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# German Rowing Clubs in Berlin (g-m)

## Berliner Ruderclubs (g-m)

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pennant of the Deutscher Ruderverband (DRV, German Rowing Association)

- SV Gaswerke
- BRC Germania 1885
- BRG Germania 1890
- RGm Grünau
- SC Berlin Grünau
- Guttempler RV
- Charlottenburger RK Havel
- RC Havel
- RG Helios
- BRC Hevella
- BRC Helvetia
- RG Hohenzollern
- JRC Ivria
- Karlshorster RV 1920
- SC Berlin-Köpenick
- ATV Kurmark
- RV Kurmark Spandau
- RB Berliner Lehrerinnen
- BRC Libelle
- RC Liberti
- BDRC Löcknitz
- Märkischer WS
- Märkische WSVg
- Die RU Marathon 1980
- Berlin-Königswusterhausener RV Merowinger

- BRC Merowinger

- BRC Meteor 04
- Oberschöneweider RV Meteor 1904
- Müggel RV

See also:

- Rowing Clubs in Germany
- Flags of Sports Associations and Clubs (Germany)
- Germany

## Source:

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

## SV Gaswerke

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Jan 2026

Name: Sportverein Gaswerke E.V.
Located in: Berlin
Established: unknown
Dissolved: unknown
The flag of the rowing section of the club was white with a centred black bear of Berlin between two blue horizontal stripes. The white canton was separated by thin black lines and bore a black initial "G".
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1928, no.9, p.155
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Jan 2026

## BRC "Germania" 1885

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Jan 2026

Name: Berliner Ruder Club "Germania von 1885"
Located in: Berlin
Established: 1885
Dissolved: before 1890
The flag was white with a black initial "G" at hoist between two blue horizontal stripes.
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1889, no.17, p.172
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Jan 2026

## BRG "Germania" 1890

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Jan 202

Name: Berliner Ruder-Gesellschaft "Germania" 1890
Located in: Berlin
Established: September 1890
Dissolved: 1895
The flag was white with a centred blue 6-point star between two blue horizontal lines. The white canton was parted by a blue saltire with blue inscriptions on any quarter as follows: "R" (hoist), "G" (top and fly) and "1890" (bottom), all separated by thin blue lines.
Sources: Berliner RC flag chart 1901 und Wassersport 1893, no.8
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Jan 2026

## RGm Grünau

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Nov 2008

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

## Guttempler RV

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2026

Name: Guttempler Ruder-Verein
Located in: Berlin-Köpenick
Established: 13 November 1913
Dissolved: unknown
The white flag was parted by 16 blue rays. On centre was the Guttempler-logo cotized white-black. The logo displayed a stylised blue globe with black inscription on white centred bar "IOGT". The Guttemplers are an organisation, which helps people to escape from alcoholism.
Source: this memorial webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2026

## SC Berlin Grünau

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Nov 2008

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

## Charlottenburger RK "Havel"

image by Tomislav Šipek, 28 Jan 2026

Name: Charlottenburger Ruder-Klub "Havel"
Located in: Berlin
Established: 8 April 1904
Dissolved: unknown
The white pennant was off-centred parted by a black saltire with black inscriptions on every quarter as follows: "Ch" (hoist), "R" (top), "K" (bottom) and "H." (fly).
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1904, no.16, p.195
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Jan 2026

## RC "Havel"

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Apr 2026

Name: Ruder-Club "Havel"
Located in: Spandau
Established: 26 February 1903
Dissolved: unknown
The white pennant was off-centred parted by a black cotized cross. The canton was red with white letter "H".
Source: Wassersport Almanach (year book) 1914, p.321
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Apr 2026

## RG "Helios"

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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"

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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

## BRC "Helvetia"

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2026

Name: Berliner Ruder-Club "Helvetia"
Located in: Berlin
Established: 27 January 1906
Dissolved: unknown
The flag was white with the Swiss arms on centre between two black horizontal lines. The white canton was separated by thin black lines and charged with a black initial "H".
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1906, no.10, p.122
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2026

## RG "Hohenzollern"

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Name: Ruder-Gesellschaft RG "Hohenzollern" in Berlin
Located in: Berlin-Hirschgarten
Established: 1 July 1907
Dissolved: unknown
The flag was white with a centred red 6-point star between two black horizontal lines. The white canton was fimbriated black and parted by a black saltire with black inscriptions on every quarter as follows: "B" (top), "R" (hoist), "G" (fly) and "H" (bottom).
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1912, no.19, p.268
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2026

## JRC "Ivria"

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Dec 2025

Name: Jüischer Ruderclub "Ivria"
Located in: Berlin-Niederschöneweide
Established: 5 May 1909
Dissolved: 1938 like any Jewish rowing club
The flag was white, between two blue horizontal stripes was a blue hexagram. It emerged from the rowing department of the Jüischer Jugendbund (= Jewish Youth Federation) The flag was an anticipation of the national flag of Israel.
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1911, no.16, p.214
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Dec 2025

