Navy Command (Germany) Explained

Unit Name:Navy Command
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Dates:1 October 2012
Country: Germany
Type:High command
Garrison:Rostock
Commander1:Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach
Commander1 Label:Inspector of the Navy
Commander2:Vice Admiral Rainer Brinkmann
Commander2 Label:Deputy Inspector of the Navy
Commander3:Rear Admiral
Commander3 Label:Chief of Staff
Native Name:Marinekommando (MarKdo)

The Navy Command (German: Marinekommando, MarKdo) is the high command of the German Navy of the as well as the staff of the Inspector of the Navy, the Navy's highest commander. It was formed in 2012, as a merger of the Navy Office (Marineamt), Naval Staff (Führungsstab der Marine), and Fleet Command (Flottenkommando), as part of a larger reorganization of the . It is based in Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.[1]

Organisation

The Navy Command is led by the Inspector of the Navy ranked Vice admiral, he is assisted by the Deputy Inspector of the Navy and Commander of the Fleet, as well as the Navy Commands Chief of Staff.

The command is structured in five departments. The forces of the Navy are assigned to the different departments heads.

and the command staff.

Notes and References

  1. Axel. Schimpf. Das Marinekommando in Rostock - Die Marine auf Zukunftskurs. Marineforum . 1/2. 2013. 22ff. German.