Imperial German Navy Tactical Orders

The small selection below has been transcribed from the document:

CB1548 [later OU6243] German Navy Tactical Orders, translated by the Royal Navy's Intelligence Division of the Naval Staff, April 1920.

The document itself is ADM 186/55 in the Public Record Office. Worth noting is the statement:

The following are translations of German orders recovered from ships sunk at Scapa. Some orders are undated. Those are believed to have been those which had been a long time in force.

• The Method of Screening the Fleet When Under Way and the Formation of the "Look-Out Arc." (9 April 1918)
• Destroyer Submarine Screen (day or night) (10 February 1918)
• Night Recognition Signals (19 October 1915)
• Enemy Recognition Signals (25 June 1915)
• Principles of Conduct Against Submarines With Reference to their Recognition Signals (25 June 1915)
• Attack Signals for Destroyers in Day Action (11 June 1915)
• Depth Adjustment of Mines (17 September 1914)
• Jambing Organisation for the Scouting Groups (2 November 1917)
• Rules for the Conduct of the Fleet Flagship (14 July 1914)
• Aircraft Division (23 July 1918)
• General Statements on Naval Airships (5 July 1918)
• Reconnaissance and Screening by Airships (13 September 1918)
• Signals When Attacking Enemy Submarines with Depth Charges (21 November 1915)
• Tactical Employment of II Battle Squadron (10 May 1916)
• Aerial Escort Service (1 April 1918)
• Conduct of Fleet During Night Destroyer Attacks (24 May 1916)
• Mine Searching Ahead of the Fleet (no date)
• Reinforcement of the 1st Scouting Group by Battleships (13 August 1916)
• Position of the Flotilla Cruisers When Cruising (12 September 1916)
• Tactical Employment of III and IV Battle Squadrons (8 November 1916)
• Conduct of Squadrons in Dangerous Submarine Areas (10 February 1918)
• Approach Formation (1 March 1917)

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