Rowing Squads and Clubs in the Academic Gymnastics Federation (Germany)

Deutsche Ruder Riegen und Vereine im Akademischen Turnbund

Last modified: 2026-03-28 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Introduction
• RR ATV Arminia (Berlin)
• RR ATV Cheruscia (Berlin-Charlottenburg)
• RR ATV zu Berlin
• ATV Kurmark (Berlin)
• RR ATV Märker (Berlin-Friedenau)
• RAbt. ATV Breslau
• ATV Bismarck (Breslau)
• RR ATV Saxo-Silesia (Breslau)
• RR ATV Cimbria (Danzig-Langfuhr)
• RR ATV Göttingen
• RR ATV Chattia (Göttingen)
• RR ATV Greifswald
• RR ATV Gothia (Halle/Saale)
• RR ATV Brunania (Hannover)
• RR ATV Gothania (Jena)
• RR ATV Ditmarsia (Kiel)
• RR ATV Marburg
• RR ATV Kurhessen (Marburg a.d. Lahn)
• RR ATV Rugia (München)
• RR ATV Westmark (Münster)
• ATV Arminia (Rostock)

• Rowing Clubs in Germany
• Akademischer Turnbund (ATB)
• Flags of Sports Associations and Clubs (Germany)
• Germany

Introduction

Akademischer Turnbund nowadays is the umbrella organisation of academic athletics clubs. Its members bear no proper colours nor do they show fencing. That was different in the 19th century.
The flags of all its rowing squads (German: Ruder Riegen) have usually a few elements in common:

• they are white parted by a black centred cross, either plain, fimbriated or cotized
• they show the athletics cross as the symbol of the German athletics movement usually in red
• they display in canton either the colours of the club or fraternity or black-red-golden (=yellow), the colours of the movement. Those became German colours after the end of WW1.
• they display the circle of the club or fraternity, usually in black, for further details click: German rowing clubs main page
• Some members of ATB but not all are also members of DRV.

RR ATV "Arminia"

Name: Ruderriege des Akademischen Turnvereins "Arminia" Berlin e.V.
Located in: Berlin-Stralau
Established: 1 May 1896
It is a white flag divided by two black horizontal stripes with a black 6-point star in its centre. The canton is a black over red over yellow horizontal tricolour superimposed by the "Zirkel" of Arminia.
Source: flag chart of Märkischer RV (Version 29 July 2007)
For further information click:club webpage.

Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2008

RR ATV "Cheruscia"

Name: Ruderriege der Akademischen Turnverbindung "Cheruscia"
Located in: Berlin-Charlottenburg
Established: 3 July 1895
Dissolved: unknown
he flag was white parted by a centred cotized black cross. On its centre was a white disc cotized black-white-black and charged with a black Prussian eagle. The canton was a red-white-yellow horizontal tricolour with a centred white disc, charged with the black circle of the fraternity.
Source: Wassersport Almanach (year book) 1914, p.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Mar 2026

ATV zu Berlin

Name: Ruderriege des Akademischen Turnvereins zu Berlin
Located in: Berlin
Established: 1 March 1896
It is a white flag divided by a black cotized centred cross. The canton is a horizontal black over red over yellow tricolour superimposed by the fraternity's "Zirkel" in black (in white upon the black stripe). In the centre of flag is a white disc, surmounted by a black annulet with four red cross shaped "F"s, being the logo of German athletics association with the meaning: "fresh, faithful, happy, free" (German: frisch, fromm, fröhlich, frei).
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Nov 2008

ATV "Kurmark"

Name: Akademische Turnverbindung "Kurmark" (im Akademischen Turnbund ATB)
Located in: Berlin-Stralau
Established: 16 July 1900
Dissolved: unknown
The flag was white charged with the red eagle of Brandenburg armed black and crowned golden. On canton was a black-red-golden horizontal tricolour charged with the circle of the fraternity.
>he flag was reported in 1929 and before in 1901 as Ruderriege of that club.
Sources: Wassersport (weekly) 1929, no.6, p.95 and 1901, no.25, p.280
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2026

