Inspector of the Navy

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The Inspector of the Navy ( InspM ) is the supreme military service superior of the Navy branch of the German Armed Forces . He reports to the Inspector General of the German Armed Forces . His office is the Naval Command in Rostock . The subordinate departments of the Navy are managed by the heads of the responsible specialist departments in the Navy Command and do not report directly to the Inspector.

task and function

The inspector holds the rank of vice admiral and has a deputy of the same rank. He is a member of the Military Command Council chaired by the Inspector General. He also represents the Navy externally, among other things within the Chiefs of European Navies .

story

Since 2012, the Inspector of the Navy has been based at the Naval Command in Rostock.

From 1956 to 2012, the inspector of the navy was also head of department in the Federal Ministry of Defence ; the department reporting to him was the Naval High Command . In his responsibility for the operational readiness of the Navy in terms of personnel and material, he reported directly to the Federal Minister of Defence .

In the navy, the inspector reported to the higher command authorities, whose numbers and designations changed over time.

From 1974 to 2001 there were three higher command authorities, the Fleet Command , the Naval Office and the Naval Support Command, but since the Naval Support Command was decommissioned in 2001 there have only been two. Both were disbanded as part of the realignment of the Navy.

inspectors

Kay-Achim Schönbach Andreas Krause (Admiral) Axel Schimpf Wolfgang E. Nolting Lutz Feldt Hans Lüssow Hans-Rudolf Boehmer Hein-Peter Weyher Hans-Joachim Mann Dieter Wellershoff (Admiral) Ansgar Bethge Günther Luther Heinz Kühnle Gert Jeschonnek Karl-Adolf Zenker Friedrich Ruge
No. Surname beginning of the term end of term
16 Kay-Achim Schönbach March 24, 2021 January 22, 2022
15 Andrew Krause October 28, 2014 March 24, 2021
14 Alex Schimpf (1) April 28, 2010 October 28, 2014
13. Wolfgang E. Nolting April 2006 April 28, 2010
12. Lutz Feldt March 2003 April 2006
11. Hans Lussow October 1998 February 2003
10 Hans Rudolf Boehmer April 1995 Sep 1998
09. Hein-Peter Weyher October 1991 April 1995
08th. Hans Joachim Mann October 1986 Sep 1991
07. Dieter Wellershoff (2) April 1985 Sep 1986
06. Ansgar Bethge April 1980 March 1985
05. Gunter Luther (3) April 1975 March 1980
04. Heinz Kuehnle October 1971 March 1975
03. Gert Jeschonnek October 1967 Sep 1971
02. Karl Adolf Zenker Aug 1961 Sep 1967
01. Friedrich Ruge (4) June 1956 Aug 1961
(1) since October 1, 2012 in the Rostock Naval Command
(4) First as department head VII Marine

web links

itemizations

  1. ↑ Axel Schimpf. The Naval Command in Rostock - The Navy on course for the future . In: Marineforum 1/2-2013, p. 22ff.
  2. ↑ a b Information on the realignment of the Bundeswehr on the Bundeswehr homepage
  3. ↑ BMVg press and information staff: Press release: Change of leadership at the top of the German Navy. Bundeswehr, October 23, 2014, retrieved November 7, 2014 .