Air Force Command Staff

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Air Force Command Staff in the Federal Ministry of Defense
- Fü L -

Association badge of the military component
State level Federation
position Dept. BMVg and the highest command authority of the Air Force
founding June 1, 1957
resolution March 30, 2012
Headquarters Bonn , North Rhine-Westphalia
Web presence Air Force Command ( Memento from December 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive )

The command staff of the Air Force (feet L) was from 1 June 1957 to 30 March 2012, a department of the German Federal Ministry of Defense (MoD) service located on the Hardthöhe in Bonn . At the same time, he was responsible for commanding the air force . After its dissolution, its tasks were transferred to the newly established command authorities; a small part of them remained in the BMVg.

construction

The air force command staff was subordinate to the air force inspector and most recently had three staff departments with six departments each and the department for central tasks (Fü L / Z).

The Air Force Command and Air Force Office were subordinate to the Air Force Command.

The management staff was structured as follows

  • Staff department Fü LI (personnel, training, organization) with the units
    • Fü LI 1 Basic personnel matters, Luftwaffe, internal management, personnel structure
    • Fü LI 2 Personnel situation, personnel planning, staff budget, troop service matters Fü L / Lw
    • Fü LI 3 General military and technical training
    • Fü LI 4 principles of organization, STAN, Air Force structure
    • Fü LI 5 deployment, organizational measures
    • Fü LI 6 contributions to the budget and financial planning, managers
  • Staff department Fü L II (logistics, armament, planning) with the presentations
    • Fü L II 1 principle / cross-section logistics and use
    • Fü L II 2 Bundeswehr planning, implementation control
    • Fü L II 3 Policy Issues CPM 2001, BV IAGFA; F&T, international armaments cooperation (ability and needs analysis)
    • Fü L II 4 Armament / use of transport, special aircraft and helicopters of the Bundeswehr, requirements planning, material maintenance aircraft
    • Fü L II 5 armor / use of combat aircraft
    • Fü L II 6 Armaments / Use of ground-based material / IT *
  • Staff department Fü L III (conception, management, operational principles) with the presentations
    • Fü L III 1 Concept and further development of the Luftwaffe
    • Fü L III 2 International Cooperation Air Force
    • Fü L III 3 basic matters of deployment and operational management, operational command of the air force, operational fundamentals, command support, exercises
    • Fü L III 4 Basic matters of flight operations, air traffic control, flight safety of the Bundeswehr
    • Fü L III 5 basic matters, management and deployment of airborne forces / resources
    • Fü L III 6 Basic matters Management and use of ground-based forces and resources

such as

  • FüL / Z among other things for press and public relations and controlling
* Fü L III for conception, management and deployment Lw

Chief of Staff

Chief of Staff (1)
No. Rank Surname Beginning of the appointment End of appointment
25th Major general Erich Staudacher 2010 March 31, 2012 (2)
24 Major general Norbert Finster 2005 2010
23 Major general Heinz Marzi 0October 1, 2001 2004
22nd Major general Hans-Günter Schröfel 1997 September 30, 2001
21st Major general Karl-Heinz Richter 0October 1, 1994 1997
20th Major general Axel-Björn Kleppien May 1993 September 30, 1994
19th Major general Detlef Wibel 0April 1, 1990 May 1993
18th Major general Peter Klatte 0October 1, 1985 March 31, 1990
17th Major general Fritz Schulz 0October 1, 1984 September 30, 1985
16 Major general NN 1983 September 30, 1984
15th Major general Hartmut Gülzow 0October 1, 1981 1983
14th Major general Paul Sommerhoff 0October 1, 1978 September 30, 1981
13 Major general Gerd Haseloff 0October 1, 1976 September 30, 1978
12 Major general Gerhard Kerscher 01st February 1973 September 30, 1976
11 Lieutenant General Hans-Werner Mehlen 0July 1, 1971 January 31, 1973
10 Major general Uwe Vogel 01st October 1969 June 30, 1971
09 Major general Walter Roos 0April 1, 1968 September 30, 1969
08th Major general Adolf Hempel 0April 1, 1966 March 31, 1968
07th Major general Friedrich-Carl arbitration 0October 1, 1963 March 31, 1966
06th Major general Werner-Eugen Hoffmann 0October 1, 1962 September 30, 1963
05 Brigadier General Adolf Hempel 0January 1, 1962 September 30, 1962
04th Brigadier General Johannes Trautloft 0January 1, 1961 December 31, 1961
03 Brigadier General Lothar von Heinemann 0July 1, 1958 December 31, 1960
02 Brigadier General Hermann Plocher July 14, 1957 June 30, 1958
01 Brigadier General Werner Panitzki 0June 1, 1957 July 14, 1957
(1) until January 31, 1973 also Deputy Inspector of the Air Force
(2)then Chief of Staff Command Air Force in Berlin

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Department VI becomes the Air Force Command Staff. In: History of the Air Force - Chronicle. Bundeswehr, November 26, 2013, accessed on November 5, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Thomas Schmitz: Ende FüL / Aufstellung Kdo Lw. In: History of the Air Force - Chronicle. Bundeswehr, December 18, 2015, accessed on November 5, 2016 .