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19-553: Schönbach may refer to: People [ edit ] Kay-Achim Schönbach , German vice-admiral Places [ edit ] Schönbach, Austria , in Lower Austria Schönbach, Saxony , in the district Löbau-Zittau, Saxony, Germany Schönbach, Sebnitz , a former municipality in Saxony, now part of the town Sebnitz , Germany Schönbach, Rhineland-Palatinate , in

38-579: A river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, tributary of the Elta [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schönbach&oldid=1110444339 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

57-656: A unit head for the Naval Staff. Krause remained in the Defence Ministry, serving as deputy head of the staff department for task forces in the Staff of the Armed Forces from 2003 to 2004. In November 2004, Krause was promoted to Flottillenadmiral (flotilla admiral), and took over the post of leader of the staff department for concepts, planning, and management in the Naval Staff. On 1 July 2006, he became

76-472: A watch officer aboard U-boats as well as a cadet platoon commander on the training ship Deutschland . In January 1982, Krause received a promotion to Oberleutnant zur See , and in 1985 he was promoted to Kapitänleutnant . A year later, in 1986, he took over as commander of the Type 206 U-boat U-22 , serving until 1988. Between 1989 and 1990, he went through tactical officer training for naval operations,

95-621: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kay-Achim Sch%C3%B6nbach Kay-Achim Schönbach joined the Bundeswehr in 1984. He served in various positions in the German Navy, including being the commanding officer of the frigate Mecklenburg-Vorpommern from 2008 to 2010, through her service in the Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Atalanta off

114-894: The Horn of Africa . He then taught at the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College in Hamburg from 2010 to 2012, commanded the 4th Frigate Squadron in Wilhelmshaven from 2012 to 2014 and headed the Division for the Europe/Eurasia and Arctic region in the Military Policy and Operations Department at the Federal Ministry of Defence from 2014 to 2016. Schönbach's subsequent assignments included being

133-817: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon , and as Deputy Inspector of the Navy. Krause joined as the German Navy as an enlisted member, and after training to be a commissioned officer was promoted to Leutnant zur See in July 1979. In 1976, he attended the University of the Bundeswehr Hamburg , where he graduated with a pedagogy degree in 1981. Subsequently, he trained to be a U-boat officer. Between 1981 and 1986, Krause served as

152-470: The "B" course on anti-submarine warfare . Krause took the 32nd Naval Staff Course at the Bundeswehr's Staff College in Hamburg, graduating in 1992 and subsequently was promoted to Korvettenkapitän (lieutenant commander). Thereafter, he served until 1993 as staff officer for operational planning in the Navy's U-boat flotilla. From 1993 to 1996 he held various posts in the Naval Staff and the Staff of

171-757: The Armed Forces at the Federal Ministry of Defence in Bonn . During this time he was promoted to Fregattenkapitän (commander) in April 1995. From 1996 to 1999 he commanded the U-boat training center in Eckernförde . After leaving the training center command, he was a unit head at NATO Joint Headquarters North East from 1999 to 2001, in Karup , Denmark. During this time, he was promoted to Captain ( Kapitän zur See ) in April 2000. In 2001, he returned to Bonn to serve as

190-476: The German government stated that the admiral's remarks did not reflect Germany's position. On 22 January, Schönbach resigned his command "to avoid any more damage being done to the German navy and above all, to the German federal republic". Schönbach is a former member of Christian-conservative CDU . In early 2024, he left the party and joined the newly founded right-wing Values Union . In February 2024, Schönbach

209-641: The Ministry of Defense, providing support to the General Inspector of the Bundeswehr on operational matters. On 1 January 2012, he was promoted to Vizeadmiral (vice admiral), and appointed deputy commander of Allied Maritime Command Naples , serving until April 2013. On 1 August 2013, he was appointed Deputy Inspector of the Navy at the Navy Command in Rostock , the second-in-command of

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228-897: The commander of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 from June to December 2016 and of the Mürwik Naval School from January 2017 to May 2018, when he became Deputy Head of Strategy and Operations at the Federal Ministry of Defence. On 24 March 2021 he was appointed the Inspector of the Navy, succeeding Vice Admiral Andreas Kraus . Schönbach's talk on 21 January 2022 at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA) think tank in New Delhi , amid

247-423: The district Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Schönbach, the German name for Meziboří , in Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic Schönbach, the German name for Luby (Cheb District) , Czech Republic Schönbach bei Asch, the German name for Krásná (Cheb District) , Czech Republic Schönbach, the German name for Zdislava (Liberec District) , Liberec District , Czech Republic Schönbach (river) ,

266-599: The establishment of this office, the German Navy intended to respond to the shift in focus of naval operations from the high seas to coastal areas. On 1 October 2008, Krause took the post of Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Fleet Command in Glücksburg, and was promoted to Konteradmiral (rear admiral). On 27 August 2009, Krause took over the command of the Joint Operations Staff of

285-674: The first commander of the Navy's 1st Flotilla , in Kiel . From October 2006 to March 2007, he was additionally commander of the Maritime Task Force for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon , in charge of a multinational force of 19 vessels and about 1,500 personnel. In April 2007 Krause became the Director of the German Navy's newly formed Centre of Excellence for Operations in Confined and Shallow Waters (COE CSW). With

304-577: The growing tensions on the Russian-Ukrainian border, made international news headlines and caused a political controversy. The admiral said that Russia's alleged intention to invade Ukraine was "nonsense" and that Ukraine would never be able to regain Crimea . He further added that Vladimir Putin "wants and probably also deserves respect", Ukraine was not ready to join NATO, and while Georgia met

323-614: The horrors of the Nazi occupation, when Ukrainians were treated as subhuman.” Schönbach also told his interlocutors being a "very radical Roman Catholic" himself and suggested that "Russia is a Christian country" and the country is needed against China "even if Putin is an atheist, it doesn’t matter”. In response, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry summoned the German ambassador in Kyiv to protest Schönbach's comments, while

342-508: The requirements, it would not be "smart" to admit the country into the alliance. Schönbach also said that "Russia is an old country and important country, we need Russia because China" without mentioning that Russian Federation and Ukraine both declared their independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany Andriy Melnyk said that Schönbach's "patronising attitude subconsciously also reminds Ukrainians of

361-545: Was elected as the Deputy Chairman of the party. Andreas Krause (admiral) Andreas Krause (born 11 October 1956) is a Vizeadmiral (vice admiral) of the German Navy of the Bundeswehr , and he served as Inspector of the Navy . He previously served as a U-boat officer, as a staff officer in the Bundeswehr and NATO , as commander of the German Navy's 1st Flotilla and the Maritime Task Force for

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