Airmobile Operations Division

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Airmobile Operations Division
- DLO -
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Coat of arms of the Airmobile Operations Division

Association badge
active July 1, 2002 to June 26, 2014
Country GermanyGermany Germany
Armed forces armed forces
Armed forces Bundeswehr Logo Heer with lettering.svg army
Type z. T. air mechanized division
Insinuation Association badge KdoH Army command
Seat of the staff Veitshochheim
motto Forward
commander
last commander Major General Benedict Zimmer

The Air Movable Operations Division (DLO) was a division of the Army with headquarters in Veitshöchheim . In the 2010 Army , the division was one of the largest divisions in the Army, with 14,500 soldiers. With its helicopter regiments, it was the main carrier of air mobility in the army until the Bundeswehr was realigned . The integrated army brigade made another significant contribution to support the stabilization divisions until their official dissolution on December 31, 2012 . In addition, the division led the Airmobile Brigade 1 with the Jägerregiment 1, the only unit of the Bundeswehr that was primarily designed as an airmobile infantry force and was organically embedded in an air-mechanized brigade. The division was classified in parts as an association of emergency forces. On June 26, 2014, the appeal was announced.

assignment

The division planned and conducted airmobile operations for the purpose of national defense , crisis management or for (multinational) operations in operational areas outside Germany. The division was also able to take on management tasks for disaster relief and humanitarian operations on a national scale. The division command was set up as Framework Headquarters to carry out multinational missions within the framework of NATO and the EU . The division held a staff of increased availability in the context of international crisis management, as well as a staff of exercises and missions in NATO and EU operations. Soldiers from other nations could be integrated into these staffs if necessary. The division drew on its experience in close cooperation with the 11 Luchtmobiele Brigade ( Netherlands ).

Association badge and motto

Airmobile Operations Division

The division's association badge showed a flying black eagle on a silver background, which stretches its wings upwards and holds a sword in its claws. In addition, the coat of arms showed a red arrow under the eagle. The silver background symbolized enthusiasm, the eagle strength, courage and bravery and the fight from the air. The heraldic unusual way of his representation with upward stretched wings stood for the reaching out for new development of strength. The sword demonstrated striking power and depth of penetration. The arrow spanning the room clarified the third dimension, spatial depth and dynamism of the division. The silver cord border indicated the status as a division. The burgundy red inner edge corresponded with the traditional beret color of the army aviators and airborne troops.

The motto of the division was like the motto of the army aviators “ Forward ”.

history

In 2002, the deployment staff began its work. The division was put into service in 2002 and initially led Air Mechanized Brigade 1 (the later Air Mobile Brigade 1), Army Music Corps 12 (since autumn 2002) and Army Aviation Brigade 3 (the latter since October 1, 2002). In 2003 the division took over the central operations control of the army aviation and it was subordinated to the telecommunications battalion 4, which switched to the 12th Panzer Brigade in 2006 . In 2007, the association was the lead division for the 17th German deployment contingent KFOR and the 8th German deployment contingent EUFOR . The Telecommunications Battalion Air Mobile Operations Division was reorganized in October 2006 and was under the DLO from the start. For this purpose, forces were reclassified from the former headquarters company of the DLO. On January 1, 2007, Air Mechanized Brigade 1 was renamed Air Mobile Brigade 1. On December 31, 2007, Army Aviation Brigade 3 was disbanded and its regiments - the transport helicopter regiments 15, 25 and 30 - with transport helicopters CH-53 and Bell UH-1D were placed directly under the divisional command. Since then, this has coordinated flight operations. The Army Troop Command (now: Army Troop Brigade), which was converted into a brigade equivalent, was placed under the DLO on December 10, 2007. In 2008, Panzerbrigade 14 in Neustadt was disbanded as the last armored and air-immobile large formation in the division .

Outline at the end of 2012

Structure prior to the dissolution of the Army Brigade

The following structure shows the status in December 2012 before the start of liquidation.

resolution

With the implementation of the realignment of the Bundeswehr , the division was disbanded and its units gradually disbanded or handed over to other units.

