Kaiserliche Marine

The Kaiserliche Marine is the Imperial Navy of the German Empire.

Public Agenda

The main mission of the Kaiserliche Marine is to defend the German shipping lanes, specifically through the North Sea and the English Channel crossing between Great Britain and the Soviet Union.

Assets

Following the The Great War, the Kaiserliche Marine is the preeminent naval power in the world, having bases stationed in the Nordic Empire as well as Lithuania and Latvia. The flagship of the Kaiserliche Marine is the battleship Bismarck, with other major ships including the battleship Tirpitz and the aircraft carriers Graf Zepplin and Peter Strasser.

History

The Kasierliche Marine was first established following the proclamation of the Empire prior to the Berlin Conference. Before this, the Kingdom of Prussia maintained a naval force in the Baltic Sea.

The Kaiserliche Marine saw significant build up in the early 20th century, as Kaiser Wilhelm II ordered a major naval investment to challenge the British Royal Navy. Falling behind, Wlhelm agreed with King Louis IV of the Kingdom of Holland to add the numbers of the Dutch fleet against the British. This move saw a cease in build up for a time, while the German economy and population initially struggled to field the new ships.

Following the Great War, Britain was forced to reduce the size of their navy considerably, losing all submarines, aircraft carriers, and dreadnoughts. Germany confiscated many of these ships, many times for material and study. This saw the technology of the Kaiserliche Marine grow in advancement.

During the Russo-German War, the Kaiserliche Marine was critical in defeating the Russian navy in the Baltic and capturing St. Petersburg. Following the war, many bases were established in foreign ports, including in the puppet states of Latvia and Lithuania.