## Karlshorster RV 1920

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Name: Karlshorster Ruder-Verein von 1920
Located in: Berlin-Oberschöneweide
Established: 1920
Dissolved: unknown
The blue flag was parted by white saltire. On centre in a white annulet was a white inscription (handwriting) in bend and intertwined "KRV". At hoist was a white number "19", at fly a white number "20"
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1937, no.7, p.126 and this memorial webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2026

## SC Berlin-Köpenick

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Sep 2008

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

## RV "Kurmark" Spandau

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Jan 2026

Name: Ruderverein "Kurmark" e.V. Spandau
Located in: Berlin-Spandau
Established: unknown
Dissolved: unknown
The white flag was parted by a black saltire. On its centre were the arms of Brandenburg (Kurmark whad been its core area), a red eagle on a white shield. The shield superimposed a white Maltese cross with black borderlines.
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1935, no.7, p.104
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Jan 2026

## RB Berliner Lehrerinnen

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Name: Ruderbund Berliner Lehrerinnen
Located in: Berlin-Erkner
Established: 15 March 1909
Dissolved: unknown
The white flag was parted by a centred black cotized cross, on centre was a white disc cotized black-white-black with black inscription "RBL". The upper hoist quarter was red with Berlin arms in black and white crested by a coronet.
Source: Wassersport Almanach (year book) 1915, p.122
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2026

## BRC "Libelle"

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Name: Berliner Ruder-Club "Libelle" e.V.
Established: 1 August 1911
Dissolved: 18 May 1941
The 1st flag (see left image above) displays a black 6-point star between two horizontal blue stripes. In canton is a black initial "L" separated by thin blue lines. The 2nd flag (see right image above) has the same pattern but completely in brownish red.
Source: information provided by Matthias Zander, member of historical study group of LRV Berlin.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 June 2014

## Ruder-Club "Liberti"

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Name: Ruder-Club "Liberti"
Established: 29 April 1912
In the centre of the white flag was a black, serifed initial "L", surrounded by a black annulet.
Sources: Der Rudersport (weekly); edition I/19/8 May 1912 and Wassersport (weekly) 1912, no.19, p.268
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 June 2014

## BDRC "Löcknitz"

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Dec 2025

Name: Berliner Damen Ruder Club "Löcknitz"
Located in: Berlin-Friedrichshagen
Established: unknown
Dissolved: unknown
The flag was white six red lozenges ordered 3:3.
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1928, no.3, p.44
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Dec 2025

## Märkischer WS

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Dec 2006

Name: Märkischer Wassersport e.V.
Located in: Berlin
Established: 26 November 1926
It had been a club for Catholics and had an own ladies section. The flag was white 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

## Märkische WSVg

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Dec 2025

Name: Märkische Wassersport-Vereinigung e.V.
Located in: Berlin
Established: 1927
Dissolved: unknown
The blue flag was divided by two white horizontal stripes. The white canton had a blue inscription "MWV". It was a club exclusively for women,
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1931, no.6, p.84
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Dec 2025

## Die RU "Marathon" 1980

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Nov 2008

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

## Berlin-Königswusterhausener RV "Merowinger"

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Jan 2026

Name: Berlin-Königswusterhausener Ruder-Verein "Merowinger" e.V.
Located in: Berlin
Established: unknown
Dissolved: unknown
Königswusterhausen is located across the the southwestern border of Berlin. It currently has two rowing clubs, bt I couldn´t find out, whether they are successors of this club. This club is a successor of BRC Merowinger. The flag is basically that one of its predecessor but the central star was replaced by the arms of the town in B/W. They display a fruited tree.
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1923, no.8, p.78
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Jan 2026

### Berliner RC "Merowinger"

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2026

Name: Berliner Ruder Club "Merowinger"
Located in: Berlin
Established: 28 March 1906
Dissolved: unknown
The flag was white with three centred black 6-point stars orders per fess between two black horizontal lines. The canton was chequered of nine of red and white.
Source:
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1907, no.8, p.88
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2026

## BRC "Meteor" 04

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Name:Berliner Ruderclub Meteor 04
Established: 14 August 1904 as Oberschöneweider Ruder-Verein "Meteor" 1904 e.V.
Dissolved: unknown
It was a blue-white-blue horizontal triband. On the centre of the white stripe was a black disc. The canton was white parted by a diamond with blue edges extending to a cross. The canton had black inscriptions on every quarter as follows: "B" (upper hoist), "R" (upper fly), "C" (lower hoist) and "M" (lower fly).
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1942, no.27, p.403
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

## Oberschöneweider RV "Meteor" 1904

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 June 2014

Name: Oberschöneweider Ruder-Verein "Meteor" 1904 eV.
Located in: Berlin
Established: 1904
Dissolved: unknown
The white flag was divided by a blue-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

## Müggel RV

image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2026

Name: Müggel Ruder-Verein
Located in: Berlin-Hessenwinkel
Established: 1912
Dissolved: unknown
The white flag was parted by green saltire, on centre was a red "M" in a green annulet.
Source: this memorial webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Mar 2026

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