Naval protection forces

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Marine protection forces
- MSK -

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active April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2014
Country GermanyGermany Germany
Armed forces Bundeswehr Kreuz.svg armed forces
Armed forces Bundeswehr Kreuz.svg German Navy
Branch of service Marines security force
Strength 496 soldiers
Insinuation COA EF1.svg Operation flotilla 1
Location DEU Eckernfoerde COA.svg Eckernförde , Schleswig-Holstein
commander
Last commander Arne Krüger
frigate captain

The Naval Protection Force (MSK) were a infanteristischer Association of the German Navy in battalion strength , which was set up on 1 April 2005 and released on April 1, 2014. The naval protection forces were stationed in Eckernförde on the Baltic Sea. The battalion was subordinate to the operational flotilla 1 . As part of the realignment of the Bundeswehr , the MSK were reclassified into a sea ​​battalion . The Alt Duvenstedt site will be closed. The 2nd company there (2./MSK) is relocated to Eckernförde.

assignment

German soldiers in the NATO maneuver Northern Light , 1999

The naval protection forces took over the infantry security on board at sea and on land in seaports for naval forces. Your main tasks were:

  • Onshore and offshore protection of the units of the German Navy and their facilities on land, in ports, on roads and in coastal waters at home and abroad
  • Advice to management levels on site
  • Obtaining information by field intelligence forces of the Navy to support operational protection as well as to prepare and support the deployment of sea and sea air forces
  • Support in the construction and operation as well as protection of a marine support point (APM)
  • Protection of road transport at home and abroad as part of operational support

Side tasks were:

  • Special Operations Support
  • Carrying out ordnance reconnaissance (EOR)
  • Carrying out NBC defense measures on land
  • Support in securing evidence
  • Support of foreign armed forces in Germany as part of the Host Nation Support (HNS)
  • Support in the context of humanitarian aid (Disaster Relief)

organization

The battalion of naval protection forces comprised around 500 soldiers.

Outline battalion

The battalion consisted of a staff, three operational companies and the field intelligence platoon.

  • Battalion Naval Protection Forces (MSK)
    • Rod
    • 1st company
    • 2nd company
    • 3rd company
    • Field message train

Outline company

Each company consisted of about 140 soldiers, including four officers . The company commander and platoon commander of the I. and IV. Train were both officers of the army service . The position of the company operations officer was occupied by an officer of the military technical service . Platoon leader of the II. And III. There were boatmen in attendance.

The first platoon was equipped with heavy weapon systems for fire support. These included anti-tank weapons ( MILAN ), the light machine gun (LMG), the grenade machine weapon ( GraMaWa ) and snipers .
  • II. Platoon ( infantry protection of objects )
    • Platoon troop
    • 1st group
    • 2nd group
    • 3rd group
  • III. Train ( infantry object protection )
    • Platoon troop
    • 4th group
    • 5th group
    • 6th group
  • IV. Train ( special )
The fourth platoon had specialized skills. These included inflatables, sonar location systems and flying fists .

While in the II. And III. Platoon team ranks without specialization were used, in the IV. Platoon predominantly longer-serving team ranks with a commitment period of four to eight years.

Field message train

A specialty within the Navy were the Navy field intelligence forces . They comprised a platoon of five squads. The soldiers were given the task of evaluating the mood within the population in the country of deployment by means of target-oriented discussions in order to complete the picture of the situation on site.

Assignment structure

Mobile protection element

So-called Mobile Protection Elements (MPE) were used to protect ships and boats at sea . The number of soldiers on an MPE varied depending on the type of ship. An MPE on speedboats consisted of four soldiers (one non-commissioned officer and three men) and on board frigates of up to ten soldiers. Heavy weapons or snipers could be added depending on the job. The MPE could be reinforced with members of the on-board crew.

Vessel Protection Detachment

Vessel Protection Detachments (VPD) - so the international name - were structured similar to the MPE and were deployed as protection teams on merchant ships. They advised the ship's command and protected the ship from (pirate) attacks. VPD could be transferred to another ship by helicopter or dinghy. VPDs were always led by an officer and accompanied by a paramedic .

