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 The medical officers are incorporated into the table in line to the rank.
Admirals
RankNameAssignmentStart of service Admiral Manfred Nielson Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation March 24, 2016
Vizeadmirals
RankNameAssignmentStart of serviceVizeadmiralRainer BrinkmannDeputy Inspekteur der MarineNovember 1, 2014VizeadmiralAndreas KrauseInspekteur der MarineNovember 1, 2014VizeadmiralJoachim RühleChief recruitment division, MOD GermanyNovember 1, 2014
Konteradmirals
RankNameAssignmentStart of serviceKonteradmiralThomas DaumChief of staff, NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA)November 1, 2015KonteradmiralThomas JugelDeputy division chief "Strategy and Operations", MOD GermanyMay 1, 2013KonteradmiralThorsten KählerChief of staff, MarinekommandoMarch 1, 2015KonteradmiralHans-Christian LutherDivision chief "Operations" in the MarinekommandoMay 24, 2014KonteradmiralKlaus-Michael NelteHead of the staff "Organisation and Revision", MOD GermanyMay 1, 2013
Flottillenadmirals RankNameAssignmentStart of serviceAdmiralarztStephan Apel"Admiralarzt of the German Navy", MarinekommandoOctober 1, 2012FlottillenadmiralMichael BusseChief division "Command and Control", Kommando StreitkräftebasisOctober 1, 2014FlottillenadmiralJürgen EhleChairman EU Military Committee Working GroupJune 1, 2013FlottillenadmiralRainer EndresDivision chief "Recruitment, Training and Organisation", MarinekommandoOctober 1, 2012FlottillenadmiralThomas ErnstCommander Maritime Air NATO- COMMARAIRNATO, NATO Maritime Command, Northwood/GBRJune 1, 2013FlottillenadmiralMarkus Krause-TraudesDeputy chief of staff "Operations", Kommando Operative Führung EingreifkräfteMay 1, 2012FlottillenadmiralMartin KrebsBranch chief II, Recruitment division, MOD GermanyOctober 1, 2012FlottillenadmiralFrank Martin LenskiCommander officer MarineunterstützungskommandoOctober 1, 2014FlottillenadmiralGeorg Freiherr von MaltzanChief sub-division "Operations", MarinekommandoOctober 1, 2012FlottillenadmiralJürgen MannhardtChief division "Plans and concepts", MarinekommandoOctober 1, 2012FlottillenadmiralJean MartensCommander Einsatzflottille 1May 1, 2013FlottillenadmiralJürgen zur MühlenCommander Einsatzflottille 2January 1, 2013FlottenarztKnut ReuterChief physician Bundeswehrkrankenhaus BerlinOffizieller berichtDecember 3, 2014FlottillenadmiralKarsten SchneiderDeputy commander and director courses, Führungsakademie der BundeswehrOctober 1, 2012FlottillenadmiralCarsten StawitzkiCommander Marineschule MürwikJuly 1, 2013
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