Axel Schimpf (born 1 October 1952) is a retired ''
Vizeadmiral
(abbreviated VAdm) is a senior naval flag officer rank in several German (language), German-speaking countries, equivalent to Vice admiral.
Austria-Hungary
In the Austro-Hungarian Navy there were the flag-officer ranks ''Kontreadmiral'' (al ...
'' (vice admiral) of the
German Navy
The German Navy (, ) is the navy of Germany and part of the unified ''Bundeswehr'' (Federal Defense), the German Armed Forces. The German Navy was originally known as the ''Bundesmarine'' (Federal Navy) from 1956 to 1995, when ''Deutsche Mari ...
.
Biography
Schimpf served as
Inspector of the Navy
The Inspector of the Navy (german: Inspekteur der Marine) is the commander of the Navy of the modern-day German Armed Forces, the Bundeswehr. Since the various bodies responsible for the high command of the German Navy were merged in 2012, the In ...
from April 2010 to October 2014. He previously served as an officer on German
fast attack craft, and as chief of the
Navy Office from 2008 to 2010. He retired from military service on 28 October 2014, when he was replaced as Inspector by
Andreas Krause.
References
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Vice admirals of the German Navy
1952 births
Living people
Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Commanders of the Ordre national du Mérite
Recipients of the Badge of Honour of the Bundeswehr
Chiefs of Navy (Germany)
People from Speyer
Military personnel from Rhineland-Palatinate