German navy
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German Navy Deutsche Marine |
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| Founded | 2 January 1956 |
| Country |
 Germany
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| Type | Navy |
| Size | 16,137 personnel (16 December 2016) 65 ships 37 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 |
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| Website | www |
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| Inspector of the Navy | Vice Admiral Andreas Krause |
| Deputy Inspector of the Navy | Vice Admiral Rainer Brinkmann |
| Chief of Staff | Rear Admiral Klaus von Dambrowski |
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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.
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.
Between May 1945 and 1956, the German Mine Sweeping Administration and its successor organizations, made up of former members of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine ("War Navy"), became something of a transition stage for the navy, allowing the future Marine to draw on experienced personnel upon its formation. In 1956, with West Germany's accession to NATO, the Bundesmarine ("Federal Navy"), as the navy was known colloquially, was formally established. In the same year the East German Volkspolizei See (literally "People's Police Sea") became the Volksmarine ("People's Navy"). During the Cold war the all of the German Navy's combat vessels were assigned to NATO's Allied Forces Baltic Approaches's naval command NAVBALTAP.
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