German Rowing Clubs in Berlin (g-r)

Berliner Ruderclubs (g-r)

Last modified: 2021-01-30 by klaus-michael schneider
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• RGm Grünau
• SC Berlin Grünau
• RG Helios
• BRC Hevella
• SC Berlin-Köpenick
• BRC Libelle
• RC Liberti
• Märkischer WS
• Die RU Marathon 1980
• Oberschöneweider RV Meteor 1904
• SGm Narva Berlin
• BRC Neptun
• BRC Oberspree
• SV Osram
• BSG Osram
• BRC Phönix
• Pichelsberger RG 1914
• RVg Preußen-Saffonia
• Pro Sport 24 Berlin
• flag reported 1977
• flag reported 2007
• BRV RC Rahnsdorf Luftfahrt
• Reichsbank RV
• Richtershorner RV
• RGm Rotation Berlin
• flag reported 2004
• flag reported 2008

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

RGm Grünau

Name: Ruder-Gemeinschaft Grünau e.V.
Located in: Berlin
Established: 3 September 1888
It is a white flag divided by two light blue horizontal stripes and a light blue 6-point star in its centre.
Source: flag chart
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Nov 2008

SC Berlin Grünau

Name: Sportclub Berlin-Grünau e.V., Abt.Rudern
Located in: Berlin
Established: 27 October 1969
It is a blue flag with white Italics "SCBG" at the hoist, flanked by two white oars and a white sail, which is at the fly.
Source: flag chart
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Nov 2008

RG Helios

Name: Rudergesellschaft "Helios" e.V.
Located in: Berlin-Grünau
Established: unknown
Dissolved: unknown
The flag displays a golden radiant sun. His centre is in the lower hoist cornerer and charged with a blue capital "H". As Helios had been the Greek God of the sun, the pattern is canting.
Source: Der Rudersport (weekly); edition II/10/ 5 March 1913
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 June 2014

BRC Hevella

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Apr 2006

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Jan 2021

Name: Berliner Ruder-Club "Hevella" e.V.
Located in: Berlin
Established: 13 September 1905
Hevella is the Latin name of the River Havel. It is a white flag with a light blue centred cotised cross and a shield divided per fess with a white chief and a red base (see left image above).
For further information click:club webpage.
The pre WW1 flag reported 1913 (see right image above) was white and divided by a white cross fimbriated black. Within the horizontal crossbar was a red inscription "HEVELLA".
Sources: Der Rudersport (weekly); edition II/44/29 October 1913 and Gunnar Staack: "Flaggen auf Berliner Gewässern", published in Flaggenkurier No.25, pp.34-40, flag chart 10, row 5 column 3
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Jan 2021

SC Berlin-Köpenick

Name: Sport Club Berlin Köpenick e.V.
Located in: Berlin
Established: 25 June 1990
It is a plain white flag with four upright rectangles, three of them olive but the second one red and shifted slightly towards the top. Above the rectangles towards the fly is a n olive "SC", below the an olive "BERLIN".
Source: flag chart
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Sep 2008

BRC Libelle

Name: Berliner Ruder-Club "Libelle" e.V.
The white flag is divided by two black horizontal lines. In the centre of the flag between the lines is a black 6-point star. The flag has a white canton fimbriated black containing a black, serifed initial "L".
Source: Der Rudersport (weekly); edition II/3/15 January 1913
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 June 2014

Ruder-Club "Liberti"

Name: Ruder-Club "Liberti"
In the centre of the white flag was a black, serifed initial "L", surrounded by a black annulet.
Source: Der Rudersport (weekly); edition I/19/8 May 1912
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 June 2014

Märkischer WS

Name: Märkischer Wassersport e.V.
Located in: Berlin
Established: 26 November 1926
It is a white flag with an inverted green Scandinavian cross, i.e. the intersection-point of the crossbars is shifted to the flyend, superimposed by a black Scandinavian cross, the black horizontal crossbar is straight below the green one. In the canton is a black eagle.
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Apr 2006

