The German navy has operated under different names. See Prussian Navy, 1701–1867 Reichsflotte (Fleet of the Realm), 1848–52 North German Federal Navy, 1867–71 Imperial German Navy (" Kaiserliche Marine"), 1871–1919 Reichsmarine, 1919–35 Kriegsmarine, 1935–45 German Mine Sweeping Administration, 1945 to 1956 German Navy, since 1956 Volksmarine the navy of East Germany, 1956–91
See also German Navy (disambiguation)