Operation flotilla 1

Flotilla 1 - EinsFltl 1 -
Internal association badge (coat of arms)
Lineup	June 29, 2006
Country	Germany
Armed forces	armed forces
Armed forces	German Navy
Type	Command authority and major association
Insinuation	Naval command
Seat of the staff	Kiel , Schleswig-Holstein
guide
commander	Flotilla Admiral Christian Bock
Chief of Staff	Sea captain Sascha-Helge Rackwitz
insignia
Flag of a flotilla admiral commander of the operational flotilla 1

Staff building of the operational flotilla 1

The Operational Flotilla 1 ( EinsFltl 1 or EF 1 ) is one of the three major units of the German Navy at brigade level , alongside the Operational Flotilla 2 and the Naval Aviation Command . The EF 1 is subordinate to the department head of operations in the naval command in Rostock . Command and headquarters of Flotilla 1 are based as command authority in Kiel.

history

The EF 1 was set up on June 29, 2006 as part of a major reorganization of the fleet. The speedboat flotilla , the submarine flotilla and the flotilla of the mine forces have merged into it . It originally included all speedboats , anti-mine vehicles and submarines of the German Navy. The five new corvettes of the Braunschweig class (K 130) were integrated into the association from 2008 . In 2012 the naval bases on the Baltic Sea were subordinated to the EF1 . On September 27, 2016, the 5th minesweeping squadron was decommissioned and the support squadron was put into service in Kiel . On November 16, 2016, the 7th Schnellbootgeschwader in Warnemünde was decommissioned.

tasks

The main task of EF1 is to provide the Bundeswehr with maritime capabilities for operations close to the coast (“force provider”). The duties of the flotilla staff also include leading naval units at sea. For this purpose, a task force for the management of tactical units has been integrated into him. The then commander EF 1, Flotilla Admiral Thomas Jugel , temporarily led the European Union's naval operation “ Atalanta ” in the Indian Ocean.

In addition, the Commander EF 1 is Director of the NATO- accredited Center of Excellence for Operations in Confined and Shallow Waters (COE CSW).

Associations and units

The command and staff of the Flotilla 1 are in Kiel. The following units are subordinate to the commander:

• 1st Corvette Squadron (1st KorvGeschw) in Warnemünde
  • 5 corvettes of the Braunschweig class (class 130)
• 3rd Minesweeping Squadron (3rd MSG) in Kiel
  • 8 Frankenthal-class mine-hunting boats (class 332)
  • 2 Ensdorf-class hollow rod steering boats (class 352)
• Support squadron (UstgGeschw) in Kiel
  • 5 Elbe class tender (class 404)
• 1st submarine squadron (1st UG) in Eckernförde
  • 6 class 212 A submarines
  • 3 fleet service boats of the Oste class (class 423)
  • 1 Elbe class tender (class 404)
  • Training center submarines
• Seebataillon (SeeBtl) in Eckernförde
  • 2 mine diving rescue boats of the Frankenthal class (class 332B)
  • 1 barbel class landing craft (class 520)
• Special forces command of the Navy (KSM) in Eckernförde
• Naval base command Eckernförde
• Naval base command Kiel
• Naval base command Warnemünde

• Units of the operational flotilla 1
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  Corvette "Braunschweig" , class 130 corvette (type ship)

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  "Fulda", mine hunting boat of the Frankenthal class

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  "Elbe", type ship of the tender class 404

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  "U32" , class 212 A submarine before commissioning in the port of Emden

Commanders

No.	Surname	Beginning of the term of office	Term expires
6th	Flotilla Admiral Christian Bock	April 19, 2018	-
5.	Flotilla Admiral Jan Christian Kaack	April 24, 2015	April 19, 2018
4th	Flotilla Admiral Jean Martens	1st of May 2013	April 24, 2015
3.	Flotilla Admiral Thomas Jugel	April 1, 2010	April 30, 2013
2.	Flotilla Admiral Rainer Brinkmann	October 1, 2008	March 31, 2010
1.	Flotilla Admiral Andreas Krause (1)	June 29, 2006	September 30, 2008

⁽¹⁾later inspector of the Navy

literature

• Team of authors, Operation Flotilla 1: Diversity is our strength. The Operational Flotilla 1 at the cutting edge . MarineForum 7 / 8-2018, pp. 4–9.

Web links

• Official website of the operational flotilla 1
• Edgar S. Hasse: Kiel becomes the naval center on the Baltic Sea . In: Die Welt , February 4, 2006.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Axel Schimpf. The naval command in Rostock - the navy on course for the future . In: Marineforum 1 / 2-2013, p. 22 ff.
2. ^ New association in the operational flotilla 1 Marine Press and Information Center, September 28, 2016. Accessed September 29, 2016.
3. ↑ An entire weapon system decommissioned - The era of speedboats is over. PIZ Marine November 17, 2016. Accessed November 18, 2016.
4. ↑ 7th Schnellbootgeschwader decommissioned ( memento of the original from November 17, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. T-Online Regionales on November 16, 2016. Accessed on November 16, 2016.