Naval Protection Force (Germany)


The Naval Protection Force was a marine unit of the German Navy. It had the size of a battalion and was part of the 1st Flotilla. It was established on April 1, 2005, but traces its roots back to 1958, when the so-called Sea battalion was activated. Its headquarters was in Eckernförde on the Baltic Sea. Next to the Naval Special Deployment Force, the Naval Protection Force were considered to be a marine element within the German Navy.
The Naval Protection Force battalion was organized into five units: one staff and support company, three naval protection companies and one military intelligence platoon.
On 1 April 2014 the Naval Protection Force became an integral part of the re-formed Seebataillon.

Structure

The Naval Protection Force consisted out of around 500 soldiers and structured into a staff company, three combat companies plus a HUMINT platoon. Every company, led by a lieutenant.Marineschutzkräfte
  • * Staff and Support Company
  • * 1st Company
  • ** 1st platoon
  • ** 2nd platoon
  • ** 3rd platoon
  • ** 4th platoon
  • * 2nd Company
  • ** 1st platoon
  • ** 2nd platoon
  • ** 3rd platoon
  • ** 4th platoon
  • * 3rd Company
  • ** 1st platoon
  • ** 2nd platoon
  • ** 3rd platoon
  • ** 4th platoon
  • * HUMINT platoon

Deployments

Despite their short time of existence, the German Naval Protection Forces participated in a range of national and international Deployments.

International Deployments

National Deployments

  • Protection of US-American facilities as part of the Host Nation Support in 2003
  • Protection of US-American ships during the Kiel Week
  • Protection of the Ammunition Supply Ship Westerwald during the mission- and training passage to South Africa and back

Equipment

Personal Weapons

Anti-Tank- / Anti-Structure Weapons