Axel Schimpf

Vice Admiral Axel Schimpf (born 1 October 1952) is an admiral of the German Navy, and the Inspector of the Navy since April 2010. He previously served as an officer on German fast attack craft, and as chief of the Marineamt from 2008 to 2010. He plans to retire from the Navy in October 2014, when he is due to be replaced as Inspector by the current Deputy Inspector, Andreas Krause.