Name Axel Schimpf Years of service 1971–2014 | ||
Awards Badge of Honour of the Bundeswehr in GoldNATO Medal for YugoslaviaCommander of the National Order of MeritCross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | ||
Frontabschreiten beim feierlichen Gelöbnis/ 50 Jahre MUS Plön
Axel Schimpf (born 1 October 1952) is a retired Vizeadmiral (vice admiral) of the German Navy.
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Biography
Schimpf served as Inspector of the Navy from April 2010 to October 2014. He previously served as an officer on German fast attack craft, and as chief of the Navy Office from 2008 to 2010. He retired from military service on 28 October 2014, when he was replaced as Inspector by Andreas Krause.
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