Army air forces
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The army air forces ( ArFK ) were a branch of the land forces of the National People's Army of the GDR .
history
In the mid-1970s, the leadership of the GDR decided to set up a combat helicopter regiment. In the early 1980s, the United High Command of the Warsaw Pact called for further strengthening of the support of the combat units of the land forces.
The air forces of the National People's Army formed the two combat helicopter squadrons (KHG) 57 and 67 from parts of the helicopter squadron 34 and the following reclassifications: The KHG-57 (1981: helicopter squadron 54 / HG-54) had been with Mil Mi-8 T / TB since 1976 and equipped with Mil Mi-24 D since 1978 . The name of the Prussian officer " Adolf von Lützow " was given on March 1, 1980. The KHG-67 (formerly also KHG-64) was initially equipped with Mi-8T / TB and since 1982 with Mi-24D. On September 29, 1984, the squadron was given the name of the Prussian officer " Ferdinand von Schill ".
In 1984 the subordination of the attack helicopter squadrons changed from the LSK / LV to the land forces, which thus received a new type of weapon. The KHG-57 was assigned to Military District V on March 1, 1984 , and the KHG-67 to Military District III on November 1, 1984 . On December 1, 1986, the squadrons were renamed according to their organizational allocation from KHG-57 to KHG-5 and from KHG-67 to KHG-3.
After the dissolution of the NVA, the Bundeswehr took over the associations of the army aviation forces. On April 1, 1991 Army Aviation Squadrons 70 (KHG-3), 80 (KHG-5) and East were set up. The Wehrtechnische Dienststelle 61 was commissioned to test the helicopters.
Of the helicopters used in the NVA, the Mil Mi-2 were no longer used in the Bundeswehr. The army aviation separated the Mi-24 until 1993 and the Mi-8 until 1994.
assignment
- Air support for units of the land forces during combat operations
- Contribution to the air defense system on duty by searching for and intercepting border violators
education
The training of candidate officers of the aviation personnel took place together with the other branches of the armed forces at the officers' college of the air forces / air defense for military pilots and its affiliated helicopter training squadron 35. Parts of the training of the prospective Mi-24 pilots were carried out in the Soviet Union .
Officers in non-aviation assignments were trained at the officers' college of the air forces / air defense "Franz Mehring" in Kamenz .
NCOs and ensigns went through the military technical school of the LSK / LV in Bad Düben.
equipment
- Mil Mi-2 for various special / reconnaissance tasks
- Mil Mi-8 in the variants
- Mi-8T as a transport helicopter
- Mi-8TB as an attack helicopter
- Mi-8S as a saloon version with rectangular windows
- Mi-9 with command post tasks
- Mil Mi-24 as a combat helicopter in the variants
- Mi-24D
- Mi-24P (from 1989; only KHG-5)
organization
As associations of the LSK / LV, the KHG were subordinate to the commanding body of the front and army aviation forces (FO FAFK) set up in 1981 at the location of the LSK / LV command.
In 1984 the squadrons were subordinated to the two military districts of the land forces of the NVA. As uniforms, the squadron members continued to wear those of the air forces / air defense.
The Military Area III shelter the helicopter fight Wing 3 (KHG-3) "Ferdinand von Schill" in Cottbus , the Military Area V the attack helicopter wing 5 (KHG-5) "Adolf von Liitzow" in Basepohl .
The combat helicopter squadrons had up to three combat helicopter squadrons . A helicopter squadron for guidance and reconnaissance (HSFA) was stationed at the same locations .
Tactical air transport of units of the land forces, such as the air storm regiment 40, was the task of the transport helicopter squadron 34 of the air force / air defense.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Rüdiger Wenzke : The National People's Army (1956–1990). In: Torsten Diedrich , Hans Ehlert , Rüdiger Wenzke (eds.): In the service of the party. Handbook of the armed organs of the GDR. Links, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-86153-160-7 ( research on GDR society ).
- ↑ KHG-5 on the homepage of the military archive ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ KHG-3 on the homepage of the military archive ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Wilfried Copenhagen : The air forces of the NVA . Motorbuch, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-613-02235-4 , p. 68 .
- ↑ a b Helmut Göpel: "NVA Landstwehr Forces" In: Klaus Naumann (Ed.): NVA. Claim and Reality. According to selected documents. Mittler, Berlin et al. 1993, ISBN 3-8132-0430-8 ( open words ).
