2nd Air Force Division
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2nd Air Force |
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|---|---|
 Coat of arms 2nd LWD |
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| active | January 2, 1959 to June 30, 2013 |
| Country |
 Germany
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| Armed forces |
 armed forces
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| Armed forces |
 air force
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| Branch of service | Aviation forces |
| Insinuation |
 LwFüKdo
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| Location |
Birkenfeld (Nahe) , Heinrich Hertz barracks |
| Former locations |
Trier Karlsruhe |
| Last commander | |
| Division commander | Major General Robert Lowenstein |
The 2nd Air Force Division ( 2. LwDiv ) was a division of the German Air Force . It existed under this name from 1960 until it was dissolved on April 18, 2013 in Birkenfeld .
history
On January 2, 1959, the first forerunner of the division, then known as Fliegerführer Süd ( FlgFhr Süd ), was set up in Trier and moved to Karlsruhe in 1961. In this year the name was also changed to Fliegerdivision Süd ( FlgDiv Süd ). In 1963 it was moved to Birkenfeld and renamed the 5th Air Force Division on April 1, 1963 (another division should have this number from 1990 to 1994) and on April 1, 1971 it was renamed the 2nd Air Force Division.
The 2nd Air Force Division fulfilled the tasks of air defense within the framework of NATO ( 2nd Allied Tactical Air Force ) and was initially divided into:
- Fighter Squadron 74
- two anti-aircraft missile regiments (FlaRak)
- two telecommunications regiments
Air Force Structure 5
From 2001, the division took the structure according to the Air Force Structure 5. Until it was dissolved, the commander was under the command of Fighter Bomber Squadron 31 “Boelcke” , Operational Command Area 3 in Holzdorf , Jagdgeschwader 73 “Steinhoff” from Laage , Fighter Bomber Wing 33 from Büchel , Helicopter Wing 64 from Holzdorf, the Air Force's operational support group from Trollenhagen and the German NAMFI liaison command in Crete .
resolution
As part of the stationing concept for 2011 , all remaining air force divisions were dissolved in 2013; the dissolution roll call in Birkenfeld took place on April 18, 2013. The official decommissioning took place at the end of June 30, 2013; a detachment remained at the site until 2014.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Birkenfeld Air Force Division says goodbye with an appeal. (No longer available online.) In: rhein-zeitung.de. Rhein-Zeitung, April 19, 2013, archived from the original on January 18, 2016 ; accessed on January 18, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Christian Esser: 54 years of strength, courage and determination end in Birkenfeld. In: luftwaffe.de. Luftwaffe, April 18, 2013, accessed January 18, 2016 .