Die RU Marathon 1980

Name: Die Ruder-Union Marathon von 1980 e.V.
Located in: Berlin
Established: 20 December 1980
It is a light poisoneous green flag with a yellow compass rose in it's centre. In the four corners are yellow capitals: "D" (upper hoist), "R" (upper fly), "U" (lower hoist) and "M" (lower fly).
Source: flag chart
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Nov 2008

Oberschöneweider RV Meteor 1904

Name: Oberschöneweider Ruder-Verein "Meteor" 1904 eV.
Located in: Berlin
Established: 1904
Dissolved: unknown
The white flag was divided by a blau-white-blue, centred cross. In the quarters were blue inscriptions "O" (upper hoist), "R" (upper fly), "V" (lower hoist) and "M" (lower fly). In the centre of the flag is a small white disc, fimbriated blue.
Source: Der Rudersport (weekly); edition II/42/15 October 1913
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 June 2014

SGm Narva Berlin

Name: SG NARVA Berlin e.V. Abt.Rudern
Located in: Berlin
Established: 25 April 1990
It is a red over white over red horizontal triband with a red "N" in the white stripe.
Source: flag chart
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Nov 2008

BRC Neptun

Name: Berliner Ruder-Club "Neptun" e.V.
The white flag is divided by two pairs of red, horizontal lines. In the centre of the flag between the lines is a red 6-point star. The flag has a white canton fimbriated red containing a red, serifed initial "N". The club has nothing to do with RC Neptun, established 1877-1883, which had joined Berliner RC in 1883. Thus BRC "Neptun" must have been established after 1883.
Source: Der Rudersport (weekly); edition II/7/12 February 1913
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 June 2014

BRC Oberspree

Name: Berliner Ruderclub "Oberspree" e.V.
The white flag is divided by two black horizontal lines. In the centre of the flag between the lines is a black disc cotized white black. The flag has a white canton fimbriated black and divided by a black saltire with black inscriptions "B" (top), "R" (hoist), "C" (fly) and "O" (bottom).
Source: Der Rudersport (weekly); edition II/15/9 April 1913
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 June 2014

SV Osram

Name: Sportverein Osram - Fachabteilung Rudern
Located in: Berlin
Established: 14 April 1909
It is a white flag divided by four light blue, embowed fields, emerging from the upper hoist corner. The white canton has a golden fimbriation and an inscription "SVO" of the same colour.
Source: google-page: Leibesübungen im Nationalsozialismus
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2014

BSG Osram

In 1933 the club was changed into Betriebssportgemeinschaft Osram, a company based sports club of the lamp producer with the same name. The flag didn't really change but the inscription became "BSG" (1st line) "O" (2nd line, centred).
Source: google-page: Leibesübungen im Nationalsozialismus
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2014

BRC Phönix

Name: Berliner Ruderclub "Phönix" e.V.
Located in: Berlin
Established: 12 November 1913
It is a white flag divided by a white saltire, cotized light blue white blue. In its centre is a white disc surmounted by a light blue annulet with a statant griffin in the centre. Probably that griffin shall be a phoenix. The canton is a white rectangle fimbriated light blue with capitals "BR" over "PH" of the same colour.
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Nov 2008

Pichelsberger RG 1914

Name: Pichelsberger Rudergesellschaft 1914 e.V.
Located in: Berlin
Established: 1 January 1914
t is a white flag showing a white pennant divided by seven vertical red stripes, also edged red, pointing to the fly. Within the pennant, shifted to its hoist, is a white roundel cotized red with a red capital "P". Red "R" and "G" are in the upper and lower fly.
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Nov 2008

Pro Sport 24 Berlin

Name: ProSport24 Berlin Ruderabteilung
Located in: Berlin
Established: 10 September 1924 as Post-Sportverein Berlin e.V.
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Aug 2008

On 4 March 2008 Hellfried Müller gave to me information as follows:
The Club was renamed in 1998 to Pro Sport 24 Berlin, when German Mail, after having changed from a governmental organization to a private company, ended its sponsoring. The club had been established in 1924 as a club for civil servants working for German mail. Today the club has more than 5000 members in 25 departments, among them rowing, sailing and canouing, each of the three having an own flag. Müller claimed that the club is no.2 by number of members after Hertha BSC (football) but having the largest number of active members, i.e. without supporters all over Berlin.

