German Navy

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German Navy
Marine
Founded	2 January 1956; 68 years ago (1956-01-02)
Country	Germany
Type	Navy
Size	15,300 personnel (April 2024)[1] 65 ships 56 aircraft
Part of	Bundeswehr
Headquarters of the German Navy	Rostock (Navy Command)
Motto(s)	Wir. Dienen. Deutschland. (We. Serve. Germany.)
March	"Gruß an Kiel [de]"
Anniversaries	14 June
Engagements	Operation Sharp Guard (1993–96) Operation Enduring Freedom Combined Task Force 150 (2002–present) Operation Active Endeavour UNIFIL II Operation ATALANTA
Website	marine.de
Commanders
Inspector of the Navy	Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack
Deputy Inspector of the Navy	Vice Admiral Rainer Brinkmann
Chief of Staff	Rear Admiral Frank Martin Lenski [de]
Notable commanders	Friedrich Ruge Günter Luther
Insignia
Ensign

German Navy Deutsche Marine
Components
Kommando Spezialkräfte Marine
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 Flood Service Medal 2002 Flood Service Medal 2013

The German Navy (German: Deutsche Marine, pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃə maˈʁiːnə] ^ⓘ) is part of the unified Bundeswehr (Federal Defense), the German Armed Forces. The German Navy was originally known as the Bundesmarine (Federal Navy) from 1956 to 1995, when Deutsche Marine (German Navy) became the official name with respect to the 1990 incorporation of the East German Volksmarine (People's Navy). It is deeply integrated into the NATO alliance. Its primary mission is protection of Germany's territorial waters and maritime infrastructure as well as sea lines of communication. Apart from this, the German Navy participates in peacekeeping operations, and renders humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. It also participates in anti-piracy operations.^[2]