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 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 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 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 the German Navy. He took over from Axel Schimpf as Inspector of the Navy on 28 October 2014 until he relinquished the role in 2021 to his successor, Kay-Achim Schönbach, and retired. References External links 1956 births Living people Vice admirals of the German Navy NATO military personnel U-boat commanders Military personnel from Lübeck Officiers of the Légion d'honneur Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite Recipients of the Badge of Honour of the Bundeswehr Chiefs of Navy (Germany) Helmut Schmidt University alumni