Franco-German Navy Association
The Franco-German Navy Association (DEFRAM; French: Force Navale Franco-Allemande, FNFA) is an association made up of parts of the German and French Navy , which is regularly activated for a limited period of time for training purposes.
history
With a view to the formation of the Franco-German Brigade in 1989 and the Eurocorps in 1993, the navies of both countries decided on a similar cooperation. Unlike the brigade, the naval unit should only be composed temporarily and with different units. Given its political importance, the first activations and deactivations were carried out by high-ranking military representatives from both countries, while later becoming routine operations. DEFRAM was deactivated in 1994 by the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr , General Klaus Naumann and his French counterpart Admiral Jacques Lanxade .
DEFRAM was activated for the first time in 1992. The respective host nation is responsible for the operational management. An agreement on the tasks of the association has existed since 1996, which provides for crisis management as well as exercises. In many cases, other units of the German, French and other navies were involved in the exercises of the association.
The association has only been used twice, in 2003 and 2004, for an operational task in the larger context of Operation Enduring Freedom , which has been criticized by the French Court of Auditors.
Activations
| Activation period | Commander, nationality | Participating German units | French units involved | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.-23. May 2013 | CA Jean-Baptiste Depuis France
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Suppliers Frankfurt am Main , Frigates Bremen and Emden | Landing ship Siroco , frigate Primauguet , Aviso Commandant l'Herminier | The German units also form the deployment and training association of the German Navy |
| 2012 | Utility Frankfurt am Main | Utilities Somme | also frigates. | |
| March 11 - ? 2011 | Destroyer Tourville | |||
| March - April 2006 | Frigate Hamburg Frigate Rhineland-Palatinate supplier Berlin |
Helicopter carrier Jeanne d'Arc , frigate Georges Leygues | The German units also form the deployment and training association of the German Navy | |
| December 22, 2004 - March 30, 2005 | FAdm Henning Hoops Germany
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Frigate Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania supplier Berlin |
Frigate Dupleix | Participation of DEFRAM in Operation Enduring Freedom |
| Summer 2003 | Participation of DEFRAM in Operation Enduring Freedom | |||
| March 21 - July 5, 2003 | KzS Karsten Schneider Germany
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Frigate Bremen destroyer Lütjens supply Berlin |
Frigate La Fayette | |
| February 15 - March 18, 2002 | CV Philippe Arnould France
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Frigate Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | Frigate Primauguet Aviso Lieutenant de Vaisseau Le Hénaff |
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| February 19 - April 2, 2001 | FKpt Reinhard Wollowski Germany
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Frigate Bremen Frigate Lübeck Frigate Augsburg Tanker Rhön |
Destroyer De Grasse Aviso Second-Maître Le Bihan Aviso Commandant Blaison |
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| 1999 | FKpt Hartmuth Wichmann Germany
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Frigate Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Frigate Emden Tanker Spessart |
Destroyer Primauguet Aviso Commandant L'Herminier |
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| 1998 | 7th Speedboat Squadron | |||
| 1997 | 5th Speedboat Squadron | |||
| May 1996 |
France
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3rd Speedboat Squadron | Aviso Commandant Birot Aviso Quartier-Maître Anquetil Hospital ship Rance |
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| Spring 1994 | 2nd Speedboat Squadron | Avisos provider Rhin |
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| November 1st - 25th, 1993 | KzS Viktor Toyka Germany
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Frigate Bremen destroyer Schleswig-Holstein |
Destroyer Tourville frigate Latouche-Tréville supplyer Somme |
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| 1992 | 7th Speedboat Squadron |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b "Vigilance - also at sea - remains the price of freedom" . In: Wilhelmshavener Zeitung of June 25, 1994, p. 39
- ↑ Franco-German Navy Association . In: Marineforum 6-1992, p. 219
- ↑ a b c Johannes Schmidt-Thomèe. The Franco-German Navy Association . In: Marineforum 11-1996, p. 4 ff.
- ^ A b German-French naval association in maneuvering operations . In: Marineforum 4-2001 p. 38
- ↑ a b DEFRAM 2003 on the homepage of the frigate Bremen ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Nicolas Gros-Verheyde. Les corps multinationaux européens? A la guillotine! dit la Cour des Comptes (FR) report at Bruxelles2 ( Memento of the original of February 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Example of the excellent collaboration . In: Wilhelmshavener Zeitung of May 16, 2013, p. 8
- ↑ Cols Bleus No. 2993 of May 26, 2012 p. 8 (French)
- ↑ Message from the French embassy in Lisbon (French) ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 82 kB)
- ↑ Mission training association in See . In: Marineforum 3-2006, p. 43
- ↑ Report at mer et marine (French)
- ↑ Handover of command in three acts . In: Marineforum 6-2005, p. 36
- ↑ Report at Alabordache (French) ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Marine et Europe de la Defense . Report at la jaune et la rouge (French)
- ↑ York Lohse, Meinrad Lorenz. German-French naval association active . In: Marineforum 5-2002, p. 28
- ↑ German-French naval force DEFRAM '99 . In: Marineforum 11-1999, p. 26
- ↑ Speedboats in the "Franco-German Navy Association" . In: Marineforum 9-1998 p. 36
- ↑ Jens C. Hoeppe. The 1997 NATO maneuver Iles d'Or in the Mediterranean . In: Marineforum 9-1997, p. 24 ff.
- ^ Franco-German naval association . In: Marineforum 1 / 2-1994, p. 36
Remarks
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↑ Rank abbreviations :
FAdm = Flotilla Admiral
KzS = Captain of the Sea
FKpt = Frigate Captain
CA = Contre-Amiral (corresponds to Flotilla Admiral)
CV = Capitaine de Vaisseau (corresponds to Captain of the Sea)