Sea Battalion (Germany)

Sea Battalion
Seebataillon
Coat of arms of the German Naval Force Protection Battalion
Active2014–present
Country Germany
Branch German Navy
TypeNaval infantry
Size~1,100
Part of Einsatzflottille 1
Garrison/HQ Eckernförde
Nickname(s)Multitool der Marine (Multitool of the Navy)[1]
Motto(s)Vom Land zum Meer – Vom Meer zum Land (From land to sea - from sea to land)[1]
Commanders
Current
commander
Fregattenkapitän Norman Bronsch
Insignia
Beret badge

The Sea Battalion (German: Seebataillon) is a land formation of the German Navy. It was formed in Eckernförde on 1 April 2014, succeeding the Naval Protection Force and the Naval Force Protection Battalion, against a background of rapidly escalating tensions in Eastern Europe centering around Ukraine.

  1. ^ a b Presse- und Informationszentrum Marine (1 April 2014). "The multitool of the navy". marine.de. Retrieved 25 August 2017.