In 1889 the Imperial German Admiralty was abolished and its tasks divided into 3 bodies: German Imperial Naval High Command (Kaiserliches Oberkommando der Marine), the Imperial Naval Office (Reichsmarineamt), and the Imperial Naval Cabinet (Kaiserliches Marinekabinett). The Imperial Naval High Command was, on 14 March 1899, replaced by the German Imperial Admiralty Staff, with the Kaiser in command of the Fleet.
Would Prince Heinrich ruin the command structure of the Navy with the 1899 re-org?
Would Prince Heinrich ruin the command structure of the Navy with the 1899 re-org?