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People's Navy Volksmarine
Insignia of the Volksmarine
Active
1 March 1956 – 2 October 1990
Country
East Germany
Branch
Ministry of National Defence
Type
Navy
Role
Coastal defence
Size
27,000
Part of
Nationale Volksarmee
Headquarters
Rostock
March
Präsentiermarsch der Volksmarine
Engagements
Cold War
Decorations
See article
Commanders
Commanders
See list
Felix Scheffler, (1956) Waldemar Verner, (1957–1959) Wilhelm Ehm, (1959–1961),(1963–1987) Heinz Neukirchen, (1961–1963) Theodor Hoffmann, (1987–1989) Hendrik Born (1989–1990)
Insignia
Naval ensign (warships) (1960–1990)
Naval ensign (auxiliary ships) (1960-1990)
Naval jack (1960–1990)[1]
Military unit
Cap of an Officer of the Volksmarine - (With cap cover) - 1962
The Volksmarine (VM, German pronunciation:[ˈfɔlksmaˌʁiːne]; English: People's Navy) was the naval force of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from 1956 to 1990. The Volksmarine was one of the service branches of the National People's Army and primarily performed a coastal defence role along the GDR's Baltic Sea coastline and territorial waters.
Disbanded one day before the official reunification of Germany, the Volksmarine served as the naval arm of the East German state for 34 years. Rostock, former home port and headquarters of the Volksmarine, houses Navy Command for the post-reunification Deutsche Marine.
^Arrangement concerning the carrying of flags, pennants and standards on ships and boats of the People's Navy - Flag array 'of 12 July 1979 , § 2 (3).
The Volksmarine (VM, German pronunciation: [ˈfɔlksmaˌʁiːne]; English: People's Navy) was the naval force of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from...
official name with respect to the 1990 incorporation of the East German Volksmarine (People's Navy). It is deeply integrated into the NATO alliance. Its...
officer candidate or officer aspirant (OA)). While the sleeve ranks of the Volksmarine officers were of the style used by the Soviet Navy, all shoulder board...
with other armed forces of the Warsaw pact. The equivalent rank in the Volksmarine (en: GDR Navy) was Oberleutnant zur See. Later it was shortened to simply...
flag officer grade of the Volksmarine, equivalent to the one-star rank Generalmajor (OF-6 as well). In the GDR Volksmarine there were three flag officer...
Generaladmiral in the Kriegsmarine until 1945 or to a Flottenadmiral in the Volksmarine until 1990. It was the highest ordinary military rank and the highest...
This is a list of minesweeper and minehunter classes Ton-class minesweeper Ton-class minesweeper Bay-class minehunter – (1986–2001) Huon-class minehunter...
been used by the Reichsmarine, Kriegsmarine, and Bundesmarine. In the Volksmarine, the rank was originally used in the same way until the suffix zur See...
of the following branches: Land Forces of the National People's Army Volksmarine – People's Navy Air Forces of the National People's Army The border troops...
navies of Germany being separated into the West German Navy and the Volksmarine of East Germany. Command post flags The rank of Grossadmiral (Grand admiral)...
Regiment intended for amphibious operations in the Baltic Sea; while the Volksmarine Kampfschwimmer: Combat swimmer units were intended for support of amphibious...
Finnish Navy decommissioned its last Turunmaa-class corvette in 2002. Volksmarine sold all of its 16 Parchim-class corvettes to Indonesia in 1992. Border...
North German Federal Navy Imperial German Navy Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine Volksmarine Awards, decorations, and badges Badge of Honour of the Bundeswehr Military...
Kretschmer went on to serve in the Bundesmarine. In East Germany the Volksmarine (People's Navy) was established in 1956. With the reunification of Germany...
Army Flag for combat ships and boats of the Volksmarine Flag for auxiliary ships and boats of the Volksmarine Deutsche Post service flag (1955–1973) Flag...
with other armed forces of the Warsaw Pact. The equivalent rank of the Volksmarine (GDR Navy) was the Konteradmiral, often called simply Herr Admiral for...
Defense of the German Democratic Republic and head of the People's Navy (Volksmarine). Ehm's father was a carpenter who served as an armorer and a bugler...
ret. 20. August 2016 Günther Miel (2007). Die LTS- und KTS-Boote der Volksmarine. Vorbilder und Modelle (in German). Villingen-Schwenningen: Neckar-Verlag...
sequence of grades was as follows: Unteroffizier (Maat ⇒ see main article Volksmarine) Unterfeldwebel (Obermaat) Feldwebel (Meister) Oberfeldwebel (Obermeister)...
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Nationale Volksarmee