Harbor Protection Element

Harbor Protection Elements (HPE) were used to protect ships and boats in ports. HPE were the size of a train ; H. about 30 to 40 soldiers. HPE consisted of at least two groups to ensure constant protection of the ship. HPE operated Moreover checkpoints (checkpoints) for persons and vehicles.

The infantry core of the HPE was supplemented by specialists, e.g. B. motorboat drivers or sonarists who z. B. educate after divers.

Commanders

No. Surname Beginning of the term of office Term expires Remarks
5. Frigate Captain Arne Krüger January 31, 2014 March 31, 2014 Formation of the sea ​​battalion
4th Frigate Captain Edgar Behrends January 20, 2011 January 31, 2014
3. Frigate Captain Thomas Schorn September 21, 2007 January 20, 2011 initially in the rank of corvette captain
2. Frigate Captain Andreas Mügge October 1, 2005 September 21, 2007
1. Frigate Captain Bernd Rehr April 1, 2005 October 1, 2005 previously last commander MSichBtl 1

education

Teams

The three-month basic training (GA) was carried out during the 9th and 10th inspection of the Naval NCO School in Plön . Basic military service was trained there together with soldiers on a temporary basis. In the last third of the AGA, the so-called pre - deployment training took place in the context of conflict prevention and crisis management , in short: EAKK.

The AGA was followed by six-month full training with the naval protection forces in Eckernförde and at various army schools . The soldiers belonged either to the II. Or III. Train one of the three operational companies.

Components of the full training were:

After a total of nine months, each marine security soldier received Combat Ready status if he had passed the training .

After the full training, further specialist courses followed, e.g. B. for snipers or motorboat drivers.

NCOs

Portepee NCOs were mainly used as group or platoon leaders in the naval protection forces.

Boatswain candidates went through the six-month full training together with the voluntary military service and longer-serving crew ranks. This was followed by the four-month non-commissioned officer course 2 at the naval non-commissioned officer school as a career course.

Further training contents for NCOs with portepee were:

The promotion to the boatswain could take place at the earliest three years after entering the service.

Officers

Officers were used in the naval protection forces as platoon leaders, unit (company commander) and unit commanders (battalion commander) or in the staff.

Troop service officers (OffzTrD) completed the six-month group leader course at the Naval NCO School in Plön after completing their studies at one of the Bundeswehr universities . After an internship in the troops, they took part in the train driver's course, which again lasted six months. This was followed by deployment to the naval protection forces in Eckernförde. Further courses followed (including ABC / Se, lone warrior course ).

Officers of the Military Technical Service (OffzMilFD) were former Portepee NCOs who switched to the career of officers.

history

Naval Engineer Battalion

The history of the naval protection forces goes back to the establishment of the naval pioneer battalion in 1958 in Sengwarden (Friesland) near Wilhelmshaven . Until the establishment of the command of the amphibious armed forces , the later amphibious group, it was under the command of the destroyers .

The Marine Engineer Battalion was divided into the following units in 1958:

Sea battalion

After just one year, the association was given the traditional name Seebataillon (1959-1965 and 1988-1990 as a troop trial). With this name the first sea battalion of Germany, founded in Stettin in 1852, the Royal Prussian Navy was remembered. The sea battalion was given the task of preparing stretches of beach and coast for landing troops the size of a brigade . In 1960 it was divided into the following units:

  • Headquarters and supply company
  • Boat company
  • Port construction and operations company
  • Beach master company

After just two years, there were new structural changes: the port construction and operations company became the beach pioneer company, and the staff and supply company was henceforth just a staff company. The sea battalion was disbanded in Borkum in 1964 .

As part of a troop test, the sea battalion was set up from 1988 to 1991 and placed under the amphibious group. It included the beach master and the combat swimmer company, which until then had been directly subordinate to the amphibious group.

Naval base capture groups

From the 1960s, the then German Navy began to set up security forces to protect their facilities on land. In the event of a defense , these inactive units would have been activated. You have been to strategically important locations, e.g. B. at depots or along the West German Baltic coast, stationed.

All logistical facilities of the Navy were subordinate to the naval support command based in Wilhelmshaven until it was dissolved. These included u. a. Depots and bases. The command and its departments were subordinate to a total of 36 inactive security trains and three inactive security companies. These units were equipment units (GerEinh), i.e. H. there was only stored material. In the case of defense, the troops would have been replenished by reservists . The soldiers took over the material to secure and defend the locations assigned to them.

