183rd Panzer Battalion,
Boostedt, (41x Leopard 1A2, 12x M113)
184th Panzer Battalion, Boostedt, (41x Leopard 1A2, 12x M113)
185th Panzer Artillery Battalion, Boostedt, (18x M109A3G)
180th Anti-Tank Company, Bad Segeberg, (12x
Jaguar 1)
180th Armored Engineer Company, Lübeck
180th Supply Company, Boostedt
180th Maintenance Company, Boostedt
51st Home Defence Brigade,
Eutin (originally a brigade of the Territorial Army; it was partially activated and staffed in 1982 and subordinated to the 6th Division as reinforcement in 1985)
The Flag Officer Germany (FOG) was the commanding
vice admiral of the West-
German Navy's Fleet Command. In peacetime he commanded all German naval units in the
North and
Baltic Sea. In case of war the command of German units in the North Sea would pass to the Commander German North Sea Subarea. Fleet Command was based during peacetime in
Glücksburg, but would have moved to an underground command center in Glücksburg-Meierwik in case of war.
The German naval forces in the Baltic Sea had the task to prevent Warsaw Pact naval forces from passing through the Danish straits and to prevent amphibious landings on the German coast. To fulfill its mission the German navy fielded like the Danish Navy a large number of
minelayers and
fast attack crafts. All German submarines were based in the Baltic Sea and tasked with mining enemy harbors and sinking enemy supply ships far from German waters. The main bases in the Baltic Sea were
Naval Base Kiel,
Naval Base Kiel-Holtenau,
Naval Base Flensburg,
Naval Base Flensburg-Mürwik,
Naval Base Olpenitz,
Neustadt Naval Base and
Naval Base Eckernförde.
At the beginning of 1989 the Flag Officer Germany would have commanded the following ships. The peacetime administrative flotilla commands in Wilhelmshaven and Cuxhaven would have been removed from the chain of command in times of war.
A66 Neckar, 401B-class supply and support tender, decommissioned November 1989
Mine Countermeasures Flotilla in Wilhelmshaven
Mine Diver Company in Eckernförde
1st
Minesweeping Squadron in Flensburg with Schütze-class fast minesweepers
M1051 Castor
M1054 Pollux
M1055 Sirius
M1056 Rigel
M1057 Regulus
M1058 Mars
M1059 Spica
M1060 Skorpion
M1062 Schütze
M1063 Waage
A1437 Sachsenwald, 762-class
naval mine transport ship
A1438 Steigerwald, 762-class
naval mine transport ship
3rd Minesweeping Squadron in Kiel with Ariadne-class coastal minesweepers
M2650 Ariadne
M2651 Freya
M2652 Vineta
M2653 Hertha
M2654 Nymphe
M2655 Nixe
M2656 Amazone
M2657 Gazelle
5th Minesweeping Squadron in Olpenitz, between 1988 and 1991 the squadron's Schütze-class fast minesweepers were replaced with Hameln-class fast minesweepers
M1064 Deneb, decommissioned September 1989
M1065 Jupiter, decommissioned September 1989
M1093 Neptun
M1094 Widder, decommissioned July 1989
M1096 Fische, decommissioned April 1989
M1092 Hameln, commissioned June 1989
M1095 Überherrn, commissioned September 1989
M1097 Laboe, commissioned December 1989
A67 Mosel, 402A-class supply and support tender
7th Minesweeping Squadron in Neustadt with Frauenlob-class minesweepers
M2658 Frauenlob
M2659 Nautilus
M2660 Gefion
M2661 Medusa
M2662 Undine
M2663 Minerva
M2664 Diana
M2665 Loreley
M2666 Atlantis
M2667 Acheron
Submarine Flotilla in Kiel
1st Submarine Squadron in Kiel with
Type 205 and
Type 206 submarines
S170 / U21
S176 / U27
S180 / U1 (Type 205)
S181 / U2 (Type 205)
S188 / U9 (Type 205)
S189 / U10 (Type 205)
S190 / U11 (Type 205A)
S191 / U12 (Type 205B)
S192 / U13
S193 / U14
S198 / U19
S199 / U20
A55 Lahn, 403B-class supply and support tender
3rd Submarine Squadron in Eckernförde with Type 206 submarines
S171 / U22
S172 / U23
S173 / U24
S174 / U25
S175 / U26
S177 / U28
S178 / U29
S179 / U30
S194 / U15
S195 / U16
S196 / U17
S197 / U18
A56 Lech, 403B-class supply and support tender, decommissioned June 1989
Supply Flotilla in Cuxhaven
1st Supply Squadron in Kiel, in wartime six additional transport ships and a fuel ship would be activated from the Navy's reserve.
