Navy Office (Germany)

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Navy Office
German: Marineamt
File:Marineamt-Wappen.svg
Marineamt insignia
Active1 October 1956–1 October 2012
CountryFile:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
BranchFile:Naval Ensign of Germany.svg German Navy
TypeHigh command authority
Sizeabout 4,500
HeadquartersRostock
Commanders
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The Navy Office (German: Marineamt) was a higher command within the German Navy, founded in 1965 and disestablished in 2012. Its original responsibility was training, education and armaments planning for the German Navy. It was situated at Wilhelmshaven until it was relocated to Rostock after German reunification in 1990. In 2001 it was merged with the former Navy Support Command, expanding its responsibilities to include naval logistics.

The Marineamt was commanded by a Rear Admiral directly subordinate to the Chief of the Naval Staff in the Ministry of Defence. It was the superior command for all naval schools and bases as well as of some research and development institutions.

In 2012, the Marineamt was combined with the Naval Staff in the Ministry of Defence in Bonn and Fleet Command in Glücksburg to form Navy Command (Marinekommando), located in Rostock.[1]

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