Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Kriegsmarine
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Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
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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 It superseded the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire (1871-1918) and the inter-war Reichsmarine (1919-1935) of the Weimar Republic.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 branches, along with the Heer (Army) and the Luftwaffe (Air Force), of the Wehrmacht, the armed forces of National Socialist / Nazi Germany (1933-1945).