Navy Command (Germany)

Navy Command — XXXX —
Marinekommando (MarKdo)
Insignia
Active	1 October 2012
Country	Germany
Branch	German Navy
Type	High command
Garrison/HQ	Rostock
Commanders
Inspector of the Navy	Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach
Deputy Inspector of the Navy	Vice Admiral Rainer Brinkmann
Chief of Staff	Rear Admiral Frank Martin Lenski [de]

The Navy Command (German: Marinekommando, MarKdo) is the high command of the German Navy of the Bundeswehr 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 Bundeswehr. 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.

• Operations
  • Einsatzflottille 1
  • Einsatzflottille 2
  • Marinefliegerkommando
• Planning
• Personnel, Training and Organization
  • Schools of the Navy
• Operations Support
  • Marineunterstützungskommando
• Navy Medical Service
  • Maritime Medicine Institute of the Navy

and the command staff.

References

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