The list of admirals of the German Navy consists flag officers of the German Navy. The year-date is related to the promotion to the appropriate admiral's rank.
Active admirals of the German Navy
[edit] The medical officers are incorporated into the table in line to the rank.
Rank | Name | Assignment | Start of service |
Konteradmiral | Thomas Daum | Chief of staff, NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) | November 1, 2015 |
Konteradmiral | Thomas Jugel | Deputy division chief "Strategy and Operations", MOD Germany | May 1, 2013 |
Konteradmiral | Thorsten Kähler | Chief of staff, Marinekommando | March 1, 2015 |
Konteradmiral | Hans-Christian Luther | Division chief "Operations" in the Marinekommando | May 24, 2014 |
Konteradmiral | Klaus-Michael Nelte | Head of the staff "Organisation and Revision", MOD Germany | May 1, 2013 |
Rank | Name | Assignment | Start of service |
Admiralarzt | Stephan Apel | "Admiralarzt of the German Navy", Marinekommando | October 1, 2012 |
Flottillenadmiral | Michael Busse | Chief division "Command and Control", Kommando Streitkräftebasis | October 1, 2014 |
Flottillenadmiral | Jürgen Ehle | Chairman EU Military Committee Working Group | June 1, 2013 |
Flottillenadmiral | Rainer Endres | Division chief "Recruitment, Training and Organisation", Marinekommando[1] | October 1, 2012 |
Flottillenadmiral | Thomas Ernst | Commander Maritime Air NATO- COMMARAIRNATO, NATO Maritime Command, Northwood/GBR | June 1, 2013 |
Flottillenadmiral | Markus Krause-Traudes | Deputy chief of staff "Operations", Kommando Operative Führung Eingreifkräfte | May 1, 2012 |
Flottillenadmiral | Martin Krebs | Branch chief II, Recruitment division, MOD Germany[1] | October 1, 2012 |
Flottillenadmiral | Frank Martin Lenski | Commander officer Marineunterstützungskommando[1] | October 1, 2014 |
Flottillenadmiral | Georg Freiherr von Maltzan | Chief sub-division "Operations", Marinekommando[1] | October 1, 2012 |
Flottillenadmiral | Jürgen Mannhardt | Chief division "Plans and concepts", Marinekommando | October 1, 2012 |
Flottillenadmiral | Jean Martens | Commander Einsatzflottille 1 | May 1, 2013 |
Flottillenadmiral | Jürgen zur Mühlen | Commander Einsatzflottille 2 | January 1, 2013 |
Flottenarzt | Knut Reuter | Chief physician Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Berlin[2] | December 3, 2014 |
Flottillenadmiral | Karsten Schneider | Deputy commander and director courses, Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr | October 1, 2012 |
Flottillenadmiral | Carsten Stawitzki | Commander Marineschule Mürwik | July 1, 2013 |