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The German Navy (needs a good general description...)

The German Navy has had several different names:

Norddeutsche Bundesmarine (1866-1871)
Kaiserliche Marine (1872-1918)
Vorläufige Reichsmarine (1919-1921)
Reichsmarine (1921-1933)
Kriegsmarine (1933-1945)
Volksmarine (East Germany: 1949-1990)
Bundesmarine (West Germany: 1945-1990)
- Admirals
  - Vizeadmiral Bernhard Rogge
Deutsche Marine (1990-present)

External links

Official Web site (http://www.deutschemarine.de/)

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