RR ATV Märker

Name: Ruder Rige des Akademischen Turnvereins der Märker
Located in: Berlin-Friedenau
Established: 11 April 1913
Dissolved: unknown
The white flag was parted by a centred red cross cotized white-black. On its centre in a white disc cotized black-white-black was a red athletics cross. The upper hoist quarter was a black-red-yellow tricolour. The colours in canton are those of the German athletics movement. On lower fly was the black circle of the fraternity. "Märker" are the inhabitants of a margraviate (German: Mark(grafschaft)), of course that one of Brandenburg.
Source: Wassersport Almanach (year book) 1914, p.331
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Mar 2026

atvbrRAbt. ATV Breslau

Name: Ruder Abteilung des Akademischen Turnvereins Breslau
Located in: Breslau
Established: 4 November 1881
Dissolved: unknown
It was a red-white-red horizontal triband charged with black circle of the club. On the white canton with two red edges was a blue 6-point star.
Source: Wassersport Almanach (year book) 1914, p.338
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Mar 2026

ATV "Bismarck"

Name: ATV "Bismarck"
Located in: Breslau
Established: 4 October 1910
Dissolved: unknown
t was a white flag with centred black circle and black-red-yellow tricolour in canton. Those colours belonged to the athletics/gymnastics movement n Germany in the 2nd half of the 19th century.
Source: Wassersport Almanach (year book) 1914, p.339
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2026

RR ATV "Saxo-Silesia"

Name: Ruderriege des Akademischen Turn Vereins Saxo-Silesia
Located in: Breslau
Established: 15 June 1897
The flag was a light blue-white-orange horizontal tricolour with the black circle of the fraternity on centre.
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1914, no.34, p.602
for further information click: club webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Feb 2026

RR ATV "Cimbria"

Name: Ruderriege der Akademischen Turnverbindung "Cimbria"
Located in: Danzig-Langfuhr
Established: 7 September 1904
Dissolved: unknown
The white flag was parted by two horizontal black stripes. On centre between the stripes was the black circle of the fraternity. The canton was a green-white-red horizontal tricolour.
Source: Wassersport Almanach (year book) 1914, p.345
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2026

RR ATV Göttingen

Name: Ruderriege des Akademischen Turn Vereins zu Göttingen
Located in: Göttingen
Established: 1903
Dissolved: unknown
The flag was white parted by a centred cotized black cross. On its centre was a white disc fimbriated black and charged with a red athletics cross. The canton was a black-white-yellow horizontal tricolour charged with the black circle of the club.
Source: Wassersport Almanach (year book) 1914, p.358
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Mar 2026

RR ATV "Chattia"

Name: Ruderriege der Akademischen Turnverbindung "Chattia"
Located in: Göttingen
Established: 17 July 1903
Dissolved: unknown
The flag was white parted by a centred black cross. On its centre was a white disc fimbriated black and charged with a red athletics cross. The canton was a plain red-green-yellow tricolour.
The Chatti had been a Germanic tribe. They are not only tnamgiver of the fraternity but also for Hesse, which is derived from Chatti.
Source: Wassersport Almanach (year book) 1914, p.358
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Mar 2026

RR ATV Greifswald

Name: Ruderriege der Akademischen Turnverbindung zu Greifswald
Located in: Greifswald
Established: unknown
Dissolved: unknown
It was a rowing squad of a fraternity and had a typical flag of rowing clubs annexed to athletics fraternities. he white flag was parted by a centred black cotized cross. On its centre is a white disc coursed black-white-black and charged with a red athletics cross. On canton is a red-white-red horizontal tricolour charged with the circle of the fraternity.
Please note that the current ATV zu Greifswald was established in 2005. This fraternity was a predecessor of nowadays ATV "Amicitia" zu Greifswald in Marburg.
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1929, no.4, p.63
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2026

