Steeped in history. Traditional. Time-honoured. These and similar terms are quickly associated with the alma mater of naval officers, the Mürwik Naval School (MSM). The "Red Castle by the Sea", built between 1907 and 1910 by building councillor Adalbert Kelm in the style of the Marienburg of the Teutonic Order according to Emperor Wilhelm II's...
Maritime Convention The Maritime Convention in Berlin once again brought together all the big names in the navy. Among them: Nils Brandt, sea captain and commander of the Gorch Fock for many years. Today, the Hamburg native works at the German Armed Forces Command and Staff College, training general staff officers and prospective staff officers....
A great success, also in terms of donations! It was to be a wonderful evening. A charity concert was to take place in July against the unique historical backdrop of the Mürwik Naval School, the mother house of German naval officers. But the approaching hurricane worried the organisers and the concert was cancelled. And now finally...
It promises to be a wonderful evening against the unique historical backdrop of the Mürwik Naval Academy in Flensburg. The motherhouse of German naval officers will be the setting and listening pleasure for an open-air concert. On the evening of 5 July, on the occasion of the 175th anniversary of the German navy, music classics inspired by maritime...
The self-sinking of the German fleet in Scapa Flow was also intended to preserve honour. The significance of the event in German naval history is disputed. We have long since lost our honour abroad, and to those who still thought something of us [the navy], we have lost our honour through subversion....
NDR in Hamburg reported on 14 January 2023 that the operators of traditional ships are looking for new volunteers. "We need young talent in all areas, for all historic ships - and the harbour railway," said Claus Liesner, Chairman of the Board of the Hamburg Maritime Foundation (SHM). The foundation is keenly aware that there are only a few...
Swearing in of junior officers at Mürwik Naval Academy On Friday, 23 September at 10 a.m., Crew 2022 will be sworn in at Mürwik Naval Academy (MSM) in front of relatives and visitors as well as high-ranking guests from politics, society and the Bundeswehr. There have been several rounds in recent years due to the pandemic. The late timing in the...
Peter Tamm receives the Bundeswehr Cross of Honour The Federal Minister of Defence Christine Lambrecht awards Peter Tamm the Bundeswehr Cross of Honour for his commitment to the Bundeswehr base in Hamburg. The award ceremony took place on 17 September 2022 on board the frigate BAYERN. On the occasion of the reception for the 833rd Hamburg Harbour Birthday on board the...
Vice Admiral Kaack becomes the new Inspector General of the Navy On Friday, 11 March 2022 at 10 a.m., the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, General Eberhard Zorn (62), will hand over command of the German Navy to Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack (59). The ceremony will be held at the Mürwik Naval Academy. "I would like to thank him for the...
Joint conference of the Bundeswehr Centre for Military History and Social Sciences in Potsdam, the German Naval Museum in Wilhelmshaven and the Friends of the Mürwik Naval Academy in Flensburg-Mürwik "Sea power", as the current discussion about the armament of the USA, Russia and China, but also of smaller powers at sea, shows, appears to be just as important today as...
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