Einsatzflottille 1

Einsatzflottille 1 (EinsFltl 1 or EF 1) is one of the three brigade-level units of the German Navy, in addition to Einsatzflottille 2 and the Naval Air Command. It is based in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, and is under the head of the Navy Command, based in Rostock.[1]

1st Flotilla
Einsatzflottille 1
Coat of arms of the Einsatzflottille 1
ActiveJune 29, 2006 to present
Country Germany
Branch German Navy
Part ofNavy Command
Garrison/HQ Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Commanders
Current
commander		Flotilla admiral Christian Bock
Notable
commanders		Andreas Krause

History
Staff building of Einsatzflottille 1

Einsatzflottille 1 was set up on 29 June 2006 as part of a major reorganization of the fleet. The Schnellbootflottille, the Ubootflottille, and the Flottille der Minenstreitkräfte were merged. This brought all fast attack craft, mine warfare ships, and submarines of the German Navy under one organisational umbrella. The five corvettes of the Braunschweig class were integrated into the flotilla from 2008 onwards. In 2012 the EF 1 was stationed in the Baltic Sea. On 27 September 2016 the 5th Minensuchgeschwader, formerly part of Einsatzflottille 1, was decommissioned in Kiel, and was replaced by the Unterstützungsgeschwader (Support Squadron).[2] On 16 November 2016 the 7. Schnellbootgeschwader in Warnemünde was also decommissioned.[3][4]

Subordinate units

The commander of EF 1 is also the director of the NATO- led Centre of Excellence for Operations in Confined and Shallow Waters, COE CSW.

Commanders
N0. Name Start of command End of command
6 Flotilla admiral Christian Bock 19 April 2018 -
5 Flotilla admiral Jan Christian Kaack 24 April 2015 19 April 2018
4 Flotilla admiral Jean Martens 1 May 2013 24 April 2015
3 Flotilla admiral Thomas Jugel 1 April 2010 30 April 2013
2 Flotilla admiral Rainer Brinkmann 1 October 2008 31 March 2010
1. Flotilla admiral Andreas Krause 29 June 2006 30 September 2008

References
  1. Axel Schimpf: Das Marinekommando in Rostock – Die Marine auf Zukunftskurs. In: Marineforum, No. 1/2-2013, Pg. 22.
  2. Neuer Verband in der Einsatzflottille 1 Presse- und Informationszentrum Marine, 28 September 2016.
  3. Ein ganzes Waffensystem außer Dienst gestellt – Die Ära der Schnellboote ist zu Ende PIZ Marine 17 November 2016.
  4. 7. Schnellbootgeschwader außer Dienst gestellt Archived 2016-11-17 at the Wayback Machine T-Online Regionales 16 November 2016.
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