RR ATV "Gothia"

Name: Ruderriege des Akademischen Turnvereins "Gothia"
Located in: Halle / Saale
Established: 1 March 1900
Dissolved: unknown
The white flag was parted by a triband in bend of light blue, white and dark blue. On lower hoist quarter was a red athletics cross, on upper fly quarter the black circle of the fraternity.
Source: Wassersport Almanach (year book) 1914, p.361
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Mar 2026

RR ATV "Brunania"

Name: Ruderriege des Akademischen Turnvereins "Brunania"
Located in: Hannover
Established: unknown
Dissolved: unknown
It was a blue-red-yellow horizontal tricolour. Alongside hoist was a broad black stripe, charged with a white circle of the club.
Source: Wassersport Almanach (year book) 1914, p.366
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2026

RR ATV "Gothania"

Name: Ruderriege des Akademischen Turnvereins "Gothania"
Located in: Jena
Established: 22 June 1911
Dissolved: unknown
It was a red-white-green horizontal tricolour, charged with the black circle of the fraternity.
Source: Wassersport Almanach (year book) 1914, p.369
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Mar 2026

RR ATV "Ditmarsia"

Name: Ruder Riege der Akademischen Turnverbindung "Ditmarsia"
Located in: Kiel
Established: 9 November 1890

It is a green over white over yellow horizontal tricolour with a black "Zirkel" of the fraternity in its centre. The flag has a white canton with the logo of the DTB (=German gymnastics federation) consisting of 4 red letters "F". The meaning of "FFFF" is "Frisch, fromm, fröhlich, frei" translation: fresh, faithful, glad, free).
Source: photo from Lutz Köhler, club chairman
For further information click:club website
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Feb 2008

RR ATV Marburg

Name: Ruderriege des Akademischen Turnvereins Marburg
Established: 15 Ma 1911
Dissolved: unknown
he white flag was parted by a centred black cotized cross. On its centre in a white disc cotized black-white-black was a red athletics cross. The upper hoist quarter was a black-red-yellow tricolour charged with the circle of the fraternity in black and white (on black stripe). The colours in canton are those of the German athletics movement.
Source: Wassersport Almanach (year book) , p.387
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Mar 2026

RR ATV "Kurhessen"

Name: Ruderriege des Akademischen Turnvereins "Kurhessen"
Located in: Marburg a.d. Lahn
Established: 2 March 1912
Dissolved: unknown
The white flag was parted by a centred black cotized cross. The upper hoist quarter was horizontally parted white-black-green-white. On centre on a white disc cotized black-white-black was a red athletics cross.
Source: Wassersport Almanach (year book) 1914, p.388
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2026

RR ATV "Rugia"

Name: Ruderriege der Akademischen Turnverbindung "Rugia"
Located in: München
Established: May 1912
Dissolved: unknown
The white flag was parted by a centred black crosslet. the upper hoist quarter was a green-white-blue horizontal tricolour, charged with the black circle of the club.
Source: Wassersport Almanach (year book) , p.391
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2026

RR ATV "Westmark"

Name: Ruderriege der Akademischen Turnverbindung "Westmark"
Located in: Münster
Established: 13 December 1902
Dissolved: unknown
It was a white flag. The canton was red-white-black horizontal tricolour with centred white oval bearing a red athletics cross. On Lower fly was the black circle of the club.
Source: Wassersport Almanach (year book) , p.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2026

ATV "Arminia"

Name: Akademische Turnverbindung "Arminia"
Located in: Rostock
Established: 1 December 1898
Dissolved: unknown
The flag was white parted by a centred cotized black cross. On its centre was a yellow disc cotized black-white-black and charged with a black griffin from the Rostock city arms. The canton was a red-white-red horizontal tricolour, charged with the black circle of the fraternity.
Source: Wassersport Almanach (year book) 1914, p.403
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2026

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