Imperial German troops led by Major Freiherr Othmar von Stotzingen established "Stotzingen-Mission [de]", a wireless station, at Al-Hudaydah, which was used
unsuccessfully sought to lease a naval base in Al Hudaydah. As part of the StotzingenMission, Germany sought to establish a military intelligence station in Al
Elisabeth Freiin Teuffel von Gundersdorff. In 1606 he married Elisabeth von Stotzingen, daughter of the governor of Lower Austria; in 1627 he married Maria Eva
Pontificio. 1893–1913: Hildebrand de Hemptinne 1913–1947: Fidelis von Stotzingen 1947–1959: Bernard Kälin 1959–1967: Benno Gut 1967–1977: Rembert Weakland