Kriegsmarine

From Autonomicon Mk. II

Kriegsmarine Active 1935-Present Country Greater German Reich Branch Interstellar Navy Size 8 Million Part of Wehrmacht Notable Garrisons Germania Kiel Erfurt Anniversaries 1935 Founding

Contents 1 Overview 2 Founded 3 Modernization 3.1 Plan Tirpitz 4 Recruitment 5 Doctrine 5.1 Wolfpack 5.2 German Carrier Doctrine 6 Ranks and Insignia 6.1 Kriegsmarine Flag Officer Ranks 6.2 Kriegsmarine Officer Ranks 6.3 Kriegsmarine NCO Ranks 6.4 Kriegsmarine Enlisted Ranks 7 Organization 7.1 Headquarters 7.1.1 Command Structure 7.1.2 Arms of the Kriegsmarine 7.2 Formations 7.2.1 Sector Command 7.2.2 Battle Fleet 7.2.3 Fleet Wing 7.2.4 Flotilla 7.2.5 Schwadron 7.2.5.1 Corvette Squadron 7.2.5.2 Battle Squadron 7.2.5.3 Cruiser Squadron 7.2.5.4 Heavy Squadron 7.2.5.5 Multirole Expeditionary Squadron 7.2.5.6 Mine Warfare Squadron 7.3 Composition 8 Infrastructure 8.1 Headquarters 8.2 Academies 8.3 Arsenals 8.4 Shipyards 8.5 Starbases 8.6 Space Stations 9 Ships 9.1 Strike Craft 9.2 Corvettes 9.3 Frigates 9.4 Destroyers 9.5 Cruisers 9.6 Carriers 9.7 Battleships 9.8 Unique Classes 10 Starbase Classes 11 Space Station Classes

Overview

The Kriegsmarine is the military branch incorporating all interstellar naval forces (outside of the control of the Waffen-SS), orbital defence forces and marine forces within the Greater German Reich.

Founded

The Kriegsmarine was founded in 1935 from the Reichsmarine, the same year of the signing of Anglo-German Naval Agreement of 18 June, 1935. Having not always shined the naval branches influence was next to nothing in the planning stages of the Reich in its early push into space. The Luftwaffe had gained ground developing the rockets and ships that would first take the German people into space. After the founding of the new capital on Germania, a massive restructuring program of the military branches finally pushed almost all assets of value into the the hands of the Navy. Having been given new life into it's budget the Kriegsmarine set out Plan Tirpitz and has since grown into a formidable military power within human space.

Modernization

Plan Tirpitz

The Plan Tirpitz is the naval construction program blueprint for the future of the Kriegsmarine.

Recruitment

Doctrine

Wolfpack

German Wolfpack tactics refer to corvette-based mass-attack tactics used to raid, attack and strike enemy targets with maximum effectiveness and lightning speed.

German Carrier Doctrine

Ranks and Insignia

Kriegsmarine Flag Officer Ranks

Grossadmiral

Generaladmiral

Admiral

Vizeadmiral

Konteradmiral

Flottillenadmiral

Kommodore

Kriegsmarine Officer Ranks

Kapitän zur See

Fregattenkapitän

Korvettenkapitän

Stabskapitänleutnant

Kapitänleutnant

Oberleutnant zur See

Leutnant zur See

Oberfähnrich zur See

Fähnrich zur See

Kriegsmarine NCO Ranks

Stabsoberfeldwebel

Oberfeldwebel

Stabsfeldwebel

Feldwebel

Obermaat

Maat

Kriegsmarine Enlisted Ranks

Oberstabsgefreiter

Stabsgefreiter

Hauptgefreiter

Obergefreiter

Gefreiter

Matrose

Organization

Headquarters

The Oberkommando der Marine is the general staff command of the Kriegsmarine, translating theories and orders from Oderkommando der Wehrmacht and the Fuhrer into military directives dispersed to the number of military departments comprised of its organization.

The Kriegsmarine headquarters is located in orbit of Germania within the Tirpitz Station.

