diff --git a/src/server/BreCal/__init__.py b/src/server/BreCal/__init__.py
index eb832f5..90869b3 100644
--- a/src/server/BreCal/__init__.py
+++ b/src/server/BreCal/__init__.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from .api import ships
 from .api import login
 from .api import user
 from .api import history
+from .api import latest
 
 from BreCal.brecal_utils.file_handling import get_project_root, ensure_path
 from BreCal.brecal_utils.test_handling import execute_test_with_pytest, execute_coverage_test
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ def create_app(test_config=None):
     app.register_blueprint(login.bp)
     app.register_blueprint(user.bp)
     app.register_blueprint(history.bp)
+    app.register_blueprint(latest.bp)
 
     logging.basicConfig(filename='brecaldevel.log', level=logging.DEBUG, format='%(asctime)s | %(name)s | %(levelname)s | %(message)s')
     local_db.initPool(os.path.dirname(app.instance_path))
diff --git a/src/server/BreCal/api/__init__.py b/src/server/BreCal/api/__init__.py
index a8b173a..7b19b24 100644
--- a/src/server/BreCal/api/__init__.py
+++ b/src/server/BreCal/api/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import datetime
 
 # global dictionary, which informs about the latest change of a given database (e.g., 'berths')
 # initialize all values as null (None)
-latest_get_request_dict = {database:None for database in ["berths", "history", "notifications", "participants", "shipcalls", "ships", "times"]}
+latest_get_request_dict = {database:None for database in ["shipcalls", "ships", "times"]}
 
 def update_latest_modification_time(key:str, modification_time:datetime.datetime)->None:
     """
@@ -23,15 +23,13 @@ def update_latest_modification_time(key:str, modification_time:datetime.datetime
     
     return
 
-def get_latest_modification_time(key:str)->typing.Optional[str]:
+def get_latest_modification_times()->dict[str,typing.Optional[str]]:
     """
-    This function returns the latest modification time in .isoformat, if a datetime is stored for the respective key in {latest_get_request_dict}.
-    When there has not yet been an update, this function returns None
+    This function returns a dictionary, where each key determines the database name, and each value is either an isoformatted datetime
+    of the latest modification time, or None. 
     """
     global latest_get_request_dict
     
-    value = latest_get_request_dict.get(key,None)
-    if isinstance(value,datetime.datetime):
-        return value.isoformat()
-    return value # None
+    latest_dict = {k:v.isoformat() if isinstance(v,datetime.datetime) else v for k,v in latest_get_request_dict.items()}
+    return latest_dict
     
diff --git a/src/server/BreCal/api/berths.py b/src/server/BreCal/api/berths.py
index 1c8a33a..0209851 100644
--- a/src/server/BreCal/api/berths.py
+++ b/src/server/BreCal/api/berths.py
@@ -17,12 +17,3 @@ def GetBerths():
     else:
         return json.dumps("not authenticated"), 403
 
-@bp.route('/getlatestberths', methods=['get'])
-@auth_guard() # no restriction by role
-def GetLatestBerths():
-
-    if 'Authorization' in request.headers:
-        token = request.headers.get('Authorization')        
-        return impl.berths.GetLatestBerths(token)
-    else:
-        return json.dumps("not authenticated"), 403
diff --git a/src/server/BreCal/api/history.py b/src/server/BreCal/api/history.py
index 4d087a0..33652a8 100644
--- a/src/server/BreCal/api/history.py
+++ b/src/server/BreCal/api/history.py
@@ -19,13 +19,3 @@ def GetParticipant(): # #TODO: rename? Naming might be a copy-paste typo
     else:
         return json.dumps("not authenticated"), 403
 
-
-@bp.route('/getlatesthistory', methods=['get'])
-@auth_guard() # no restriction by role
-def GetLatestHistory():
-
-    if 'Authorization' in request.headers:
-        token = request.headers.get('Authorization')
-        return impl.history.GetLatestHistory(token)
-    else:
-        return json.dumps("not authenticated"), 403
diff --git a/src/server/BreCal/api/latest.py b/src/server/BreCal/api/latest.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d34ad5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/BreCal/api/latest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+from flask import Blueprint, request
+from webargs.flaskparser import parser
+from .. import impl
+from ..services.auth_guard import auth_guard
+import json
+
+bp = Blueprint('getlatest', __name__)
+
+
+@bp.route('/getlatest', methods=['get'])
+@auth_guard() # no restriction by role
+def GetLatest():
+    """This endpoint verifies the user and executes impl.latest.GetLatest"""
+    if 'Authorization' in request.headers:
+        token = request.headers.get('Authorization')        
+        return impl.latest.GetLatest(token)
+    else:
+        return json.dumps("not authenticated"), 403
diff --git a/src/server/BreCal/api/notifications.py b/src/server/BreCal/api/notifications.py
index 5a7e434..c8225b5 100644
--- a/src/server/BreCal/api/notifications.py
+++ b/src/server/BreCal/api/notifications.py
@@ -18,13 +18,4 @@ def GetNotifications():
         logging.warning("attempt to load notifications without shipcall id")
         return json.dumps("missing argument"), 400
 
