German Mine Sweeping Administration

German Mine Sweeping Administration
Deutscher Minenräumdienst
The signal pennant "8" was used as a identification flag on GMSA vessels
Active	21 June 1945 – 31 December 1947
Country	Allied-occupied Germany
Role	Minesweeping
Size	27,000 men 300 vessels

The German Mine Sweeping Administration (GMSA) was an organisation formed by the Allies from former crews and vessels of the Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for the purpose of mine sweeping after the Second World War, predominantly in the North Sea and Baltic Sea, which existed from June 1945 to January 1948.