Reichsmarine
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The Reichsmarine was the navy of the Weimar Republic, serving as Germany’s maritime defense force between World War I and the rise of the Nazi regime.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reichsmarine canonical | 25 |
| German Reichsmarine | 1 |
| Reichsmarine war ensign | 1 |
| provisional Reichsmarine | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T622272 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Reichsmarine Context triple: [Reichswehr, component, Reichsmarine]
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Kriegsmarine
The Kriegsmarine was Nazi Germany’s World War II navy, known for its U-boat campaigns and major role in maritime warfare, especially in the Battle of the Atlantic.
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Imperial German Navy
The Imperial German Navy was the maritime force of the German Empire, renowned for its powerful battle fleet and pioneering use of U-boats during World War I.
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Reichsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven
Reichsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven was a major German naval shipyard that constructed warships for the Reichsmarine and Kriegsmarine, including notable vessels such as the heavy cruiser Admiral Graf Spee.
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Reichswehr
The Reichswehr was the small, professional armed force of the Weimar Republic, constrained by the Treaty of Versailles and serving as Germany’s official military between World War I and the rise of the Nazi-era Wehrmacht.
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E.
Danish Navy
The Danish Navy is the maritime branch of Denmark’s armed forces, responsible for defending the nation’s territorial waters, contributing to NATO operations, and conducting international maritime security and patrol missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Reichsmarine Target entity description: The Reichsmarine was the navy of the Weimar Republic, serving as Germany’s maritime defense force between World War I and the rise of the Nazi regime.
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A.
Kriegsmarine
The Kriegsmarine was Nazi Germany’s World War II navy, known for its U-boat campaigns and major role in maritime warfare, especially in the Battle of the Atlantic.
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B.
Imperial German Navy
The Imperial German Navy was the maritime force of the German Empire, renowned for its powerful battle fleet and pioneering use of U-boats during World War I.
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C.
Reichsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven
Reichsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven was a major German naval shipyard that constructed warships for the Reichsmarine and Kriegsmarine, including notable vessels such as the heavy cruiser Admiral Graf Spee.
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Reichswehr
The Reichswehr was the small, professional armed force of the Weimar Republic, constrained by the Treaty of Versailles and serving as Germany’s official military between World War I and the rise of the Nazi-era Wehrmacht.
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E.
Danish Navy
The Danish Navy is the maritime branch of Denmark’s armed forces, responsible for defending the nation’s territorial waters, contributing to NATO operations, and conducting international maritime security and patrol missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military branch
ⓘ
navy ⓘ |
| allowedShipType |
destroyers
ⓘ
light cruisers ⓘ minesweepers ⓘ torpedo boats ⓘ |
| commander |
Erich Raeder
ⓘ
Hans Zenker ⓘ |
| continuedUnder | early Nazi regime until 1935 ⓘ |
| country |
Germany
ⓘ
Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| doctrine | coastal defense and limited sea control ⓘ |
| endTime | 1935 ⓘ |
| establishedAs |
Reichsmarine
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
provisional Reichsmarine
|
| flag | naval ensign of the Reichsmarine ⓘ |
| forbiddenToPossess |
aircraft carriers
ⓘ
capital ships over 10000 tons ⓘ naval aviation ⓘ submarines ⓘ |
| garrison |
Kiel Naval Base
ⓘ
Wilhelmshaven ⓘ
surface form:
Wilhelmshaven Naval Base
|
| headquartersLocation | Berlin ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| languageOfOrganization | German ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Treaty of Versailles ⓘ |
| mainNavalBase |
Kiel
ⓘ
Wilhelmshaven ⓘ |
| maximumPersonnelStrengthLimitedBy | 15000 men under Treaty of Versailles ⓘ |
| maximumTonnageLimitedBy | 100000 tons of warships under Treaty of Versailles ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Kriegsmarine in 1935 ⓘ |
| nameChange | from "Deutsche Marine" to "Reichsmarine" in 1921 ⓘ |
| notableShip |
light cruiser Emden
ⓘ
Admiral Graf Spee ⓘ
surface form:
pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee
pocket battleship Admiral Scheer ⓘ Deutschland class ⓘ
surface form:
pocket battleship Deutschland
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| operatedDuring |
Weimar Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Weimar Republic era
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| operatedIn |
Baltic Sea
ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ |
| partOf | Reichswehr ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Imperial German Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaiserliche Marine
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| role |
coastal protection
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maritime defense of Germany ⓘ training nucleus for future German navy ⓘ |
| serviceBranchOf |
Reichswehr
ⓘ
surface form:
German Armed Forces (Reichswehr)
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| startTime | 1919 ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Versailles arms limitations ⓘ |
| successor | Kriegsmarine ⓘ |
| trainingShip |
sailing ship Gorch Fock (1933)
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sailing ship Niobe ⓘ |
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Subject: Reichsmarine Description of subject: The Reichsmarine was the navy of the Weimar Republic, serving as Germany’s maritime defense force between World War I and the rise of the Nazi regime.
Referenced by (28)
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