Army 95

Army 95 is the name given to the organization of the Swiss Army from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 2003. Army 95 was the successor to Army 61 and predecessor to Army XXI (for the 21st century).

Compared to Army 61 , the stock was initially reduced by a third of the manpower to 400,000 and by large amounts of material, infrastructure and vehicles. Later the number was further reduced to 360,000 members of the army. At the end of 1996, 17 of 52 mobilization places were canceled and the basic disposition abolished in favor of remaining in the mobilization disposition. The army classes (exodus, Landwehr, Landsturm) were abolished and the duration of training was shortened. One change that was expected to gain more acceptance among the conscript population and the economy was the biennial repetition course .

The division into army corps (3 field army corps and one mountain army corps) as well as the corps of air and anti-aircraft troops ( air force ), divisions and regiments was retained .

Some sections were divided into independent brigades . So z. B. the so-called territorial brigades, the tank brigades, the fortress brigades or the Ik Br 34 ( IT brigade ).

Army 95 was never fully implemented and never operational in its entirety. The training gaps that resulted from the two-year cycle were too great. The conception of Army 95 was replaced by Army XXI before it was fully implemented .

Memorial plaque for the disbanded army units, Passwang

Target stock of the army 95

400,000 members, including 35,000 officers and 62,000 NCOs

The Structure of the Army 95

The Army 95 was divided into the following large units:

Army staff and army troops
3 field army corps ( FAK 1 , FAK 2 and FAK 4 )
1 Mountain Army Corps ( Geb AK 3 )
Corps of air and anti-aircraft troops

Divided into:

6 field divisions
3 mountain divisions
4 territorial divisions
5 tank brigades
3 fortress brigades
2 territorial brigades
1 Air Force Brigade
1 anti-aircraft brigade
1 airfield brigade
1 IT brigade
1 transmission brigade
1 field telegraph / field telephone brigade

Army staff and army troops

Army staff
Guidance and support
- 2 HQ regiments
- 1 transmission brigade
- 1 field telegraph / field telephone brigade
- 35 mobilization places
- 2 regiments of genius
Combat units
- 2 tank brigades
- 1 artillery regiment
Alarm information
- Zurich Airport Regiment
- Parts of the infantry regiments of Bern and Geneva
- Disaster Relief Regiment

Field Army Corps 1 , 2 and 4

Commemorative plaque of Felddivision 5 on the Limmatspitz

Guidance and support
- 1 genre regiment
- 1 fortress regiment
- 1 transmission regiment
Combat units
- 2 field divisions, each consisting of three infantry regiments, a self-propelled howitzer regiment and several independent battalions and departments
- 1 tank brigade
- 1 regiment of cyclists
- 1 artillery regiment
Logistic association
- 1 Territorial Division, consisting of several supply regiments, hospital regiments and rescue regiments as well as several territorial regiments

Mountain Army Corps 3rd

Guidance and support
- 1 genre regiment
- 1 transmission regiment
- 3 fortress regiments
Combat units
- 3 mountain divisions, each consisting of two infantry regiments, one artillery regiment and several independent battalions and departments
- 3 fortress brigades
- 2 mountain infantry regiments
Logistic association
- 1 Territorial Division
- 2 Territorial Brigades