Sea Battalion (Germany)
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Sea Battalion | |
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Seebataillon | |
![]() Coat of arms of the German Naval Force Protection Battalion | |
Active | 2014–present |
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Branch | ![]() |
Type | Naval infantry |
Size | ~1,100 |
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Garrison/HQ | ![]() |
Nickname(s) | "Multitool der Marine" (Multitool of the Navy)[1] |
Motto(s) | "Vom Land zum Meer – Vom Meer zum Land" (From land to sea - from sea to land)[1] |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Fregattenkapitän Norman Bronsch |
Insignia | |
Beret badge | ![]() |
The Sea Battalion (German: Seebataillon) 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.
Structure[]
The Sea Battalion is made up of around 1,100 sailors and structured into four companies plus support elements. Every company, led by a lieutenant commander (Korvettenkapitän, OF-3), is specialized in specific field of force protection.
- Seebataillon[2]
- HQ
- S1
- S2
- S3
- S4
- S6
- medical support group
- coastal defence company (Küsteneinsatzkompanie)
- 1st platoon
- 2nd platoon
- 3rd platoon
- 4th platoon
- 5th platoon (inactive)
- boarding company (Bordeinsatzkompanie)
- 1st platoon
- 2nd platoon
- 3rd platoon
- 4th platoon
- mine clearance diving company (Minentaucherkompanie)
- diver platoon (for seabased operations, e.g. aboard minesweepers)
- mobile platoon
- EOD platoon
- reconnaissance company (Aufklärungskompanie)
- surveillance platoon (including UAVs, diver detection sonar)
- HUMINT platoon
- sniper platoon
- NBC defence platoon
- support company (Unterstützungskompanie)
- technical support
- logistical support
- training centre
- beach master platoon (planned)
- HQ
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Presse- und Informationszentrum Marine (1 April 2014). "The multitool of the navy". marine.de. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ [1]
External links[]
- Das Seebatallion (in German)
Categories:
- Marines
- Military units and formations of the German Navy
- Military units and formations established in 2014
- Battalions of the Bundeswehr
- 2014 establishments in Germany