To protect the fleet command in Glücksburg and the land-based marine telecommunications equipment, there were 25 non-active security trains as equipment units.

Between 1973 and 1991 there were three naval base security groups. They were partially active and in peacetime consisted of only one active unit, the first company. This can be viewed as a light infantry company. The groups were subordinate to a respective naval base command.

  • Naval Base Security Group 1 , Flensburg
    • 1st company
    • 2nd to 4th company (GerEinh)
    • two safety cables (GerEinh)
  • Marine base security group 3 , Olpenitz ( Kappeln an der Schlei )
    • 1st company
    • 2nd and 3rd company (GerEinh)
    • three safety cables (GerEinh)
  • Naval Base Security Group 5 , Kiel
    • 1st company
    • 2nd and 3rd company (GerEinh)
    • three safety cables (GerEinh)

Naval aviation security units

So-called ground defense squadrons were subordinate to the naval aviation squadrons in Kiel, Kropp , Nordholz and Tarp . In the 1970s they were given the name Horst security squadrons , and later (naval) security companies . They were subordinate to the air base groups of the squadron. The 1st company that was active used the 20 mm field cannons as a so-called heavy company for object protection.

Tactical sign of the naval security company of Naval Aviation Squadron 2
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On April 1, 1991, all active units were combined and merged into the newly established marine security battalions. The inactive units and sub-units have been dissolved.

In addition, the air base groups of MFG 1, MFG 2 and MFG 3 each had an anti-aircraft squadron for property protection, equipped with the ROLAND anti-aircraft missile system and the 40 mm L / 70 anti-aircraft gun . With the dissolution of the air base groups, the air defense squadrons were merged with the flight operations squadrons.

Naval Service School

See article here .

Maritime Security Associations

In 1991 the previous naval base security groups were dissolved and merged with the newly created naval security battalions. They were given the task of protecting naval facilities inland. Three active and two inactive battalions were available for this purpose.

  • Naval Security Battalion 1 , actively
    from 1991 to 2001 in Gluckstadt and from 2001 to 2005 Eckernförde stationed
  • Marine Security Battalion 2, non-active
  • Marinesicherungsbataillon 3, partly active
    from 1991 to 1996 stationed in Rostock and from 1996 to 2001 in Seeth
    (formed from parts of the former coastal defense regiment 18 of the NVA )
  • Marine Security Battalion 4, non-active
  • Marinesicherungsbataillon 5, partly active
    from 1991 to 1994 stationed in Glückstadt

Marine Security Regiment

The Marine Security Regiment (MSichRgt) existed from October 1, 1996 to September 30, 2001 with its location in Glückstadt. It was under the Naval Office (MarA) in Rostock .

The MSichRgt were subordinate to the naval security battalions 1, 2, 3 and 4 as well as the naval training battalion.

For the realization of an operational contingent navy for the use in peace with operations of the Bundeswehr within the framework of international obligations outside Germany, the Einsatzzug 1 was set up on September 1, 1999 and placed under the fleet command in every respect. At the end of the year, Einsatzzug 1 took part in the 2nd KFOR contingent.

After the MSichRgt was disbanded, Einsatzzug 1 was subordinated to Marinesicherungsbataillon 1 as naval security train 1.

Marine Security Battalion 1

The Marinesicherungsbataillon 1 (MSichBtl 1) existed with a troop strength of about 500 soldiers from January 1, 1991 to March 31, 2005. Initially it was subordinate to the Naval Section Command East , from 1996 to 2001 to the MSichRgt and then to the flotilla of the mine forces .

The MSichBtl 1 was divided into:

Task Force 2 was deployed in 2001 as part of the NATO- led Operation Amber Fox in Macedonia .

From October 1, 1994 to July 1, 1996, the battalion was subordinate to the naval training company C. This then moved from Glückstadt to Seeth and was integrated into the newly created naval training battalion as the 3rd company.

The units of the MSichBtl, the marine security companies , were initially organized as follows:

  • Company command group
  • I. Zug
    Infantry platoon led by an officer of the troop service
  • II.
    Boarding train , led by a non-commissioned officer with portepee
  • III. Zug
    Feldkanonenzug led by an officer of the military professional service

Since the embargo monitoring of the former Yugoslavia in the Adriatic boarding was by members of the order of use converted 76th The 2nd Company was later ready for this.

