WThe 1. Ubootgeschwader is a submarine squadron of the German Navy. It is based at Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, and forms part of Einsatzflottille 1, headquartered in Kiel.
WEinsatzflottille 1 is one of the three brigade-level units of the German Navy, in addition to Einsatzflottille 2 and the Naval Air Command. It is based in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, and is under the head of the Navy Command, based in Rostock.
WEinsatzflottille 2 is one of the three brigade-level units of the German Navy, in addition to Einsatzflottille 1 and the Naval Air Command. It is based in Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony, and is under the head of the Navy Command, based in Rostock.
WNaval Special Forces Command, also called the Kampfschwimmer or Verwendungsgruppe 3402 are an elite special forces unit of the Germany Navy, specializing in commando and amphibious warfare operations. They are the only special-purpose force of the German Navy. The Kampfschwimmer were set up when Germany joined NATO in 1955.They serve a similar role to Americas top tier [DEVGRU] unit. They are frequently asked to conduct operations with their counter parts. Such as Americas [DEVGRU] the French [Hubert commandos] and Polands [JW GROM]
WThe Marinefliegerkommando is the naval air arm of the German Navy.
WThe Naval Protection Force was a marine unit of the German Navy. It had the size of a Battalion and was part of the 1st Flotilla. It was established on April 1, 2005, but traces its roots back to 1958, when the so-called Sea battalion (Seebataillon) was activated. Its headquarters was in Eckernförde on the Baltic Sea. Next to the Naval Special Deployment Force, the Naval Protection Force were considered to be a marine element within the German Navy.
WThe Naval Special Deployment Force was a battalion-sized infantry formation of the German Navy, which was stationed in Eckernförde. They were part of the 1st Flotilla.
WNavy Band Kiel is a military band of the German Navy responsible for raising the esprit de corps or morale of personnel of the Navy. The 50 member band has an area of responsibility for the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It also It also covers the entire coastal region on the at the North Sea and Baltic Sea, with the states of Lower Saxony and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as well as the cities of Bremen and Hamburg.
WThe Sea Battalion is a land formation of the German Navy. It was formed in Eckernförde on 1 April 2014, succeeding the Naval Protection Force and the Naval Force Protection Battalion, against a background of rapidly escalating tensions in Eastern Europe centering around Ukraine.