The Commander German North Sea Subarea (GERNORSEA) was the commanding
Flottillenadmiral (equivalent to a
US NavyRear admiral (Lower Half)) of the West-
German Navy's fleet in the
North Sea. In peacetime he was subordinate to the
vice admiral commanding West-
German Navy's
Fleet Command, but in case of war he command a parallel command under NAVBALTAP. In peacetime the command was based in
Wilhelmshaven, but would have moved to an underground command center in Wilhelmshaven-Sengwarden in case of war.
While German naval forces in Baltic Sea were tasked with preventing Warsaw Pact naval forces from passing through the Danish straits, the North Sea fleet was to patrol the
German Bight and protect allied reinforcements and shipping heading for German ports. To GERNORSEA's East
Allied Command Channel's BENECHAN command was tasked with patrolling the Western half of the Southern North Sea, while to North
Allied Forces Northern Europe's SONOR command was patrolling the Southern
Norwegian coast. Unlike in the Baltic Sea most vessels of GERNORSEA were destroyers and frigates. The main bases in the North Sea were
Naval Base Wilhelmshaven and
Naval Base Cuxhaven.
At the beginning of 1989 the Commander German North Sea Subarea would have commanded the following ships in wartime:
6th Minesweeping Squadron in Wilhelmshaven with 351-class minesweepers (improved
Lindau-class minesweepers)
M1073 Schleswig
M1076 Paderborn
M1079 Düren
M1081 Konstanz
M1082 Wolfsburg
M1083 Ulm
A68 Werra, 401A-class supply and support tender
A1410 Walther Von Ledebur, mine diver support vessel
Supply Flotilla in Cuxhaven
2nd Supply Squadron in Wilhelmshaven, in wartime two additional two fuel transport ships and nine hospital ships would be activated from the Navy's reserve.
A1413 Freiburg, 701E-class supply ship
A1414 Glücksburg, 701C-class supply ship
A1416 Nienburg, 701A-class supply ship
A1426 Tegernsee, 703-class fuel transport ship
A1427 Westensee, 703-class fuel transport ship
A1429 Eifel, 766-class fuel transport ship
A1436 Odenwald, 760-class ammunition transport ship
Peter Monte, Die Rolle der Marine der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in der Verteidigungsplanung für Mittel- und Nordeuropa von den 50er Jahren bis zur Wende 1989/90; in: Werner Rahn (Hrsg.), Deutsche Marinen im Wandel, S. 565 ff.. München 2005.
ISBN3-486-57674-7
Norbert Rath; Headquarter Allied Forces Baltic Approaches (HQ BALTAP); in Marineforum 4-1997, S. 3ff.
183rd Panzer Battalion,
Boostedt, (41x Leopard 1A2, 12x M113)
184th Panzer Battalion, Boostedt, (41x Leopard 1A2, 12x M113)
185th Panzer Artillery Battalion, Boostedt, (18x M109A3G)
180th Anti-Tank Company, Bad Segeberg, (12x
Jaguar 1)
180th Armored Engineer Company, Lübeck
180th Supply Company, Boostedt
180th Maintenance Company, Boostedt
51st Home Defence Brigade,
Eutin (originally a brigade of the Territorial Army; it was partially activated and staffed in 1982 and subordinated to the 6th Division as reinforcement in 1985)
The Flag Officer Germany (FOG) was the commanding
vice admiral of the West-
German Navy's Fleet Command. In peacetime he commanded all German naval units in the
North and
Baltic Sea. In case of war the command of German units in the North Sea would pass to the Commander German North Sea Subarea. Fleet Command was based during peacetime in
Glücksburg, but would have moved to an underground command center in Glücksburg-Meierwik in case of war.
The German naval forces in the Baltic Sea had the task to prevent Warsaw Pact naval forces from passing through the Danish straits and to prevent amphibious landings on the German coast. To fulfill its mission the German navy fielded like the Danish Navy a large number of
minelayers and
fast attack crafts. All German submarines were based in the Baltic Sea and tasked with mining enemy harbors and sinking enemy supply ships far from German waters. The main bases in the Baltic Sea were
Naval Base Kiel,
Naval Base Kiel-Holtenau,
Naval Base Flensburg,
Naval Base Flensburg-Mürwik,
Naval Base Olpenitz,
Neustadt Naval Base and
Naval Base Eckernförde.
At the beginning of 1989 the Flag Officer Germany would have commanded the following ships. The peacetime administrative flotilla commands in Wilhelmshaven and Cuxhaven would have been removed from the chain of command in times of war.
