The Naval Force Protection Battalion (German: Seebataillon) is a land formation of the German Navy formed in Eckernförde on 1 April 2014, against a background of rapidly escalating tensions in Eastern Europe centering around the Ukraine.
The Naval Force Protection Battalion is made up of around 800 sailors and structured into four companies plus support elements. Every company, led by a lieutenant commander (Korvettenkapitän, OF-3), is specialized in specific field of force protection.
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S2
S3
S4
S6
medical support group
coastal defence company (Küsteneinsatzkompanie)
1st platoon
2nd platoon
3rd platoon
4th platoon
5th platoon (inactive)
boarding company (Boardeinsatzkompanie)
1st platoon
2nd platoon
3rd platoon
4th platoon
mine clearance diving company (Minentaucherkompanie)
diver platoon (for seabased operations, e.g. aboard minesweepers)
mobile platoon
EOD platoon
reconnaissance company (Aufklärungskompanie)
surveillance platoon (including UAVs, diver detection sonar)
HUMINT platoon
sniper platoon
NBC defence platoon
support company (Unterstützungskompanie)
technical support
logistical support
training centre
beach master platoon (planned)
Heckler & Koch G36, an Assault rifle
Heckler & Koch MG4, a Light machine gun
Rheinmetall MG3, a General-purpose machine gun
M3M, a Heavy machine gun
Heckler & Koch MP7, a Submachine gun
MP2, a Submachine gun
Heckler & Koch MP5, a Submachine gun
P8, a Pistol
G22, a Sniper rifle
G82, a Sniper rifle
Heckler & Koch G3, a Battle rifle
G28, a Designated marksman rifle
Panzerfaust 3, an Anti-tank Rocket launcher
Raytheon Fliegerfaust 2, a Man-portable air-defense systems
MILAN, an Anti-tank missile
