Navy Command (Germany)
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]
| Navy Command — XXXX — | |
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| 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 |
| German Navy Deutsche Marine |
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| Components |
| Command |
| Equipment |
| History and traditions |
| Awards, decorations, and badges |
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
- 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
- Schimpf, Axel (2013). "Das Marinekommando in Rostock - Die Marine auf Zukunftskurs". Marineforum (in German) (1/2): 22ff.