-@bp.route('/getlatestnotifications', methods=['get'])
-@auth_guard() # no restriction by role
-def GetLatestNotifications():
-
-    if 'Authorization' in request.headers:
-        token = request.headers.get('Authorization')
-        return impl.notifications.GetLatestNotifications(token)
-    else:
-        return json.dumps("not authenticated"), 403
         
diff --git a/src/server/BreCal/api/participant.py b/src/server/BreCal/api/participant.py
index 60d7743..65887f9 100644
--- a/src/server/BreCal/api/participant.py
+++ b/src/server/BreCal/api/participant.py
@@ -17,12 +17,3 @@ def GetParticipant():
     else:
         return json.dumps("not authenticated"), 403
 
-@bp.route('/getlatestparticipants', methods=['get'])
-@auth_guard() # no restriction by role
-def GetLatestParticipants():
-
-    if 'Authorization' in request.headers:
-        token = request.headers.get('Authorization')
-        return impl.participant.GetLatestParticipants(token)
-    else:
-        return json.dumps("not authenticated"), 403
diff --git a/src/server/BreCal/api/shipcalls.py b/src/server/BreCal/api/shipcalls.py
index 1b22dff..7d20949 100644
--- a/src/server/BreCal/api/shipcalls.py
+++ b/src/server/BreCal/api/shipcalls.py
@@ -54,11 +54,3 @@ def PutShipcalls():
 
     return impl.shipcalls.PutShipcalls(loadedModel)
 
-@bp.route('/getlatestshipcalls', methods=['get'])
-@auth_guard() # no restriction by role
-def GetLatestShipcalls():
-    if 'Authorization' in request.headers:
-        token = request.headers.get('Authorization')
-        return impl.shipcalls.GetLatestShipcalls(token)
-    else:
-        return json.dumps("not authenticated"), 403
diff --git a/src/server/BreCal/api/ships.py b/src/server/BreCal/api/ships.py
index 6720a4a..e1f36b8 100644
--- a/src/server/BreCal/api/ships.py
+++ b/src/server/BreCal/api/ships.py
@@ -67,12 +67,4 @@ def DeleteShip():
 
     return impl.ships.DeleteShip(options)
 
-@bp.route('/getlatestships', methods=['get'])
-@auth_guard() # no restriction by role
-def GetLatestShips():
-    if 'Authorization' in request.headers:
-        token = request.headers.get('Authorization')
-        return impl.ships.GetLatestShips(token)
-    else:
-        return json.dumps("not authenticated"), 403
 
diff --git a/src/server/BreCal/api/times.py b/src/server/BreCal/api/times.py
index 9e8f30d..9e94a40 100644
--- a/src/server/BreCal/api/times.py
+++ b/src/server/BreCal/api/times.py
@@ -68,12 +68,3 @@ def DeleteTimes():
         logging.warning("Times delete missing id argument")
         return json.dumps("missing argument"), 400
 
-@bp.route('/getlatesttimes', methods=['get'])
-@auth_guard() # no restriction by role
-def GetLatestTimes():
-
-    if 'Authorization' in request.headers:
-        token = request.headers.get('Authorization')        
-        return impl.times.GetLatestTimes(token)
-    else:
-        return json.dumps("not authenticated"), 403
diff --git a/src/server/BreCal/impl/berths.py b/src/server/BreCal/impl/berths.py
index 2abe922..d020b3f 100644
--- a/src/server/BreCal/impl/berths.py
+++ b/src/server/BreCal/impl/berths.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import datetime
 
 from ..schemas import model
 from .. import local_db
-from BreCal.api import latest_get_request_dict, update_latest_modification_time, get_latest_modification_time
 
 def GetBerths(token):
     """
@@ -31,29 +30,6 @@ def GetBerths(token):
             pooledConnection.close()
 
