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

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

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]

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