Führer der Torpedoboote

The Leader of Torpedo-boats (Führer der Torpedoboote) was the oldest naval type command of the pre-World War II German Navy, dating back to the beginning of the First World War. The title was also used in the Reichsmarine as well as the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany.

The Imperial German Navy established the position of Leader of Torpedo-boats in 1907 to oversee the development and deployment of all medium sized surface craft, including attack craft and torpedo boats. During the First World War, this position continued to exist as an administrative posting, while operational deployment of torpedo boats was directed through the various German fleet commands

The following officers held the position of Leader of Torpedo Boats during World War I.

Subordinate to the Leader of Torpedo-boats was a II Führer der Torpedoboote (II F.d.T.). Johannes Hartog was the first officer to hold this position, later assuming the higher position of Führer der Torpedoboote. The last officer to hold the position of Deputy Leader of Torpedo-Boats was Fregattenkapitän Hans Quaet-Faslem.

After the First World War, the position of Leader of Torpedo-Boats was disbanded. After the Nazi Party gained power in Germany, the posting was reactivated in Swinemünde, as an office of the Reichsmarine, in September 1933. Fregattenkapitän Kurt Fricke was the first Leader of Torpedo-boats in Nazi Germany and held the position until he was replaced by Kapitän zur See Oskar Kummetz in October 1934.

The Führer der Torpedoboote under the Reichsmarine held considerable authority and was responsible for the development and deployment of all surface craft, including cruiser type vessels as well as the original mandate of torpedo boats and smaller attack craft.

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