The Reichsmarine was the name of the German Navy during the Weimar Republic and first two years of Nazi Germany. It was the naval branch of the Reichswehr, existing from 1918 to 1935. In 1935 it became the Kriegsmarine, a branch of the Wehrmacht; a change implemented by Adolf Hitler. Vorläufige Reichsmarine The Vorläufige Reichsmarine (Provisional Imperial Navy) was formed after the end of World War I from the Kaiserliche Marine. The provisions of the Versailles Treaty restricted the G… (More on Reichsmarine)