One of the last missions of MSichBtl 1 was the protection of US facilities in southern Germany due to the Iraq war in 2003. For this purpose, the battalion was increased by three more companies to seven companies by the personnel of a disbanded Schnellbootgeschwader. Its staff recruited u. a. from members of the 3rd Minesweeping Squadron (whose boats were only tied to the pier with emergency crews at that time) and the 3rd Schnellbootgeschwader, which was disbanded in the same year.

Marine Security Battalion 3

The Marinesicherungsbataillon 3 (MSichBtl 3) was set up on April 1, 1991 in Rostock and initially placed under the Coastal Defense Regiment 18. A little later, on July 1, 1991, it was placed under the Rostock naval command . With the relocation to Seeth in 1996, the battalion was briefly assigned to the naval office before it came under the umbrella of the newly created MSichRgt.

Since 1995 the 1st and 2nd company in the respective 2nd platoon have been training boarding soldiers, who from the same year also participated in the monitoring of the embargo of the former Yugoslavia in the Adriatic.

On September 30, 2001, MSichBtl 3 was dissolved.

Naval Training Battalion

The naval training battalion (MAusbBtl) was set up on October 1, 1996 in Glückstadt and subordinated to the MSichRgt.

The battalion was tasked with military training and further training for soldiers in area 70. Furthermore, the motor vehicle and technical training belonged to it. For this purpose, the MAusbBtl was structured as follows:

  • Staff MAusbBtl, Glückstadt
  • 1./MAusbBtl , Putlos
    • Basic training application series 76
    • Basic training for officer candidates
    • Army exercise
  • 2./MAusbBtl , Glückstadt
    • Specialized training for mate, bosun, officer in the 76 series
    • Supplementary boarding training
    • Property protection commander / agent
    • Army exercise
  • 3./MAusbBtl , Seeth
    • Basic training series of uses 34, 73
  • Naval Training Center (MAZ) , Seeth
    • Seeth driving school
      • Maate training application series 73
      • Driver training A1, B, C, CE, D, E
      • Driver training for industrial trucks
    • Driving school Wilhelmshaven
      • Driver training A1, B, C, CE, D, E

In 2001, the naval training battalion was subordinated to the Naval NCO School (MUS) in Plön. A year later, on September 30, 2002, it was dissolved. Parts went to MUS, teaching group B.

Calls

Despite the relatively short period of their existence, the naval protection forces have taken part in numerous missions at home and abroad.

International assignments

National missions

equipment

Systems

Hand weapons

Other firearms

vehicles

Uniform and license plate

beret

The identification mark of soldiers of the marine security forces was the navy blue beret with the beret badge of the marine security forces. This consists of two crossed carabiners behind an anchor, surrounded by oak leaves.

Career badge

Use series 76

The uniform (first set) of the crews and NCOs was identified by a round patch or metal pin on the upper arms of the sailor's blouses and suit jackets and the epaulets on the service suit with a clear anchor.

The dark blue patch under the rank badge was sewn onto the uniform (first set). The patches on the blouses are white with dark blue embroidery.

Further troop units with reference to row 76

There are other units within the Bundeswehr that relate to usage series 76.

Teaching group B of the Navy NCO School

The Navy NCO School (MUS) was subject to the following security units until the early 1980s:

  1. Marine Security Company
  2. Marine Security Company
  3. Marine Security Company

The heavy naval security company moved to Olpenitz on April 1, 1982.

After the MAusbBtl was closed, parts of the training went to the MUS in Plön. Teaching group B carries out basic training (GA) for recruits . In contrast to the GA at the Naval Operation School in Bremerhaven or at the Naval Technology School in Parow , the basic training in Plön is comparatively “greener”. For this reason, the officer candidates also receive their " basic infantry training" at the MUS .

The following units are available.

6th inspection
Since August 2008, all recruits of the boatswain candidates (BA) undergo quarterly together at the 6th inspection of their basic training in the 1st and 2nd train. Recruits of employment series 34 , 37 and 76 are in the III. and IV. Train trained.
7th inspection
The 7th inspection trains the naval uniform wearers (MUT) of the armed forces base in the application series 6110 (staff service), 6310 (SKB material management) and 73 (motor vehicle service).
8th inspection
After the marine supply school in List on Sylt was closed , the navy trained as a cook at the MUS in Plön. The 8th inspection trains the recruits of the application series 62 (catering service) and carries out the specialist training for soldiers of the application series 76, u. a. Group leader and platoon leader course.

