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German Navy Deutsche Marine
The German Naval Ensign
Founded	1956 (West Germany) 1990 (Germany)
Country	Germany
Branch	Navy
Part of	Bundeswehr
Naval Headquarters	Bonn
Size	100 ships, 55 aircraft, about 17,000 personnel
Commanders
Chief of Staff, Marine	Vice Admiral Axel Schimpf
Insignia
Navy Logo
Ship classes
Frigates	Sachsen class, Brandenburg class, Bremen class
Corvettes	Braunschweig class
Fast Attack Craft	Gepard class
U-Boats	Type 212, Type 206
Amphibious ships	Barbe class
Auxiliaries	Berlin class
Aircraft flown
Maritime Strike	Panavia Tornado IDS
Maritime Patrol	P-3C Orion, Dassault Atlantic, Dornier Do-228
ASW Helicopter	Westland Sea Lynx Mk 88
VERTREP	Westland Sea King Mk 41

The German Navy (Deutsche Marine) is the navy of Germany and part of the Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces).

The German Navy traces its roots back to the Imperial Fleet (Reichsflotte) of the revolutionary era of 1848–1852 and more directly to the Prussian Navy, which later evolved into the Northern German Federal Navy (Norddeutsche Bundesmarine, 1866–1871) and became the Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine, 1872–1918). From 1919 to 1921 it was known as the Temporary Imperial Navy (Vorläufige Reichsmarine) and then became the Reichsmarine. It was known as the War Navy (Kriegsmarine) from 1935 to 1945. From 1945 to 1956, the German Mine Sweeping Administration and its successor organisations, made up of former members of the Kriegsmarine, became something of a transition stage for the German Navy, allowing the future Bundesmarine to draw on experienced personnel upon its formation. In 1956, with West Germany's accession to NATO, a new navy was established and was referred to as the Federal Navy (Bundesmarine). With the reunification of Germany in 1990, and the take-over of units of the former East German Volksmarine ("People's Navy"), it was decided to simply use the name Deutsche Marine ("German Navy").

In total, there are 50 commissioned ships in the German Navy, excluding the 10 submarines and 43 auxiliary ships.

Organisation

The German Navy is commanded by the Inspekteur der Marine in the Federal Ministry of Defence in Bonn. The major commands are the Fleet Command at Glücksburg near Flensburg and the Naval Office at Rostock. The Fleet is commanded by the Befehlshaber der Flotte (Commander-in-Chief German Fleet or CINCGERFLEET) and comprises all combat vessels, aircraft, helicopters and other combat forces, while schools, naval bases and test installations are under the purview of the Naval Office. The strength of the Navy is about 17,000 men and women.

The navy as a part of the Bundeswehr is responsible for developing and providing the maritime capabilities of the German armed forces. Therefore it is operating a number of development and testing installations as part of an inter-service and international network.

The Fleet

• Fleet Command (Flottenkommando), Glücksburg
  • 1st Flotilla (Einsatzflottille 1), Kiel
    • HQ 1st Flotilla
      • Centre of Excellence for Operations in Confined and Shallow Waters (COE CSW)
    • 1st Corvette Squadron (1. Korvettengeschwader), Warnemünde
    • 1st Submarine Squadron (1. Unterseebootgeschwader), Eckernförde
    • Submarine Training Centre (Ausbildungszentrum Unterseeboote), Eckernförde
    • 3rd Mine Countermeasures Squadron (3. Minensuchgeschwader), Kiel
    • 7th Fast Patrol Boat Squadron (7. Schnellbootgeschwader), Warnemünde
    • 5th Mine Countermeasures Squadron (5. Minensuchgeschwader), Kiel
    • Force Protection Group, (Marineschutzkräfte), Eckernförde
      • HQ
      • 3x Force Protection companies (Marinesicherungskompanie)
      • HUMINT platoon (Feldnachrichtenzug)
    • Special Warfare Group, (Spezialisierte Einsatzkräfte Marine), Eckernförde
      • HQ
      • Combat Diver Company (Kampfschwimmerkompanie)
      • Mine Clearance Diver Company (mine countermeasures and explosive ordnance disposal; Minentaucherkompanie)
      • Boarding company
      • Training Company (Ausbildungsinspektion)
  • 2nd Flotilla (Einsatzflottille 2), Wilhelmshaven
    • HQ 2nd Flotilla
    • 2nd Frigate Squadron (2. Fregattengeschwader), Wilhelmshaven
    • 4th Frigate Squadron (4. Fregattengeschwader), Wilhelmshaven
    • Auxiliary Squadron (Trossgeschwader), Wilhelmshaven/Kiel
  • Naval Air Flotilla (Flottille der Marineflieger)
    • Naval Air Wing 1 (Marinefliegergeschwader 1), Schleswig-Jagel
    • Naval Air Wing 2 (Marinefliegergeschwader 2), Tarp-Eggebek
    • Naval Air Wing 3 (Marinefliegergeschwader 3), Nordholz
    • Naval Air Wing 5 (Marinefliegergeschwader 5), Kiel
  • Naval Medical Institute (Schiffahrtsmedizinisches Institut), Kiel (responsible especially for diving medicine)

Naval Office

• Naval Office (Marineamt), Rostock
  • Department for Development of the Navy, Bremerhaven
  • Navy Schools (Admiral Naval Training)
    • Naval Academy (Marineschule Mürwik), Flensburg-Mürwik
    • Petty Officer School (Marineunteroffiziersschule), Plön
    • Engineering School (Marinetechnikschule), Parow, near Stralsund
      • Damage Control Training Centre (Ausbildungszentrum für Schiffssicherung), Neustadt in Holstein
    • Naval Operations School (Marineoperationsschule), Bremerhaven
  • Supporting Installations (Admiral Naval Logistics)
    • Naval Base Command (Marinestützpunktkommando) Wilhelmshaven
    • Naval Base Command (Marinestützpunktkommando) Eckernförde
    • Naval Base Command (Marinestützpunktkommando) Kiel
    • Naval Base Command (Marinestützpunktkommando) Warnemünde
    • Naval Service Test Command (Kommando Truppenversuche der Marine), Eckernförde
    • Naval Command & Control Systems Command (Kommando Marineführungssysteme), Wilhelmshaven

Ships of the Fleet

Surface Combatants

• 3 Sachsen class Guided Missile Frigates
• 4 Brandenburg class Frigates
• 8 Bremen class Frigates
• 2 Braunschweig class Corvettes

Small Craft

• 10 Gepard class Fast Attack Craft
• 5 Ensdorf class Minesweepers
• 5 Kulmbach class Mine Hunters
• 9 Frankenthal class Mine Hunters
• 1 Clearance Diver Support Vessel M 1061 Rottweil

U-Boats

• 6 Type 206 U-Boats
• 4 Type 212 U-Boats