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Former German Rowing Clubs Abroad

Deutsche ehemalige Rudervereine
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old pennant of the Deutscher Ruderverband (DRV, German Rowing Association)

Introduction

Alphabetical Listing of former Clubs

See also:

German Rowing Clubs in Landsberg upon Warthe (until 1918)

Rowing Clubs in Germany

Flags of Sports Associations and Clubs (Germany)

Germany

Introduction

There had been several German rowing clubs, established in territories lost by Germany in WW1 and WW2, which did not survive and simply faded away. Finally there had been very few German rowing clubs abroad, which are not listed here.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 January 2021

Alphabetical listing of all traditional clubs

Source:
If source is not given explicitely, all information is available from the flag chart of : Rudersportalmanach 1977.

Alphabetical Listing of former Clubs

Allensteiner RV

RV Bromberg

Cüstriner RC 1899

NRC Cüstrin 1919

Elbinger RC Vorwärts

Insterburger RC

Lötzener RV

Marienburger RC 1905

Posener RV Germania

RC Neptun (Posen)

RV Oppeln

RV Ratibor

Straßburger RG

Straßburger RV von 1881

Swinemünder RV 1913

RSC Vineta (Swinemünde)

Tilsiter RC

RVg Waldhof-Tilsit

Allensteiner RV
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Jan 2021
Name: Allensteiner Ruder-Verein e.V.
It was a 5-stripes flag with alternating horizontal red and white stripes. The white canton had a black dotted inscription "A.R." (1st line) and "V." (2nd line).
Source: Der Rudersport (weekly) II/6/5 February 1913
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Jan 2021

RV Bromberg
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2026
Name: Ruder-Verein Bromberg e.V.
Located in: Bromberg
Established: unknown
Dissolved: unknown
The flag is in style of the city flag of Bremen with only seven stripes. The white canton covers the hoist of the three upper stripes and bears the city arms.
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1923, no.3, p.22
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2026

Cüstriner RC 1899
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Jan 2026
Name: Cüstriner Ruder-Club von 1899
Located in: Cüstrin
Established: 24 November 1899
Dissolved: unknown
The flag was white parted by a bend sinister in German colours black-white-red. On upper hoist was a black inscription "CRC", on lower fly a red number "1899".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Jan 2026

NRC Cüstrin 1919
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Jan 2026
Name: Neuer Ruder-Club Cüstrin 1919
Located in: Cüstrin
Established: unknown
Dissolved: unknown
It was a blue-white horizontal tricolour with black inscriptions as follows: "N"(upper hoist), "R"(upper fly), "C"(lower hoist) and "1919" (lower fly). On centre were the city arms with mural crown in flag colours.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Jan 2026

Elbinger RC "Vorwärts"
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2021
The white flag was parted by a blue centred cross. In the canton was a red cross patty flanked by red initials as follows: "E" (above hoist), "R" (above fly), "C" (below hoist) and "V" (below fly).
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2021

Insterburger RC
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2026
Name: Insterburger Ruder-Club e.V.
Located in: Insterburg
Established: unknown
Dissolved: unknown
It was a white flag with blue bordure, in fly was a big blue 6-point star, on white canton fimbriated blue a black inscription "IRC".
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1923, no.13, p.138
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2026

Lötzener RV
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2026
Name: Lötzener Ruder-Verein
Located in: Lötzen
Established: unknown
Dissolved: unknown
It was a white flag with centred town arms between blue edges at top and bottom, alongside the hoist black inscription "LRV".
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1926, no.47, p.1243
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2026

Marienburger RC 1905
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2026
Name: Marienburger Ruder-Club 1905 E.V.
Located in: Marienburg
Established: 1905
Dissolved: unknown
It was a white flag parted by a black saltire. On centre was a white shield parted by black cross patty, alluding to the Teutonic Order. There were black inscriptions on every quarter as follows: "M."(top), "R."(hoist), "C."(fly) and "1905."(bottom). Marienburg had been the capital of the Teutonic Order.
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1926, no.47, p.1243
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2026

Posener RV "Germania"
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Jan 2021
Name: Posener Ruderverein "Germania" e.V.
It was a 7-stripes flag with alternating horizontal white and black stripes, superimposed by a white bend fimbriated black and charged with three black 6-point stars.
Source: Der Rudersport (weekly) II/5/29 January 1913
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Jan 2021

RC "Neptun"
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Jan 2021
Name: Ruder-Club "Neptun"
Established in: Posen
The flag was white with red oar in bend crossed with a red trident in bend sinister, flanked by red hand writing letters "R." (hoist), "C." (top), "N." (fly) and "P." (bottom).
Source: Der Rudersport (weekly) II/5/29 January 1913
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Jan 2021

RV Oppeln
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Dec 2008
Name: Ruder-Verein Oppeln e.V.
The white flag was divided by a blue saltire, in centre was a blue annulet charged with black dotted initials ".V." (1st line) and "O." (2nd line).
Source: Der Rudersport (weekly) II/41/8 October 1913
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Dec 2008

RV Ratibor
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Jan 2021
Name: Ruder-Verein Ratibor
The white flag was parted by two red horizontal stripes. Between the stripes was a red inscription "R.V.R.".
Source: Der Rudersport (weekly) I/23/5 June 1912
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Jan 2021

Straßburger RG
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Jan 2021
Name: Straßburger Ruder Gesellschaft
It was a red flag, parted by a black saltire fimbriated white, in centre a black disc fimbriated white charged with a white 5-point star.
Source: Der Rudersport (weekly) I/42/16 October 1912
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Jan 2021

Straßburger RV von 1881
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider,
Name: Straßburger Ruder-Verein von 1881
The flag was parted per bend of black-white-red. The white stripe had a black inscription in bend "18 = S.R.V. 81".
Source: Der Rudersport, II/6/5 February 1913
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Dec 2008

Swinemünder RV 1913
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2026
Name: Swinemünder Ruderverein von 1913 e.V.
Located in: Swinemünde
Established: 1913
Dissolved: unknown
The 7-stripes flag was horizontally parted of alternating blue and white stripes. On the white canton was a red griffin with anchor from the city arms. He was flanked by black inscriptions as follows: "S"(above hoist), "R"(above fly), "C"(below hoist) and "1913" on the 2nd white stripe from top.
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1927, no.41, p.1152
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2026

RSC "Vineta" Swinemünde
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Jan 2021
Name: Ruder-Sport-Club "Vineta" e.V.
Established in: Swinemünde
The flag was parted per saltire of white and blue (top and bottom). The white quarters had a black inscription "R.S.C." (hoist) and "Vineta" (fly).
Source: Der Rudersport (weekly) II/47/19 November 1913
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Jan 2021

Tilsiter RC
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2026
Name: Tilsiter Ruder-Club
Located in: Tilsit
Established: unknown
Dissolved: unknown
It was a white flag with centred red Maltese cross
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1894, no.50, p.579
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2026

RVg Waldhof-Tilsit
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2026
Name: Ruder-Vereinigung Waldhof-Tilsit
Located in: Tilsit-Waldhof
Established: unknown
Dissolved: unknown
It was a white flag parted by black cross. On upper hoist quarter was a black inscription "Z(!)WT".
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1914, no.34, p.602
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2026

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