SEC M

In the course of the restructuring, the boarding forces of the Navy went to the now renamed Specialized Operations Forces of the Navy (SEK M) based in Eckernförde.

4th / Guard Battalion

The 4th Company (Protocol and Security Company) of the Guard Battalion at the Federal Ministry of Defense was set up on July 2, 1973. It is the naval component that the Guard Battalion did not have until then. Your soldiers are members of the Navy. However, they also have the uniforms of the other two armed forces, the army and the air force.

In the performance of protocol tasks, the Navy was represented by soldiers from the 76 series until 1973. First, the delegations from the sea battalion came from Borkum . After this was dissolved in 1965, the Naval NCO School in Plön and the ground defense squadron (1st security company) of the Air Base Group of the Naval Air Wing 1 from Jagel shared the task.

Over the years, the Marines have been exposed to high stresses.

  • For each participation in a protocol ceremony, the distance between the Rhineland and Schleswig-Holstein had to be overcome.
  • The soldiers were primarily trained to protect property and only performed the duties of the protocol service in a secondary role.
  • Discrepancies arose between the Navy and the Guard Battalion in connection with the provisions of the international protocol.

Due to the conversion of the military service from 18 to 15 months and the reorganization of the NCO training, the time burdens for the naval NCO school and the ground defense squadron of MFG 1 became too great. For this reason, the 9th inspection of the Naval Coast Service School moved to Siegburg in 1973 and a little later became the 4th company in the guard battalion.

At the beginning of 2017, the 4th / Guard Battalion provided a safety train to secure the German Camp Castle in Limassol . There he replaced a unit of the coastal operations company of the sea ​​battalion . This mission at UNIFIL is the first closed mission of a unit of the guard battalion. Due to the high protocol-related burden, only individual soldiers had been deployed on missions until then.

Similar associations

References

Web links

Official information:

Other pages:

See also

literature

  • Rolf Klodt: At sea and on land. On the history, missions and uniforms of the German marines, marines, the naval security force and the naval protection forces. Report-Verlag, Sulzbach / Ts. u. a. 2008, ISBN 978-3-932385-28-5 .
  • Hans Joachim Ryszewski: Marine infantry and marines in the German navy. In: Köhler's fleet calendar. Vol. 95, 2007, ISSN  0075-6474 , pp. 55-60.
  • Johannes Berthold Sander-Nagashima: The Federal Navy 1950 to 1972. Concept and structure (= security policy and armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. Volume 4). Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag Munich 2006, ISBN 3-486-57972-X , p. 157.
  • Thomas Schorn: Navy protection forces. the "green marine" as a service provider for our fleet. In: Strategy & Technology. Vol. 51, No. 8, 2008, ISSN  1860-5311 , pp. 44-47.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Not a branch of the army in the strict sense, but z. Sometimes referred to as such in the Bundeswehr technical terminology analogous to the armies of the army, cf. z. B. TL 8455-0128, beret badge / military branch badge: VersNr: 8455-12-196-6660 Marine security force
  2. ↑ BMVg - The stationing of the Bundeswehr (October 2011) (PDF; 3.26 MB)
  3. ↑ Press and Information Center Navy: Battalion remains in Northern hands - change of command in the naval protection forces. Bundeswehr, January 28, 2014, accessed on January 28, 2014 .
  4. ↑ Press and Information Center Navy: Change in leadership in the naval protection forces. Press portal, January 18, 2011, accessed February 6, 2015 .
  5. ↑ deutsches-marinearchiv.de
  6. ↑ 1./MSichRgt transferred to the crisis region Kosovo. In: Marineforum 1 / 2-2000, p. 26
  7. ↑ Central guideline A2-2630 / 0-0-5 “Suit regulations for soldiers in the Bundeswehr” . Status: July 2015, p. Point 402, 545 .
  8. ↑ Between checkpoint and protocol service: soldiers of the guard battalion for the first time at UNIFIL. Retrieved April 30, 2016 .