Naval base command Wilhelmshaven

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Naval base
command Wilhelmshaven - MStpKdo Wilhelmshaven -

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Internal association badge (coat of arms)
active January 1, 2003 to the present
Country GermanyGermany Germany
Armed forces Bundeswehr Kreuz.svg armed forces
Armed forces Bundeswehr Logo Marine with lettering.svg German Navy
Insinuation Coats of arms of None.svg Operation flotilla 2
Location Naval base Heppenser Groden , Lower Saxony
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commander Frigate Captain Robert Uebe

The naval base command Wilhelmshaven (abbr .: MStpKdo WHV) is an office of the German Navy at the naval base Heppenser Groden in Wilhelmshaven . It emerged in 2003 from the former Naval Section Command West and has been subordinate to the Operational Flotilla 2 in Wilhelmshaven since October 1, 2012 .

assignment

The command leads the naval base Heppenser Groden and is also responsible for the logistical support of fleet units in local waters and operational areas.

The naval base command Wilhelmshaven provides

  • the barracks commanders of the Heppenser Groden naval base as well as
  • the port master who is responsible for the operation and security of the military port,
  • one shipyard support train each in Hamburg and Schwanewede as well
  • a unit of civil education and training (ZAW) in Sengwarden .

The commander of the naval base command is also the site elder .

Resident associations and ships

Over the years, a number of naval units with their staffs, ships and boats have been based in the Wilhelmshaven base. They were not subordinate to the naval base command.

Destroyers and Frigates
  • Destroyer Flotilla (since 1982, since 2006 Operation Flotilla 2 )
  • 1st Escort Squadron (1958–1960)
  • 2nd Escort Squadron (1968–1988)
  • 1st frigate squadron (2000-2006)
  • 2nd frigate squadron (since 1988)
  • 4th frigate squadron (since 1981)
  • 6th frigate squadron (1994-2006)
  • 2nd Destroyer Squadron (1965–1994)
Amphibious forces
  • Command of the Amphibious Armed Forces ( amphibious group from 1966 ) (1958–1968)
  • 1st landing squadron (1965–1968)
Mine forces
Speed ​​boats
  • 2nd Speedboat Squadron (1958–1970)
Supply units and other auxiliary ships
  • 2. Supply Squadron (1967–1997) with subordinate units in several North Sea bases
  • Trossgeschwader (since 1997) with subordinate units in several naval bases
  • Individual auxiliary ships of the supply squadron, including

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b First step into the future . In: Wilhelmshavener Zeitung of October 2, 2012, p. 3

Remarks

  1. ↑ For details on the associations mentioned see p. List of associations and offices of the German Navy
  2. ↑ period of stationing at the Wilhelmshaven base
  3. ↑ The 4th and 6th MSG formed the North Sea mine defense squadron from 1977 to 1984

Coordinates: 53 ° 31 '26 "  N , 8 ° 6' 47.1"  E