Editing Wilhelmshaven (section)

=== Since 1945 ===
In 1947 the city council decided to seek a new emblem for the city. After the [[Control Commission for Germany - British Element|Control Commission for Germany – British Element (CCG/BE)]] had rejected several designs, Wilhelmshaven selected the image of a [[Frisia]]n warrior (''Rüstringer Friese''), designed after a [[Nail Men|nail man]] erected in the city during the [[World War I|First World War]] to collect war donations.

Between 1947 and 1972 Wilhelmshaven was the home of [[Prince Rupert School]], a comprehensive boarding school for children of [[British Army of the Rhine]] and [[Royal Air Force Germany]] personnel serving in [[West Germany]]. The school relocated to [[Rinteln]] in [[Lower Saxony]] in 1972, and closed in 2014. There is an active association of former Wilhelmshaven pupils called The Wilhelmshaven Association. After World War II the shipyard was totally disarmed under the British Commander in Chief, and of course many military buildings were damaged or vacant. While it was prohibited to establish any kind of military-linked businesses, Wilhelmshaven took the opportunity to provide a convenient location for [[Olympia Werke]], which became one of the most popular quality typewriter factories in the world. A workforce of 7,000 worker was employed there in 1953.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.zeit.de/1954/29/olympia-werke-jetzt-ag |title=Olympiawerke jetzt AG = Die Zeit | newspaper=Die Zeit |date=1954-07-22 |access-date=2017-12-18 |archive-date=2018-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112055540/https://www.zeit.de/1954/29/olympia-werke-jetzt-ag |url-status=live }}</ref>