	Rear-Admiral		G. C. Muirhead-Gould	1945–1946	^[19]

Flag Officer, Wilhelmshaven

	Rank	Flag	Name	Term	Notes/Ref
Flag Officer, Wilhelmshaven
1	Rear-Admiral		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		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		Sir Harold T.C. Walker	March 1946-June 1947	^[23]

Flag Officer Commanding, British Naval Forces, Germany

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

Flag Officer, Germany

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

Composition of the Germany Station

Shore establishments and units that constituted the Germany Station 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/Travemunde	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/Travemunde	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
Travemunde	HMS Royal Caroline			shore establishment
Wilhelmshaven	HQ HMS Royal Rupert	Naval Officer in Charge, Wilhelmshaven	1945–1950	shore establishment

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Military units distributed under the Admiralty	1st Fleet 2nd Fleet 3rd Fleet Africa Station Atlantic Fleet Arabian Seas and Persian Gulf Australia Station Cape of Good Hope Station Cape and West Africa Station Battle Cruiser Fleet Battle Cruiser Force Caspian Flotilla Channel Fleet Channel Squadron Coastal Forces Coast of Ireland Station Cork Station Coast of Scotland Command China Command Commander-in-Chief, Dover Downs Station East Africa Station East Indies Fleet East Indies Station East Indies and China Station Eastern Fleet Far Eastern Fleet English Channel Grand Fleet Gibraltar Command Gibraltar and Mediterranean Approaches Command Harwich Force Home Fleet Jamaica Station Leith Station Commander-in-Chief, Levant Levant and East Mediterranean Leeward Islands Station Lisbon Station Mediterranean Fleet Medway Middle East Newfoundland Station New Zealand Division New Zealand Naval Forces Narrow Seas Nore North America and West Indies Station North Atlantic North Sea Fleet Orkneys and Shetlands Command Pacific Fleet Pacific Station Admiral of Patrols Plymouth Command Portsmouth Command Portugal Queenstown Station Royal East African Navy Royal Indian Navy Flag Officer Submarines Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth Reserve Fleet Scotland and Northern Ireland Sheerness South Atlantic Command South East Coast of America Station Thames Thames and Medway Thames, Medway and Nore West Africa Squadron West Africa Station Western Approaches Command West Indies Station Western Squadron
Direction of Naval Finance	Department of the Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty
Departments under the Parliamentary and Financial Secretary	Department of the Civil Lord of the Admiralty Accountant-General's Department Comptroller of the Navy Department of the Surveyor of the Navy
Direction of Naval Administration and the Admiralty Secretariat	Department of the Permanent Secretary
Branches and offices under the Permanent Secretary	Admiralty Central Copying Branch Admiralty Central Registry Branch Admiralty Record Office Admiralty Library Admiralty Secretariat Air Branch Civil Branch Legal Branch Military Branch Naval Branch Ship Branch
Civil Administration	Department of the Civil Lord of the Admiralty, Department of the Additional Civil Lord of the Admiralty
Departments under the Civil Lords	Accountant-General's Department Contract and Purchase Department Department of the Director of Contract Labour Department of the Surveyor of Buildings Department of the Director of Works Greenwich Hospital Department Works Loan Department
Legal	Judicial Department
Legal under Judicial Department	Admiralty court High Court of Admiralty Office of the Judge of the High Court of Admiralty High Court of Justice Office of the Judge Advocate of the Fleet Office of the Marshall High Court of the Admiralty Office of the Admiralty Advocate Office of the Admiralty Proctor Office of the Chief Naval Judge Advocate Office of the Counsel for the Affairs of the Admiralty and Navy Office of the Counsel to the Admiralty Office of the Deputy Judge Advocate of the Fleet Office of the Receiver of Droits High Court of Admiralty Office of the Registrar High Court of the Admiralty Office of the Solicitor for the Affairs of the Admiralty Office of the Solicitor to the Admiralty and Navy Office of the Solicitor to the Admiralty Office of the Counsel to the Admiralty Court of Admiralty for the Cinque Ports King's Bench Division (Admiralty) Queens's Bench Division (Admiralty) Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division Vice Admiralty courts Colonial Courts of Admiralty