German naval power

German Navy Deutsche Marine
Founded	2 January 1956
Country	Germany
Type	Navy
Size	16,333 personnel (9 February 2017) 65 ships 55 aircraft
Part of	Bundeswehr
Headquarters of the German Navy	(Navy Command)
Motto(s)	Wir. Dienen. Deutschland. (We. Serve. Germany.)
March	"Gruß an Kiel ()"
Anniversaries	14 June
Engagements	Operation Sharp Guard (1993–96) Operation Enduring Freedom Combined Task Force 150 (2002– ) Operation Active Endeavour UNIFIL II Operation ATALANTA
Website	www.marine.de
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
Notable commanders	Friedrich Ruge Günter Luther
Insignia
Naval Ensign

German Navy Deutsche Marine

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The German Navy (German: Deutsche Marine or simply German: Marine— listen ) is the navy of Germany and part of the unified Bundeswehr ("Federal Defense"), the German Armed Forces. The German Navy was originally known as the Bundesmarine ("Federal Navy") from 1956 until 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. They also participate in Anti-Piracy operations.

The German Navy traces its roots back to the Reichsflotte (Imperial Fleet) of the revolutionary era of 1848–52. The Reichsflotte was the first German navy to sail under the black-red-gold flag. Founded on 14 June 1848 by the orders of the democratically elected Frankfurt Parliament, the Reichsflotte's brief existence ended with the failure of the revolution and it was disbanded on 2 April 1852; thus, the modern day navy celebrates its birthday on 14 June.

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