Airborne Support Battalion 262
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Airborne |
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 Association badge |
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| active | 1956 to March 31, 2015 |
| Country |
 Germany
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| Armed forces | armed forces |
| Armed forces |
 army
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| Insinuation |
.svg){kind=small} Airborne Brigade 26
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| Seat of the staff | Merzig |
| Awards |
 Saarland flag ribbon (1984) |
| commander | |
| major | Hanno Kniffka |
The Airborne Support Battalion 262 (LLUstgBtl 262) based in Merzig was subordinate to the Airborne Brigade 26 and ensured the operational support of the Airborne Brigade.
tasks
The battalion was a new element of the crisis response, which came into effect on April 1, 2001 with the establishment of the Special Operations Division . It provided operational support for Airborne Brigade 26 and emergency services for “special operations” across the division's entire range of tasks. The Airborne Support Battalion was an association trained in airborne operations. The tasks in detail:
- Supply and replenishment of the units of Airborne Brigade 26 during exercises / missions at home and abroad
- Medical service on duty in treatment levels 1 and 2
- Implementation of field repair
- Provision of forces for ordnance disposal
- Training of recruits
history
The battalion was set up on July 15, 1956 as Luftlandejägerbataillon 19 in Kempten (Allgäu) . On June 3, 1957, 15 recruits drowned during an exercise in the Iller near Hirschdorf ( Iller accident ). In 1959 the association was renamed Fallschirmjägerbataillon 262 and relocated to Bad Bergzabern on December 1, 1960 . In 1961, the battalion exercised in Sardinia as part of the Allied Command Europe Mobile Force (AMF-L). On December 13, 1966, the battalion was relocated to Oberbexbach and on April 12, 1972 to Merzig . 1989 the battalion exercised for the last time with the AMF (L) Brigade "Armada Exchange" in Italy . In 1990 it was the first paratrooper battalion to be equipped with " weasels ". As a special honor the battalion in 1991 received the coat of arms of the plate II. Corps for the largest number conferred badges in the II. Corps. In 1993 soldiers of the battalion, armed with weasels, took part in the United Nations Operation in Somalia I (UNOSOM I) in Somalia . In 1994, the battalion was reclassified and renamed the Parachute Armored Defense Battalion 262. In 2000, in addition to the 5th / Parachute Armored Defense Company 262, the 4th / was set up as a crisis reaction force company . Both companies demonstrated a good level of training and a high level of professionalism in several evacuation exercises.
The battalion gave up the anti-parachute anti-tank companies in 2001 and was reclassified as Airborne Support Battalion 262 on October 18, 2002. The combat companies were integrated into the other paratrooper battalions. The airborne supply company of Airborne Brigade 26, which was independent up to this point in time, formed "the basic structure for the new second and third company of the battalion". The airborne medical company was relocated to Merzig and "integrated as a fourth company". The battalion later served as "logistical support for the brigade at home and abroad".
In the course of the implementation of the "HEER2011" implementation plan , the Airborne Support Battalion 262 was dissolved on March 31, 2015. Parts of the LLUstgBtl 262 were used for the formation of the 8th / and 9th / of the Parachute Regiment 26 (FschJgRgt 26).
structure
The battalion was divided into:
- 1./- supply and support company (Merzig)
- 2./- heavy airborne supply company (Merzig)
- 3./- light airborne supply company (Merzig)
- 4./- Airborne Medical Company (Merzig)
- 5./- Operations support company ( Zweibrücken ) (decommissioned since the end of 2012)
Description of individual companies
Heavy Airborne Supply Company
The 2nd company of the Airborne Support Battalion 262 (2./LLUstgBtl 262) emerged with the same order from the Airborne Supply Company 260, which was dissolved in 2002, and thus the nucleus of the battalion.