 
-def GetLatestBerths(token):
-    """
-    Returns a datetime of the latest modification within the 'berth' database. When there has not yet been a modification, this method returns null.
-    Always creates an output dictionary with the format {key:string, value:str (datetime isoformat)}
-    
-    # #TODO: should this become a data model?
-    """
-
-    try:
-        modification_time = get_latest_modification_time(key="berths")
-        data = {"key":"berths", "value":modification_time}
-        
-        return json.dumps(data), 200, {'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8'}
-
-    except Exception as ex:
-        logging.error(ex)
-        print(ex)
-        result = {}
-        result["message"] = "call failed"
-        return json.dumps(result), 500
-
-
-
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/server/BreCal/impl/history.py b/src/server/BreCal/impl/history.py
index f6b99df..a592f57 100644
--- a/src/server/BreCal/impl/history.py
+++ b/src/server/BreCal/impl/history.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from ..schemas import model
 from ..schemas.model import History
 
 from .. import local_db
-from BreCal.api import latest_get_request_dict, update_latest_modification_time, get_latest_modification_time
 
 def GetHistory(options):
 
@@ -39,24 +38,4 @@ def GetHistory(options):
     return json.dumps(data, default=model.obj_dict), 200, {'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8'}
 
 
-def GetLatestHistory(token):
-    """
-    Returns a datetime of the latest modification within the 'history' database. When there has not yet been a modification, this method returns null.
-    Always creates an output dictionary with the format {key:string, value:str (datetime isoformat)}
-    
-    # #TODO: should this become a data model?
-    """
-
-    try:
-        modification_time = get_latest_modification_time(key="history")
-        data = {"key":"history", "value":modification_time}
-        
-        return json.dumps(data), 200, {'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8'}
-
-    except Exception as ex:
-        logging.error(ex)
-        print(ex)
-        result = {}
-        result["message"] = "call failed"
-        return json.dumps(result), 500
 
diff --git a/src/server/BreCal/impl/latest.py b/src/server/BreCal/impl/latest.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bfa4b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/BreCal/impl/latest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import json
+import logging
+import pydapper
+import datetime
+
+from ..schemas import model
+from .. import local_db
+from BreCal.api import get_latest_modification_times
+
+def GetLatest(token):
+    """
+    Returns a dictionary of the latest modification dates within the databases 'ships', 'shipcalls' and 'times'. When there has not yet been a modification, this method returns null.
+    Creates a dictionary of type dict[str, typing.Optional[datetime.datetime]]
+    """
+
+    try:
+        data = get_latest_modification_times()
+        return json.dumps(data), 200, {'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8'}
+
+    except Exception as ex:
+        logging.error(ex)
+        print(ex)
+        result = {}
+        result["message"] = "call failed"
+        return json.dumps(result), 500
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/server/BreCal/impl/login.py b/src/server/BreCal/impl/login.py
index e208620..21b46a6 100644
--- a/src/server/BreCal/impl/login.py
+++ b/src/server/BreCal/impl/login.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import bcrypt
 from ..schemas import model
 from .. import local_db
 from ..services import jwt_handler
-from BreCal.api import latest_get_request_dict, update_latest_modification_time
 
 def GetUser(options):
 
diff --git a/src/server/BreCal/impl/notifications.py b/src/server/BreCal/impl/notifications.py
index 9ca02ca..697b761 100644
--- a/src/server/BreCal/impl/notifications.py
+++ b/src/server/BreCal/impl/notifications.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import pydapper
 
 from ..schemas import model
 from .. import local_db
-from BreCal.api import latest_get_request_dict, update_latest_modification_time, get_latest_modification_time
 
 def GetNotifications(options):
     """
@@ -31,25 +30,4 @@ def GetNotifications(options):
     return json.dumps(data, default=model.obj_dict), 200, {'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8'}
 
 
-def GetLatestNotifications(token):
-    """
-    Returns a datetime of the latest modification within the 'notification' database. When there has not yet been a modification, this method returns null.
-    Always creates an output dictionary with the format {key:string, value:str (datetime isoformat)}
-    
-    # #TODO: should this become a data model?
-    """
-
-    try:
-        modification_time = get_latest_modification_time(key="notifications")
-        data = {"key":"notifications", "value":modification_time}
-        
-        return json.dumps(data), 200, {'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8'}
-
-    except Exception as ex:
-        logging.error(ex)
-        print(ex)
-        result = {}
-        result["message"] = "call failed"
-        return json.dumps(result), 500
-
 
diff --git a/src/server/BreCal/impl/participant.py b/src/server/BreCal/impl/participant.py
index 2f334a9..aad0def 100644
--- a/src/server/BreCal/impl/participant.py
+++ b/src/server/BreCal/impl/participant.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import pydapper
 
 from ..schemas import model
 from .. import local_db
-from BreCal.api import latest_get_request_dict, update_latest_modification_time, get_latest_modification_time
 
 def GetParticipant(options):
     """
@@ -34,25 +33,3 @@ def GetParticipant(options):
         if pooledConnection is not None:
             pooledConnection.close()
 
