Battalion Radio Electronic Combat 5 "Paul Verner"
The Battalion Funkelektronischer Kampf 5 (short: BFEK-5 ) was an independent unit of the special troops of the National People's Army of the GDR . He was just the command of the Military District V assumed. The battalion was co-located with the 8th Panzer Regiment (PR-8) in what was then the Artur-Becker barracks, north of the Mecklenburg town of Goldberg , at the Jellen military base .
assignment
The battalion was integrated into the so-called Duty System Radio Electronic Combat (DHS FEK) under the code name "TestTube" and was thus part of the Radio Electronic Reconnaissance (FEA), which was directed against military, information-carrying electromagnetic emissions from the potential enemy. In the event of a crisis / alarm, this affected units, forces and resources of the 6th Panzer Grenadier Division of the Bundeswehr or the allied NATO group "LANDJUT" .
history
The battalion emerged from Funkstörkompanie 5 (FuSK-5). In September 1986 the increase to the troop part was ordered, which was completed on December 1, 1986 under the leadership of Colonel Löffler. With the formation of the battalion, the order-related training followed from 1986 to 1987, which was completed with an overall assessment of "very good". The battalion also took part in the Soyuz 87 maneuver . On October 2, 1987, the troop unit was awarded the troop flag and in the same year it received the honorary banner of the Central Committee of the SED.
In 1988 the battalion took part in the fight for the title “Best Troop Unit” and took part in the Sewer 88 , Bleiglanz 88 and Stromsperre 88 maneuvers . In addition, it was used in April during floods. The battle for the honorary name "Paul Verner" also took place in 1988. A roll call of honor for the “Best Troop Unit” award followed, as did the ceremonial gattering of the DHS FEK on December 1, 1988. The battalion committed itself to the title “Best Troop Unit”. On February 28, 1989, the battalion was given the honorary name " Paul Verner ". In April of the same year it took part in the "Cycle 89" maneuver, at the front command staff exercise 89 with rail loading transport and maneuvers under realistic combat conditions, it received the assessment "very good" and a certificate from the specialist UaZ. In 1989 the battalion was awarded the title “Best Troop Unit” for the last time.
In the following year, temporary non-commissioned officers (UaZ), in the sense of regular soldiers , occasionally took over service posts when there was an acute shortage of professional soldiers. The battalion received a special permit, according to which specialist UaZ were allowed to wear cloth uniforms that were otherwise reserved for professional soldiers. In 1990, on the occasion of a solemn roll call, the military personnel took a modified oath of flag on the German Democratic Republic; now without reference to the leading role of a political party. At the same time it was decreed that the previously common cap cockade (with hammer and compass symbol) should be replaced by a neutral cockade (with the colors black-red-gold; in soldier's jargon also reversible cockade). According to personal information from contemporary witnesses, specialist UaZ should not have complied with this instruction until their release.
resolution
At the time of the accession of the GDR to the area of application of the Basic Law according to Article 23, with the simultaneous takeover of the barracks by the Bundeswehr, the BFEK-5 was decommissioned and dissolved by the end of 1990. The soldiers who were now wearing the uniform of the Bundeswehr were released. However, following a formal application, if required and suitability, subject to a Stasi activity, and after a case-by-case examination by the specially established independent takeover committee, integration into the Bundeswehr was possible.
Structure and structure
At the time of dissolution, the battalion had the following:
- Battalion commander, deputy and staff
- Communications company (in the sense of telecommunications company)
- 1st radio interference company
- 2. Radio interference company
- Radio engineering company
- independent direction finding
- Transport company
Technology and equipment
- The mobile communications technology consisted among other things of radio and radio relay stations z. B. R-1125, R-142 , R-145 , R-405XN1 in the news company.
- The radio interference companies were equipped with R-378M and R-330P. Encodings adequate Enigma over SAS encryption technology.
- The radio technical disturbance company had R-381, RPS-6, SPO-8M and R-388 (2 × each) as well as SPN-40 and P12 in stock.
- The DF train used the "PELIKAN" R-359 system.
Furthermore, mobile radios of the Soviet "R" series, z. B. R-105 , R-107 use.
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