title: Sea Battalion (Germany)
text: # Sea Battalion (Germany)
  
  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.
  
  ## Structure
  
  The Sea Battalion is made up of around 1,100 sailors and structured into four companies plus support elements. Every company, led by a lieutenant commander (Korvettenkapitän, OF-3), is specialized in specific field of force protection.
  
  * Seebataillon
     * HQ
        * S1
        * S2
        * S3
        * S4
        * S6
        * medical support group
     * coastal defence company (Küsteneinsatzkompanie)
        * 1st platoon
        * 2nd platoon
        * 3rd platoon
        * 4th platoon
        * 5th platoon (inactive)
     * boarding company (Bordeinsatzkompanie)
        * 1st platoon
        * 2nd platoon
        * 3rd platoon
        * 4th platoon
     * mine clearance diving company (Minentaucherkompanie)
        * diver platoon (for seabased operations, e.g. aboard minesweepers)
        * mobile platoon
        * EOD platoon
     * reconnaissance company (Aufklärungskompanie)
        * surveillance platoon (including UAVs, diver detection sonar)
        * HUMINT platoon
        * sniper platoon
        * NBC defence platoon
     * support company (Unterstützungskompanie)
        * technical support
        * logistical support
     * training centre
     * beach master platoon (planned)
  