Hermann Gring gave command of the ship to Heinrich Himmler.
 When World War I began in August 1914, Gring was stationed at Mlhausen with his regiment
In 1938, Gring was involved in the BlombergFritsch Affair, which led to the resignations of the War Minister, Generalfeldmarschall Werner von Blomberg, and the army commander, General Werner von Fritsch

