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    History

    • 1942 onwards: Amateur diver Alfred von Wurzian tested breathing apparatus (Dräger oxygen rebreathers from Hans Hass) for the Kriegsmarine.
    • 1942: German frogmen clashed with Soviet frogmen at a Tsemes Bay seapor… See more

    Roles

    In the Gulf War, German frogmen completed various operations that are classified by German Intelligence and such.
    The naval commandos were also active from 1994 to 1996, during the NATO arms embargo a… See more

    Organization

    Since 1974 the Kampfschwimmer have been stationed in the naval base at Eckernförde near Kiel. In October 1994 they were subordinate to the Flotilla of Mine Warfare. In Eckernförde a combat frogman group was … See more