The Sea Battalion (german: Seebataillon) is a land formation of the
German Navy
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. It was formed in
Eckernförde
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on 1 April 2014, succeeding the
Naval Protection Force and the Naval Force Protection Battalion, against a background of rapidly escalating
tensions in Eastern Europe centering around Ukraine.
Structure
The Sea Battalion is made up of around 1,100 sailors and structured into four companies plus support elements. Every company, led by a lieutenant commander (''Korvettenkapitän'',
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), is specialized in specific field of force protection.
* Seebataillon
** HQ
*** S1
*** S2
*** S3
*** S4
*** S6
*** medical support group
** coastal defence company (''Küsteneinsatzkompanie'')
*** 1st platoon
*** 2nd platoon
*** 3rd platoon
*** 4th platoon
*** 5th platoon (inactive)
** boarding company (''Bordeinsatzkompanie'')
*** 1st platoon
*** 2nd platoon
*** 3rd platoon
*** 4th platoon
**
mine clearance diving company (''Minentaucherkompanie'')
*** diver platoon (for seabased operations, e.g. aboard
minesweepers)
*** mobile platoon
***
EOD platoon
** reconnaissance company (''Aufklärungskompanie'')
*** surveillance platoon (including UAVs,
diver detection sonar)
***
HUMINT platoon
*** sniper platoon
***
NBC defence platoon
** support company (''Unterstützungskompanie'')
*** technical support
*** logistical support
** training centre
** beach master platoon (''planned'')
References
External links
''Das Seebatallion''(in German)
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Germany
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Military units and formations of the German Navy
Military units and formations established in 2014
Battalions of the Bundeswehr
2014 establishments in Germany