Artillerie Prüfungskommission
The Artillerie Prüfungskommission, (Artillery Test Commission) was founded in 1809 as part of the artillery of the Prussian Army. It was responsible for answering technical questions, testing the quality of new artillery materiel, and executing experiments. The Artillerie Prüfungskommission later became part of the Imperial German Army. Other nations had equivalent authorities, e.g. the Austro-Hungarian was called ''Artilleriekomitee''. The former headquarters of the Artillerie Prüfungskommission on the Bundesallee in Berlin are still standing. History In 1808, the Prussian Artillery was reorganized and put under the command of Prince August of Prussia. On 17 March 1809, King Frederick William III ordered the establishment of a special commission for Artillery affairs. Prince August became its first president. That same year, Johann Christian von Pontanus got in charge. The government also wanted Gerhard von Scharnhorst to become in involved, but he declined because of havi ...
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