German Rowing Clubs in Berlin (g-m)

Berliner Ruderclubs (g-m)

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• SV Gaswerke
• BRC Germania 1885
• BRG Germania 1890
• RGm Grünau
• SC Berlin Grünau
• Charlottenburger RK Havel
• RG Helios
• BRC Hevella
• BRC Helvetia
• RG Hohenzollern
• JRC Ivria
• BRV Kurbrandenburg
• ATV Kurmark
• RV Kurmark Spandau
• SC Berlin-Köpenick
• 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

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

SV Gaswerke

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

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

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

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

Charlottenburger RK "Havel"

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

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
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Apr 2006

BRC "Helvetia"

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"

Name: Ruder-Gesellschaft RG "Hohenzollern" in Berlin
Located in: Berlin
Established: unknown
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"

Name: Jüischer Ruderclub "Ivria"
Located in: Berlin
Established: 1 April 1911
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

BRV "Kurbrandenburg"

Name: Berliner Ruderverein "Kurbrandenburg" E.V.
Located in: Berlin-Steglitz
Established: unknown
Dissolved: unknown
The white flag was parted by a centred cross and a saltire, both black fimbriated red. On centre on a white oval was the red eagle of Brandenburg. On canton is probably a beast passant guardant of unknown colour due to insufficient resolution.
Source: Wassersport (weekly) 1930, no.7, p.110
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Jan 2026

ATV "Kurmark"

Name: Akademische Turnverbindung "Kurmark" (im Akademischen Turnbund ATB)
Located in: Berlin N24
Established: unknown
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

RV "Kurmark" Spandau

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

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"
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"

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

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

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

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

Berlin-Königswusterhausener RV "Merowinger"

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, but 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"

Name: Berliner Ruder Club "Merowinger"
Located in: Berlin
Established: unknown
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

Name:Berliner Ruderclub Meteor 04
Located in: Berlin
Established: 1904
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

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

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