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THE CAPTAIN’S TABLE

Seating arrangements for the Commander’s Table - Sunday 25 June 1933

A seating plan was found among Lieutenant Commander Stephenson’s papers.

Such an item would be commonplace in a busy ship’s schedule especially when she was the Flagship of the Flotilla.

Why would an officer keep such a document?

A closer examination of who the guests were follows.

These were important guests including the British Consul and the High Commissioner for the League of Nations, Danzig.

Dr. Hermann Rauschning

Dr. Hermann Rauschning was the current President of the Senate (Head of State) for Danzig but resigned in November 1934.

It is interesting that his successor Herr Arthur Karl Greiser is accorded the same title in June 1933 17 months earlier.

Arthur Greiser

Herr Greiser was one of the persons responsible for organising the holocaust in Poland and was executed by the Polish Government in 1946.

For details regarding the Free City of Danzig follow the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_City_of_Danzig

See links below for further information

Oberregierungarat Dr. Ferber

The word Oberregierungarat translates as Senior Government Official.

We speculate that this could have been Dr. Ferber a Judge of the German District Court.

Document translated from the German:

Decision of the Nuremberg Special Court of March 13, 1942, in the Katzenberger Race Defilement Case1

Verdict:

In the Name of the German People

The Special Court for the district of the Court of Appeals in Nuremberg at the District Court Nuremberg-Fürth

pronounced its verdict in the proceedings against Lehmann Israel Katzenberger, commonly called Leo, merchant

and head of the Jewish religious community in Nuremberg, and Irene Seiler, owner of a photographic shop in

Nuremberg. At present, both are being held on charges of racial pollution and perjury. They were tried in a public

session on March 13, 1942, in the presence of:

The President—Dr. Rothaug, Senior Judge of the District Court;

Associate Judges—Dr. Ferber and Dr. Hoffmann, Judges of the District Court;

Public Prosecutor for the Special Court—Markl;

and Official Registrar—Raisin, clerk.

and

Certified:

[Signed]

DR. ROTHAUG

DR. FERBER

DR. HOFFMANN

Nuremberg, March 23, 1942

The Registrar of the Office of the Special

Court for the district of the Nuremberg Court

of Appeals with the District Court Nuremberg-Fürth

[Stamp]

District Court

Nuremberg-Fürth

Source: http://www.njsba.com/images/content/1/0/1007675.pdf

Le Haute Commissaire Societe des Nations

(League of Nations High Commissioner)

 Helmet Rosting (1932-1934) from Denmark with his wife Madame Rosting.

Source: http://rescueofthedanishjews1943.tumblr.com/post/62591370256/the-leader-of-danish-red-cross-helmer-rosting-proposes

Captain E. K. Boddam-Whetham D.S.O., R.N.

Source: http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw99925/Edye-Kington-Boddam-Whetham

Captain E. K. Boddam-Whetham D.S.O., R.N.

was in command of Second Destroyer Flotilla  (Home Fleet) as at October 1932.

Source: http://www.fleetorganization.com/1932rnhome.html

Further reading:

For a Timeline and Summary of events in Danzig 1919 to 1939 we suggest:

http://www.schudak.de/timelines/danzig1919%961939.html