I read this contribution with huge interest. And I learned new and important information about the founding of the Deutsche Geophysikalische Gesellschaft. The contribution is very timely as the DGG is currently celebrating its 100 anniversary. In particular I appreciate the conclusions telling us that any knowledge about historical situations carries important aspect for current political situations.

There are a few minor, more technical notes I like to author to take into account:

1) I suggest to avoid the appreviation "DGG" in the title.

2) Line 26: typo "Hauptstation"

3) Line 63: it should read "May 1922"

4) Line 78: it should read "Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte"

5) Line 86: I suggest  rewording "...just elected as the Geschäftsführende..."

6) Line 107:  the reference part should read "(Wiechert, 1925; Jacobs & Neunhöfer, 2013)"

7) Line 108: I suggest rewording "of its own.."

8) Line 124: I suggest rewording "...Germany became an IRC member."

With these technical changes this contribution ready for publication.

An interesting article with nothing to add. 

As the author himself mentions, the article has already been published in German by the DGG in the publication series "Geophysik im Wandel". Since it is an online platform on the occasion of the 100 year anniversary, I see no obstacle for the English publication.

Small technical notes:

Throughout the article, several references are mentioned next to each other, which often disturbs the readability. See for example L.75-79. The question arises as to whether it is always necessary to cite several references side by side, or whether it is not sufficient to cite the reference where the topic addressed was first mentioned. Where the author considers the literature to be important, the reference could be noted under a "further reading" chapter.

If I understand correctly, only the first word in headings should be capitalized, or nouns or proper names.