"The shirt is short, but not too short!"

Interview with frigate captain Norman Bronsch, commander of the naval battalion

The current naval battalion was reorganised in 2014 for national crisis prevention. Its mission: to participate in military evacuation operations worldwide in the maritime environment and - as part of national and alliance defence - to participate in amphibious operations. This requires capabilities for object protection on land and at sea, boarding operations or information gathering, as well as effective defence against explosive ordnance above and below water or the use of snipers.

The geographical range of deployments currently extends from Afghanistan, Mali and Djibouti to the Mediterranean and the Baltic Sea. In addition to the soldiers deployed there, forces for evacuation operations as part of national crisis preparedness are permanently available at the Eckernförde base. The sea battalion currently consists of two shipboard deployment companies as well as one reconnaissance, coastal deployment, mine diving and support company each. There are also two training companies. A greater diversity within a comparable unit is hardly conceivable.
Since September 2019 Frigate Captain Norman Bronsch Commander of the battalion. The marine forum had the opportunity to ask him questions.