-
-
-def GetLatestParticipants(token):
-    """
-    Returns a datetime of the latest modification within the 'participant' database. When there has not yet been a modification, this method returns null.
-    Always creates an output dictionary with the format {key:string, value:str (datetime isoformat)}
-    
-    # #TODO: should this become a data model?
-    """
-
-    try:
-        modification_time = get_latest_modification_time(key="participants")
-        data = {"key":"participants", "value":modification_time}
-        
-        return json.dumps(data), 200, {'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8'}
-
-    except Exception as ex:
-        logging.error(ex)
-        print(ex)
-        result = {}
-        result["message"] = "call failed"
-        return json.dumps(result), 500
diff --git a/src/server/BreCal/impl/shipcalls.py b/src/server/BreCal/impl/shipcalls.py
index 1577605..3b72c3c 100644
--- a/src/server/BreCal/impl/shipcalls.py
+++ b/src/server/BreCal/impl/shipcalls.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from .. import local_db
 from ..services.auth_guard import check_jwt
 
 from BreCal.database.update_database import evaluate_shipcall_state
-from BreCal.api import latest_get_request_dict, update_latest_modification_time, get_latest_modification_time
+from BreCal.api import update_latest_modification_time
 
 def GetShipcalls(options):
     """
@@ -264,25 +264,3 @@ def PutShipcalls(schemaModel):
     finally:
         if pooledConnection is not None:
             pooledConnection.close()
-
-
-def GetLatestShipcalls(token):
-    """
-    Returns a datetime of the latest modification within the 'shipcall' database. When there has not yet been a modification, this method returns null.
-    Always creates an output dictionary with the format {key:string, value:str (datetime isoformat)}
-    
-    # #TODO: should this become a data model?
-    """
-
-    try:
-        modification_time = get_latest_modification_time(key="shipcalls")
-        data = {"key":"shipcalls", "value":modification_time}
-        
-        return json.dumps(data), 200, {'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8'}
-
-    except Exception as ex:
-        logging.error(ex)
-        print(ex)
-        result = {}
-        result["message"] = "call failed"
-        return json.dumps(result), 500
diff --git a/src/server/BreCal/impl/ships.py b/src/server/BreCal/impl/ships.py
index 9b2107c..857a096 100644
--- a/src/server/BreCal/impl/ships.py
+++ b/src/server/BreCal/impl/ships.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import datetime
 
 from ..schemas import model
 from .. import local_db
-from BreCal.api import latest_get_request_dict, update_latest_modification_time, get_latest_modification_time
+from BreCal.api import update_latest_modification_time
 
 def GetShips(token):
     """
@@ -159,24 +159,4 @@ def DeleteShip(options):
         result = {}
         result["message"] = "call failed"
         return json.dumps(result), 500, {'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8'}
-        
-def GetLatestShips(token):
-    """
-    Returns a datetime of the latest modification within the 'ship' database. When there has not yet been a modification, this method returns null.
-    Always creates an output dictionary with the format {key:string, value:str (datetime isoformat)}
-    
-    # #TODO: should this become a data model?
-    """
-
-    try:
-        modification_time = get_latest_modification_time(key="ships")
-        data = {"key":"ships", "value":modification_time}
-        
-        return json.dumps(data), 200, {'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8'}
-
-    except Exception as ex:
-        logging.error(ex)
-        print(ex)
-        result = {}
-        result["message"] = "call failed"
-        return json.dumps(result), 500
+        
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/server/BreCal/impl/times.py b/src/server/BreCal/impl/times.py
index 6161313..fa9cb79 100644
--- a/src/server/BreCal/impl/times.py
+++ b/src/server/BreCal/impl/times.py
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import datetime
 from ..schemas import model
 from .. import local_db
 from ..services.auth_guard import check_jwt
-from BreCal.api import latest_get_request_dict, update_latest_modification_time, get_latest_modification_time
 
+from BreCal.api import update_latest_modification_time
 from BreCal.database.update_database import evaluate_shipcall_state
 
 def GetTimes(options):
@@ -215,24 +215,3 @@ def DeleteTimes(options):
     finally:
         if pooledConnection is not None:
             pooledConnection.close()
-            
-def GetLatestTimes(token):
-    """
-    Returns a datetime of the latest modification within the 'times' database. When there has not yet been a modification, this method returns null.
-    Always creates an output dictionary with the format {key:string, value:str (datetime isoformat)}
-    
-    # #TODO: should this become a data model?
-    """
-
-    try:
-        modification_time = get_latest_modification_time(key="times")
-        data = {"key":"times", "value":modification_time}
-        
-        return json.dumps(data), 200, {'Content-Type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8'}
-
-    except Exception as ex:
-        logging.error(ex)
-        print(ex)
-        result = {}
-        result["message"] = "call failed"
-        return json.dumps(result), 500