Navy Command (Germany)

; German Navy; Deutsche Marine
	;
Components
	Organization
	Ships
	Naval Air Arm
	Kampfschwimmer
Command
	Navy Command
Equipment
	Ship Classes
History and Traditions
	Prussian Navy
	North German Federal Navy
	Imperial German Navy
	Reichsmarine
	Kriegsmarine
	Volksmarine
Awards, Decorations and Badges
	Badge of Honour of the Bundeswehr; Military Proficiency Badge; Badge of Marksmanship; Deployment Medal; Flood Service Medal 2002; Flood Service Medal 2013

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 Andreas Krause
Deputy Inspector of the Navy	Vice Admiral Rainer Brinkmann
Chief of Staff	Rear Admiral Thorsten Kähler

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
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.

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References

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

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