The implementation of this measure began with the change of subordination of the Jägerregiment 1 from the airmobile brigade to the tank brigade 21 and the official dissolution of the army brigade on December 31, 2012. The troops subordinated to the brigade were initially directly subordinated to the division. Also for the year 2012/2013 the transfer of the transport helicopter was carried out under the "ability transfers helicopter" CH-53 to the helicopter wing 64 of the Air Force . In the first half of 2013, the 15 and 25 medium transport helicopter regiments were dissolved . On April 23, 2013, the units of the NBC defense force that were formerly part of the Army Brigade were subordinated to the NBC defense command and thus part of the armed forces base . In the course of the dissolution of the 13th Panzer Grenadier Division , the DLO was temporarily given the command of the 37th Panzer Grenadier Brigade on June 28, 2013 . The Telecommunications Battalion Air Mobile Operations Division was adopted with a formal appeal on September 26, 2013; The final dissolution will take place by March 2014. Parts of the disbanded telecommunications battalion will continue to be used for the newly established headquarters / telecommunications company of the Southern Division in Veitshöchheim on October 1, 2013 . The command of the DLO, Benedikt Zimmer , will be in charge of the Southern Division, which will temporarily serve as a deployment staff for the creation of a “new” 10th Panzer Division . The Panzergrenadierbrigade 37 switched to Division South at the same time. On October 1, Army Music Corps 12 was placed under the armed forces base, but remains at the location in Veitshöchheim.

The following units of the division were dissolved or transferred to other units by mid-December 2013:

  • Association badge Jägerregiment 1 Jägerregiment 1 (Was detached from the airmobile brigade on December 19, 2012 and subordinated to Panzerbrigade 21. The reclassification to Jägerbataillon 1 is planned for the first half of 2015.)

On December 17, 2013 in Fritzlar the Air Movable Brigade 1 was decommissioned . At the same time, the remaining helicopter formations of the Army, the 10th transport helicopter regiment , the 30th transport helicopter regiment and the 36 combat helicopter regiment in Fritzlar, were subordinated to the Special Operations Division (renamed the Rapid Forces Division since January 1, 2014 ) in Stadtallendorf. The remaining units of the brigade were decommissioned by the end of 2013.

  • internal association badgeTransport helicopter regiment 30, Niederstetten (From December 17, 2013 change of position to the Special Operations Division, which was renamed the Rapid Forces Division on January 1, 2014. )

Airmobile Brigade 1 (decommissioned December 17, 2013)

The Artillery Training Regiment 345 is reclassified to Artillery Training Battalion 345 and relocated to Idar-Oberstein . Together with Security Battalion 12, Artillery Training Battalion 345 was placed under the Southern Division on January 1, 2014 . On June 26, 2014, the division's appeal was made.

Commanders

No. Surname Beginning of the appointment End of appointment
4th Major General Benedict Zimmer December 20, 2012 June 26, 2014
3 Major General Erhard Drews February 12, 2009 December 20, 2012
2 Major General Carl-Hubertus von Butler August 25, 2005 February 12, 2009
1 Major General Dieter Budde 2002 August 25, 2005

Deputy Commander and Division Forces Commander

No. Surname Beginning of the appointment End of appointment
4th Brigadier General Ernst-Otto Berk April 22, 2009 June 26, 2014
3 Brigadier General Reinhard Wolski July 25, 2006 April 22, 2009
2 Brigadier General Wolf-Dieter Skodowski 2004 July 25, 2006
1 Brigadier General Gerhard Stelz 2004 2004

equipment

Armored vehicles

Tiger attack helicopter

helicopter

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Simon Hofmann: One success story ends - another one continues. German Army, June 26, 2014, accessed June 26, 2014 .
  2. ↑ Bernd Schwendel: "Nebel - Ahoy!" NBC defense now task of the armed forces base. Federal Ministry of Defense, head of the press and information staff, April 23, 2013, accessed on April 29, 2013 .
  3. ^ Markus Kirchenbauer: Minister visits division in Veitshöchheim. Federal Ministry of Defense , head of the press and information staff , August 2, 2013, accessed on August 4, 2013 .
  4. ↑ a b c Sabine Berthold: Farewell after 40 years. Main Post, September 27, 2013, accessed September 30, 2013 .
  5. ↑ Rene Hinz: The realignment is progressing - Army aviation associations are now subordinated. www.deutschesheer.de, December 18, 2013, accessed December 18, 2013 .
  6. ↑ isafadmin: Major General Reinhard Wolski - Resolute Support Mission. In: rs.nato.int. April 4, 2013, archived from the original on November 20, 2015 ; accessed on November 19, 2015 (English).
  7. ↑ Press release DLO. Archived from the original on August 13, 2006 ; Retrieved November 19, 2015 .

Coordinates: 49 ° 49 ′ 39 ″  N , 9 ° 54 ′ 6 ″  E