2./LLUstgBtl 262 was by far the strongest company in the battalion. Approximately 260 soldiers and 2 civilian employees serve in it, including many highly qualified specialists. The heraldic animal, the "jumping kangaroo", symbolizes the range of services of this traditional company: the company follows and enables the brigade to make great jumps and carries the required material in a full bag. The company is the main carrier of the logistical supply of the Airborne Brigade 26. Its main task is to use its forces to ensure the necessary logistical support in the entire range of tasks of the Airborne Brigade 26 "Saarland". This includes in particular the provision of all kinds of supplies, rapid transshipment via aircraft, the transport of material and the repair of defective military equipment. For this purpose, the company is setting up an airborne supply point (LLVersPkt) .
The Fallschirmgeräte- / Luftumschlagzug manages the battalion, stores, repairs and packs loads of people and parachutes and aviation equipment. Repair work is carried out up to material maintenance level 4 (MES). In addition, the company trains the parachute packers and the air loading and air loading personnel of LLBrig 26, who have received their training at the air landing and air transport school in Altenstadt in Upper Bavaria . The battalion commanders and the brigade commander as well as the unit commander support personnel for advice on matters relating to air transport. The investigation of parachute jump accidents is the responsibility of the parachute test officer and sergeant.
In order to fulfill its varied tasks, the company was divided into the following sub-units: a transshipment squadron, a transport train, a repair train, and a parachute device air transshipment train. This clearly shows the descent from the former LLVersKp 260, which had a similar structure.
- Turnover scale: As the largest sub-unit, no fewer than 5000 different articles are stored. The range of all common supplies of the brigade ranges from nails to truck engines. With computer support, over 1,000,000 requests are processed per year at 7 workstations.
- Transport train: The all-terrain trucks with a payload of 10 or 15 tons are used to transport supplies. The sub-unit also has tank trucks for transporting fuel.
- Repair train: Here vehicles, equipment and weapons for the brigade are repaired. The professional execution of the repair orders is guaranteed by well-trained soldiers who have qualifications such as motor vehicle masters, officially recognized inspectors or weapons mechanics. Repair orders that cannot be carried out by the sub-unit are passed on to the civil economy in Merzig and the surrounding area.
- Parachute equipment air handling train: The sub-unit packs, tests and repairs parachutes and other aircraft technology equipment and prepares bulk consumer goods (MVG) and other loads, both for dropping off from aircraft and as external loads on helicopters.
In addition to the tasks listed, a large part of the company has distinguished itself in the past in numerous missions abroad from Somalia to Afghanistan to Gabon . The company provided a large part of the advance command for the respective operations. Numerous exercise projects ensure the necessary readiness for action.
Light support company
The 3./LLUstgBtl 262 as a light airborne supply company was set up on October 22, 2002. It consisted of about 100 soldiers.
Training company
5./LLUstgBtl 262, as the battalion's training company, carried out basic training at the Zweibrücken location in 2 training sessions with 50 recruits each . She was decommissioned in late 2012 during a battalion roll call. Since then, the LLUstgBtl 262 has not carried out its own basic training for new recruits.
Members of the association
One of the most famous soldiers in the 262 Parachute Battalion was Sergeant Werner Freund , who for years also led several wolves as the respective battalion mascot.
Individual evidence
- ^ German Army: Luftlandeunterstützungsbataillon 262 - Vita Kommandeur from October 29, 2014. Accessed October 30, 2014.
- ^ Order of the Luftlandeunterstützungsbataillon 262nd deutschesheer.de, accessed on September 17, 2012 .
- ↑ Dieter E. Kilian: Politics and the military in Germany: The Federal Presidents and Federal Chancellors and their relationship to the soldiery and the Bundeswehr , 2011, p. 311.
- ^ History of the Luftlandeunterstützungsbataillon 262nd deutschesheer.de, accessed on September 17, 2012 .
- ↑ LLBrig 26: Seedorfer Fallschirmjäger from April 2015 on a new assignment. www.deutschesheer.de, April 1, 2015, accessed April 1, 2015 .
Coordinates: 49 ° 27 ′ 31.9 " N , 6 ° 39 ′ 51.3" E