German term for certain naval infantry or marine troops
This article is about the general term and historical naval units. For the modern German unit, see Naval Force Protection Battalion (Germany).
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Seebataillon (plural Seebataillone), literally "sea battalion", is a German term for certain troops of naval infantry or marines. It was used by the Prussian Navy, the North German Federal Navy, the Imperial German Navy, the Austro-Hungarian Navy, the Kriegsmarine, and briefly in the Bundesmarine. In 2014, also the modern German Navy established a naval force protection unit called Seebataillon.[1]
^"Das Seebatallion" (in German). German Navy. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
Seebataillon (plural Seebataillone), literally "sea battalion", is a German term for certain troops of naval infantry or marines. It was used by the Prussian...
Captain and Governor Alfred Meyer-Waldeck, consisted of the marines of III Seebataillon, naval personnel, Chinese colonial troops, and Austro-Hungarian sailors...
Leased Territory, it was used by the machine gun company of the III. Seebataillon and saw service during the Siege of Tsingtao. After World War I, the...
exchange of officers and sharing training and exercises. The Sea Battalion (Seebataillon) is a land formation of the German Navy. It was formed in Eckernförde...
Braunschweig class corvette. Integration of the German Navy Marines (Seebataillon) in the Netherlands Marine Corps and use of the Amphibious ships of the...
naval presence in East Asia. On 26 January 1898, the marines of III. Seebataillon arrived on the liner Darmstadt. Jiaozhou Bay was now secure. Negotiations...
Allegiance German Empire Type Infantry Size 80,330 troops (including Seebataillon III (3rd Marine Battalion) and 200 camels Engagements Abushiri Revolt...
Marines, the United States Marine Corps, the Sea Battalion (German: Seebataillon) and the Special Operations Regiment. The corps was founded on 10 December...
2012, 49 f. Fachhochschule Potsdam, ed. (9 October 2018). "Das III. Seebataillon in Tsingtau". Archivführer deutsche Kolonialgeschichte. Retrieved 11...
blocked the city harbour, bombarded the southern town area, and landed Seebataillon marines at Katajanokka. Around 7,000 Finnish Reds defended Helsinki,...
clearance divers were summarized into the Naval Force Protection Battalion (Seebataillon) in Eckernförde. The formation is often described as the "multi-tool...
Alpine Corps, Imperial German Air Service, and the Imperial German Navy, Seebataillon, Imperial German Naval Air Service. In addition to present-day Germany...
Empire. While the comparatively few infantrymen of the small Marinecorps (Seebataillon) were professional soldiers, the Imperial German Navy relied on conscripts...
the western Pacific. Beginning in January 1898, the marines of III. Seebataillon were based at Qingdao. Construction of the Jiaoji Railway began on 23...
cruiser SMS Kaiserin Augusta and in January 1898 the marines of the Seebataillon disembarked to form the garrison for Tsingtao (now Qingdao). With the...
service in the new Kiautschou Bay Leased Territory in China, serving in a Seebataillon (Marine Battalion) until March 1899, when he became a Major in the Army...
high-explosive fragmentation grenade. A Granatenwerfer 16 in action with German Seebataillon troops in Flanders during 1917 An Austrian Granatenwerfer set up for...
was, on his request, posted to the 2nd Battalion of Marine Infantry (Seebataillon) at Wilhelmshaven. His battalion commander was the famed Paul Emil von...
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