German Navy
The German Navy has had several names depending on the political structure of Germany at the time:- Norddeutsche Bundesmarine (Nothern German Federal Navy) (1866-1871)
- Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) (1872-1918)
- Vorläufige Reichsmarine (1919-1921)
- Reichsmarine (1921-1935)
- Kriegsmarine (War Navy) (1935-1945)
- Volksmarine (People's Navy) (East Germany: 1949-1990)
- Bundesmarine (Federal Navy) (West Germany: 1955-1990)
- Admirals
- Vizeadmiral Bernhard Rogge
- Admirals
- Deutsche Marine (German Navy) (1990-present)
Jacks and Ensigns
Kriegsmarine
Deutsche Marine
See also: List of ships of the German navies, pocket battleship, U-boat