Command Structure

• Department I - Operational Orders and Planning

• Department II - Armaments

• Department III - Navigation

• Department IV - Information Warfare

• Department V - Logistics

• Directorate of Interstellar Naval Engineering

• Directorate of Naval Arsenals

• Directorate of Design and Development

• Directorate of Indoctrination and Training

• Directorate of Naval Propaganda

• Naval Intendancy Service - Provision and Clothing

• Orbital Artillery Command

Arms of the Kriegsmarine

• Kriegsmarine Luft-und Raumfahrtflugwesen (Aerospace Aviation)

• Kriegsmarine Infanterie (Infantry)

• Kriegsmarine Militärischer Transport (Military Transportation)

• Kriegsmarine Vermessung (Reconnaissance)

• Kriegsmarine Besiedlungsdirektorium (Colonization Directorate)

• Kriegsmarine Spezialisierte Einsatzkräfte Marine (Special Warfare Group)

Formations

Each Kriegsmarine unit is highly versatile, most of the higher formations featuring combined arms capabilities.

Sector Command

Sector Commands are largely administrations for overseeing the logistics and strategic command of attached Battle Fleets. A Sector Command can spread over dozens of worlds whilst commanded by a Admiral or Generaladmiral.

Battle Fleet

Battle Fleets are permenant commands controlling significant resources to conduct campaigns and even wars on their own. The principle fighting formation of the Kriegsmarine, Battle Fleets control four Fleet Wings on average, under the command of a Admiral.

Fleet Wing

A Fleet Wing consists of two or more Flotillas for administrative purposes, whilst each attending Squadron is placed under the command of the Fleet Wing's commanding officer - a Vizeadmiral or a Konteradmiral.

Flotilla

A German Flotilla is commanded by an Flottillenadmiral, and can number from two squadrons to include a total of fifty warships in total, of varying tonnage and class. Flotillas are largely administrative commands over Squadrons and the myriad of logistical and support units that supply them.

Schwadron

A Kriegsmarine Schwadron (English: Squadron) operates from four to twenty-two ships, commanded by a Kommodore. Depending upon a squadron's tactical doctrine and mission, can range from multipurpose squadrons to type-specific units of warships.

Corvette Squadron

• Corvette Squadron
  • Squadron Flag: LEOPARD - class Heavy Corvette
    • LEOPARD - class Heavy Corvette
    • LEOPARD - class Heavy Corvette
    • GERSTOV - class Railgun Corvette
    • GERSTOV - class Railgun Corvette
    • GERSTOV - class Railgun Corvette
    • GERSTOV - class Railgun Corvette
    • KONDOR - class Missile Corvette
    • KONDOR - class Missile Corvette

Battle Squadron

• Battle Squadron
  • Squadron Flag: ROMMEL - class Command Cruiser
    • KOINGSBERG - class Carrier Cruiser
    • GUDERIAN - class Cruiser
    • GUDERIAN - class Cruiser
      • WESTFALEN - class Modular Destroyer
      • WESTFALEN - class Modular Destroyer
      • WESTFALEN - class Modular Destroyer
        • SPEER - class Interdictor Frigate
        • BAYERN - class Railgun Frigate
        • BAYERN - class Railgun Frigate
        • BAYERN - class Railgun Frigate
        • BAYERN - class Railgun Frigate

Cruiser Squadron

• Cruiser Squadron
  • Squadron Flag: ROMMEL - class Command Cruiser
    • KOINGSBERG - class Carrier Cruiser
    • EINSEITE - class Heavy Assault Cruiser
    • GUDERIAN - class Cruiser
    • GUDERIAN - class Cruiser
    • GUDERIAN - class Cruiser
    • GUDERIAN - class Cruiser

Heavy Squadron

• Heavy Squadron
  • Squadron Flag: ROMMEL - class Command Cruiser
    • SCHARNHORST - class Battleship
    • SCHARNHORST - class Battleship
    • CLAUSEWITZ - class Carrier
      • GUDERIAN - class Cruiser
      • GUDERIAN - class Cruiser
      • GUDERIAN - class Cruiser
      • EINSEITE - class Heavy Assault Cruiser
        • LEOPARD - class Heavy Corvette
        • LEOPARD - class Heavy Corvette
        • GERSTOV - class Railgun Corvette
        • GERSTOV - class Railgun Corvette
        • GERSTOV - class Railgun Corvette