flag reported 1977

It is a blue flag divided by a yellow saltire. In the centre is a white shield with a blue rampant bear above a blue horn. The bear is taken from the coat of arms of Berlin. The horn was the symbol for postal service in Germany.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Aug 2008

flag reported 2007

It is a blue flag divided by a yellow saltire. In the centre is a white shield with a blue rampant bear above a blue horn. The bear is taken from the coat of arms of Berlin. The horn was the symbol for postal service in Germany.
Source: flag chart of Märkischer RV (Version 29 July 2007)
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Aug 2008

RC Rahnsdorf Luftfahrt

Name: Ruder-Club Rahnsdorf Luftfahrt e.V.
Located in: Berlin
Established: 20 May 1926
It is a red flag with two white horizontal stripes. Between the stripes is a rampant black bear, the same as in the flag of the city of Berlin. The bear is holding two white oars in its paws. The bear is superimposed by white capitals "RCR".
Source: flag chart
For further information click: club webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Nov 2008

Reichsbank RV

Name: Reichsbank Ruderverein e.V.
Located in: Berlin
Established and dissolved: unknown
The white flag was parted by a black-white-red tricolour in bend sinister. In the canton was a blue 5-point star.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2021

Richtershorner RV

Name: Richtershorner Ruderverein e.V.
Located in: Berlin
Established: 21 February 1990
It is a white flag, divided by four horizontal red stripes, the outer stripes are mere lines. In the center of flag is a white isosceles triangle, fimbriated red, pointing to the fly and touching both outer stripes with a red capital "R"".
Source: flag chart
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Nov 2008

RGm Rotation Berlin

Name: Rudergemeinschaft Rotation Berlin e.V.
Located in: Berlin
Established: 20 June 1990
For further information click:club webpage.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Nov 2008

Brief history:
Rowing after WW2 was done in Schmöckwitz in 1948, using the boat house of former rowing club "Burgund " (flag unknown). In 1949 the "Sportgemeinschaft Rauchfangswerder " was established, which was integrated into "BSG Rotation Berlin " in 1950.
The club moves to Berlin-Karolinenhof, using the boat house of former rowing club "Preußen " in 1954. Since then it is sponsored by "Berliner Verlag ", a little bit later by "Verlag Neues Leben ", both publishing houses.
Since 1959 the club is sponsored by "Berliner Druckerei ", a printing company, until its dissolution in 1992.
After German reunion meeting with members of rowing club "Preußen", located in West-Berlin and restituted as owner of boat house. Begin of cooperation and friendship.
In 1990 the club is renamed into "SSV Rotation Berlin" and applies for membership in the Berlin section of German rowing association DRV. In 1991 the department rowing of "SSV" left the club and is re-established as a mere rowing club, calling itself "Rudergemeinschaft Rotation Berlin e.V." After negociations with "Preußen", which was still owner of boat house, there was a treaty in May 2003 and "RG Rotation" became owner of the boat house on 22 September 2003.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Dec 2008

We learn that sports associations (SVs) were organised on professional production lines in 1951 - "'Rotation" being meant for publishing and the printing industry - and uniting sports clubs of various kinds but retaining the link with their labour backgrounds.
Jan Mertens, 22 Nov 2008

flag reported 2004

Description of flag:
It is a white flag, divided by a broad black horizontal line, cotized white and black. In it's centre is a white roundel cotized black with a black "R" and a black disc with a black line upward and a horizontal line embowed at its end.
Source: Rudersportalmanach 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Nov 2008

Further description of logo:
"ROTATION" (i.e. rotary [press] ); the gap in the rim is caused by the representation of a broad sheet of paper drawn out from a roll; for good measure a black initial "R", serifless, is placed in front of the sheet of paper. You could even say that the second letter of the name "O" is recalled by the roll. The left rim in the flag of RG Rotation is superimposed by the "R" however.
An image of the logo can be found here.
Jan Mertens, 22 Nov 2008

flag reported 2008

Description of flag:
It is similar to the 2004 version. The bar is not cotized. The 2nd rim of the sheet of paper can be seen. The logo is surrounded by an inscription of the name in black capitals.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 01 Jan 2007

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