Anti-aircraft missile group 24
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FlaRakGrp 24 Wappen.jpg |
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 Coat of arms of FlaRakGrp 24 |
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| Lineup | January 12, 1961 |
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 Germany
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| Armed forces |
 armed forces
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| Armed forces |
air force
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| Branch of service | Air defense |
| Insinuation |
 Anti-aircraft missile squadron 1
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| garrison |
 Recknitztal barracks Bad Sülze ( Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania )
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| Web presence | FlaRakGrp 24 |
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| Commodore | Lieutenant Colonel Christian Steinhagen |
The anti-aircraft missile group 24 (FlaRakGrp 24) is one of the three patriot groups of the anti-aircraft missile squadron 1 (FlaRakG 1) of the Bundeswehr . Your location is Bad Sülze in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania .
assignment
The air defense missile group 24 carries as the Association of air defense primarily for the protection of German airspace against aircraft and missiles at. In addition, the unit can also be deployed outside German territory for crisis management and conflict prevention on the orders of NATO and provide personnel for humanitarian measures and even military operations within the framework of the UN. The group is also deployed in the context of disaster control .
History and locations
The anti-aircraft missile group 24 was originally set up as anti-aircraft missile battalion 24 on January 12, 1961 in Schwarmstedt . The initial equipment of the battalion included anti-aircraft missiles of the type Nike Hercules . At seven to nine Nike Hercules missiles were nuclear warheads the US Army mounted. For maintenance and guarding, US soldiers were stationed in the launch area or in a barracks. The battalion was subordinate to the anti-aircraft missile regiment 4, the later anti-aircraft missile squadron 2 . The 3rd squadron moved to the Oldenburg air base on May 1, 1964 , while the staff and the 1st squadron were relocated to Delmenhorst in 1961 . On January 1, 1989, the anti-aircraft missile battalion 24 was renamed the anti-aircraft missile squadron 24. From 1991 to 1993 the association was converted to the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system . During this period, it was renamed again to today's anti-aircraft missile group 24. As a result, the remaining group was brought together at the Oldenburg air base between 1993 and 1994. The group was deployed on a larger scale when the Oder floods in 1997 . In 2003 and 2004, the 5th and 6th seasons were disbanded. At the beginning of 2006, the entire group was relocated to the newly expanded Bad Sülze location. From November 2009 to July 2010 the unit took part in the ISAF mission in Afghanistan with an operational mentoring and liaison team . Since January 2013, the anti-aircraft missile group with its Patriot missiles was in use as part of Operation Active Fence . As part of the realignment of the Bundeswehr , on March 8, 2013 the subordination of the group from Air Defense Missile Squadron 2 to Air Defense Missile Squadron 1 with effect from April 1, 2013. At the same time, Air Defense Missile Squadron 2 was dissolved. In June 2013 there was another flood operation, this time in the area of the Elbe . The mission in Turkey ended in December 2015. The last soldiers of the association arrived back in Germany on December 23, 2015.
commander
Lt. Col. Christian Steinhagen has been leading anti-aircraft missile group 24 since February 2020.
literature
- Wilhelm von Spreckelsen, Wolf-Jochen Vesper: Blazing Skies: The history of the air defense missile troops of the Air Force. Isensee Verlag, Oldenburg. ISBN 3-89995-054-2
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Press and Information Center of the Air Force: "Active Fence Turkey" relocated to Turkey. Bundeswehr, January 8, 2013, accessed January 26, 2014 .
- ^ Stefan Büttner: Appeal for dissolution in Bad Sülze. Bundeswehr, March 8, 2013, accessed on January 26, 2014 .