Multirole Expeditionary Squadron

Mine Warfare Squadron

• Mine Warfare Squadron
  • Squadron Flag: WESTFALEN - class Modular Destroyer
    • HOLSTEIN - class Minelayer Firgate
    • HOLSTEIN - class Minelayer Firgate
    • HOLSTEIN - class Minelayer Firgate
      • KONDOR - class Missile Corvette
      • KONDOR - class Missile Corvette
      • GERSTOV - class Railgun Corvette
      • GERSTOV - class Railgun Corvette
      • GERSTOV - class Railgun Corvette

Ship Command

A German Ship Command is the entire command structure of a warship from the size of a corvette to the largest capital ship. This is the lowest command in Kriegsmarine, enabling greater autonomy for deep space patrols and commerce raiding. Due to the diversity of ranks within the Kriegsmarine, a Ship Command can be commanded Korvettenkapitän to an Admiral.

Composition

The Fleet

• Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine
  • Germania Sector Command
    • Battle Fleet Germania
      • Fleet Wing 2
        • 12th Flotilla
          • 1st Multirole Expeditionary Squadron
          • 3rd Multirole Expeditionary Squadron
          • 12th Carrier Squadron
          • 15th Heavy Squadron
          • 120th Logistics Sustainment Squadron
        • 14th Flotilla
          • 40th Mine Warfare Squadron
          • 36rd Heavy Squadron
          • 81st Corvette Squadron
          • 88th Corvette Squadron
          • 124th Logistics Sustainment Squadron
      • Fleet Wing 3
        • 18th Flotilla
          • 1st Cruiser Squadron
          • 205th Corvette Squadron
          • 92nd Battle Squadron
        • 23rd Flotilla
          • 7th Multipurpose Expeditionary Squadron
          • 3rd Battle Squadron
          • 18th Battle Squadron
          • 16th Carrier Squadron
          • 89th Logistics Sustainment Squadron
    • Battle Fleet Wewelsburg
  • Kiel Sector Command
    • Battle Fleet Hamburg
    • Battle Fleet Königsberg

Infrastructure

Headquarters

• Tirpitz Station

Academies

• Kriegsmarine Officers Academy Germania

• Kriegsmarine Special School of Naval Warfare

• Kriegsmarine Gunnery School of Orbital and Naval Warfare

Arsenals

• Artillery Arsenal Germania

• Missile Arsenal Erfurt

• Missile Arsenal Kiel

• Missile Arsenal Rhineland

• Railgun Arsenal Kiel

• Railgun Arsenal Erfurt

Shipyards

• Kriegsmarinewerft Germaniahaven

• Kriegsmarinewerft Dönitzhaven

Starbases

• Marineplatzstation Germania

• Marineplatzstation Wulf

• Marineplatzstation Dönitz

Space Stations

Ships

Strike Craft

Me-191 Heavy Interceptor

He-264 Fighter

Ju-45 Bomber

Corvettes

Dornier Troopship

Gerstov Railgun Corvette

Kondor Missile Corvette

Leopard Heavy Corvette

Frigates

Bayern Railgun Frigate

Holstein Minelayer Frigate

Speer Interdictor Frigate

Destroyers

Westfalen Destroyer

Cruisers

Guderian Cruiser

Koingsberg Carrier Cruiser

Rommel Command Cruiser

Deutschland Heavy Cruiser

Einseite Heavy Assault Cruiser

Carriers

Clausewitz Carrier

Battleships

Scharnhorst Battleship

Unique Classes

Gneisenau Assault Ship

Starbase Classes

Space Station Classes

• Type 3 Bahnschiffbauhof

German Armed Forces
High Command	Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
Uniformed Services	Heer • Luftwaffe • Kriegsmarine • Waffen-SS
Paramilitary Services	Schutzstaffel