| Inspector of the German Navy | |
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| Inspekteur der Marine | |
Standard of the Inspector of the Navy
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Vizeadmiral Jan Christian Kaack Acting since 22 January 2022 | |
| Federal Minister of Defence | |
| Abbreviation | InspM |
| Reports to | General Inspector of the Bundeswehr |
| Precursor | Oberkommando der Marine |
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 Inspector has been based at the Navy CommandatRostock.[1] Before then, the Inspector was head of the Naval Staff of the Ministry of Defence, based in Bonn. Both the Inspector and his deputy hold the rank of vice admiral (German: Vizeadmiral).[2]
The Inspector is responsible for the readiness of personnel and materiel in the German Navy, in that regard he reports directly to the Federal Minister of Defence. The Inspector commands the Navy Command; however, the subordinate departments of the Navy are led by their heads at Navy Command and do not report directly to the Inspector. The Inspector sits under the General Inspector of the Bundeswehr and is a member of the Defence Council for Bundeswehr-wide matters.[1]
| No. | Portrait | Inspector of the Navy | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
| Ruge, FriedrichVizeadmiral Friedrich Ruge (1894–1985) | June 1956 | August 1961 | 5 years, 2 months | - |
| 2 |
| Zenker, Karl-AdolfVizeadmiral Karl-Adolf Zenker (1907–1998) | August 1961 | 30 September 1967 | 6 years, 1 month | - |
| 3 |
| Jeschonnek, GertVizeadmiral Gert Jeschonnek (1912–1999) | 1 October 1967 | 30 September 1971 | 3 years, 11 months | - |
| 4 |
| Kühnle, HeinzVizeadmiral Heinz Kühnle (1915–2001) | 1 October 1971 | 31 March 1975 | 3 years, 5 months | - |
| 5 |
| Luther, GünterVizeadmiral Günter Luther (1922–1997) | 1 April 1975 | 31 March 1980 | 4 years, 11 months | - |
| 6 |
| Bethge, AnsgarVizeadmiral Ansgar Bethge (1924–2008) | 1 April 1980 | 31 March 1985 | 4 years, 11 months | - |
| 7 |
| Wellershoff, DieterVizeadmiral Dieter Wellershoff (1933–2005) | 1 April 1985 | September 1986 | 1 year, 5 months | - |
| 8 |
| Wellershoff, DieterVizeadmiral Hans-Joachim Mann (born 1935) | 1 October 1986 | 30 September 1991 | 4 years, 11 months | - |
| 9 |
| Weyher, Hein-PeterVizeadmiral Hein-Peter Weyher (born 1935) | 1 October 1991 | April 1995 | 3 years, 6 months | - |
| 10 |
| Boehmer, Hans-RudolfVizeadmiral Hans-Rudolf Boehmer (born 1938) | April 1995 | September 1998 | 3 years, 5 months | - |
| 11 |
| Lüssow, HansVizeadmiral Hans Lüssow (born 1942) | 1 October 1998 | February 2003 | 4 years, 4 months | - |
| 12 |
| Feldt, LutzVizeadmiral Lutz Feldt (born 1942) | 1 March 2003 | April 2006 | 3 years, 1 month | - |
| 13 |
| Nolting, WolfgangVizeadmiral Wolfgang E. Nolting (born 1948) | April 2006 | 28 April 2010 | 4 years | - |
| 14 |
| Schimpf, AxelVizeadmiral Axel Schimpf (born 1952) | 28 April 2010 | 28 October 2014 | 4 years, 6 months | - |
| 15 |
| Krause, AndreasVizeadmiral Andreas Krause (born 1956) | 28 October 2014 | 24 March 2021 | 6 years, 4 months | - |
| 16 |
| Schönbach, Kay-AchimVizeadmiral Kay-Achim Schönbach (born 1965) | 24 March 2021 | 22 January 2022 | 9 months | - |
| 17 |
| Kaack, Jan ChristianVizeadmiral Jan Christian Kaack (born 1962) | 22 January 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 5 months | - |
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