A66 Neckar, 401B-class supply and support tender, decommissioned November 1989
Mine Countermeasures Flotilla in Wilhelmshaven
Mine Diver Company in Eckernförde
1st
Minesweeping Squadron in Flensburg with Schütze-class fast minesweepers
M1051 Castor
M1054 Pollux
M1055 Sirius
M1056 Rigel
M1057 Regulus
M1058 Mars
M1059 Spica
M1060 Skorpion
M1062 Schütze
M1063 Waage
A1437 Sachsenwald, 762-class
naval mine transport ship
A1438 Steigerwald, 762-class
naval mine transport ship
3rd Minesweeping Squadron in Kiel with Ariadne-class coastal minesweepers
M2650 Ariadne
M2651 Freya
M2652 Vineta
M2653 Hertha
M2654 Nymphe
M2655 Nixe
M2656 Amazone
M2657 Gazelle
5th Minesweeping Squadron in Olpenitz, between 1988 and 1991 the squadron's Schütze-class fast minesweepers were replaced with Hameln-class fast minesweepers
M1064 Deneb, decommissioned September 1989
M1065 Jupiter, decommissioned September 1989
M1093 Neptun
M1094 Widder, decommissioned July 1989
M1096 Fische, decommissioned April 1989
M1092 Hameln, commissioned June 1989
M1095 Überherrn, commissioned September 1989
M1097 Laboe, commissioned December 1989
A67 Mosel, 402A-class supply and support tender
7th Minesweeping Squadron in Neustadt with Frauenlob-class minesweepers
M2658 Frauenlob
M2659 Nautilus
M2660 Gefion
M2661 Medusa
M2662 Undine
M2663 Minerva
M2664 Diana
M2665 Loreley
M2666 Atlantis
M2667 Acheron
Submarine Flotilla in Kiel
1st Submarine Squadron in Kiel with
Type 205 and
Type 206 submarines
S170 / U21
S176 / U27
S180 / U1 (Type 205)
S181 / U2 (Type 205)
S188 / U9 (Type 205)
S189 / U10 (Type 205)
S190 / U11 (Type 205A)
S191 / U12 (Type 205B)
S192 / U13
S193 / U14
S198 / U19
S199 / U20
A55 Lahn, 403B-class supply and support tender
3rd Submarine Squadron in Eckernförde with Type 206 submarines
S171 / U22
S172 / U23
S173 / U24
S174 / U25
S175 / U26
S177 / U28
S178 / U29
S179 / U30
S194 / U15
S195 / U16
S196 / U17
S197 / U18
A56 Lech, 403B-class supply and support tender, decommissioned June 1989
Supply Flotilla in Cuxhaven
1st Supply Squadron in Kiel, in wartime six additional transport ships and a fuel ship would be activated from the Navy's reserve.
The Commander German North Sea Subarea (GERNORSEA) was the commanding
Flottillenadmiral (equivalent to a
US NavyRear admiral (Lower Half)) of the West-
German Navy's fleet in the
North Sea. In peacetime he was subordinate to the
vice admiral commanding West-
German Navy's
Fleet Command, but in case of war he command a parallel command under NAVBALTAP. In peacetime the command was based in
Wilhelmshaven, but would have moved to an underground command center in Wilhelmshaven-Sengwarden in case of war.
While German naval forces in Baltic Sea were tasked with preventing Warsaw Pact naval forces from passing through the Danish straits, the North Sea fleet was to patrol the
German Bight and protect allied reinforcements and shipping heading for German ports. To GERNORSEA's East
Allied Command Channel's BENECHAN command was tasked with patrolling the Western half of the Southern North Sea, while to North
Allied Forces Northern Europe's SONOR command was patrolling the Southern
Norwegian coast. Unlike in the Baltic Sea most vessels of GERNORSEA were destroyers and frigates. The main bases in the North Sea were
Naval Base Wilhelmshaven and
Naval Base Cuxhaven.
At the beginning of 1989 the Commander German North Sea Subarea would have commanded the following ships in wartime:
6th Minesweeping Squadron in Wilhelmshaven with 351-class minesweepers (improved
Lindau-class minesweepers)
M1073 Schleswig
M1076 Paderborn
M1079 Düren
M1081 Konstanz
M1082 Wolfsburg
M1083 Ulm
A68 Werra, 401A-class supply and support tender
A1410 Walther Von Ledebur, mine diver support vessel
Supply Flotilla in Cuxhaven
2nd Supply Squadron in Wilhelmshaven, in wartime two additional two fuel transport ships and nine hospital ships would be activated from the Navy's reserve.
A1413 Freiburg, 701E-class supply ship
A1414 Glücksburg, 701C-class supply ship
A1416 Nienburg, 701A-class supply ship
A1426 Tegernsee, 703-class fuel transport ship
A1427 Westensee, 703-class fuel transport ship
A1429 Eifel, 766-class fuel transport ship
A1436 Odenwald, 760-class ammunition transport ship
Peter Monte, Die Rolle der Marine der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in der Verteidigungsplanung für Mittel- und Nordeuropa von den 50er Jahren bis zur Wende 1989/90; in: Werner Rahn (Hrsg.), Deutsche Marinen im Wandel, S. 565 ff.. München 2005.
ISBN3-486-57674-7
Norbert Rath; Headquarter Allied Forces Baltic Approaches (HQ BALTAP); in Marineforum 4-1997, S. 3ff.