Structure of the Swiss Army

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This article presents the basic structure of the Swiss Armed Forces as of January 1, 2019. It reflects the new structure that has been in force since January 1, 2018 in accordance with the further development of the armed forces (WEA). If the army is deployed, a deployment structure tailored to the assignment is used.

The number of stars given for the higher command and staff positions indicates the degree of the commander or chief of staff: for corps commanders (KKdt), for divisional officers (Div) and for brigadiers (Br).

Army Command (Defense Group)

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  • Commander Army, Div René Wellinger
  • Staff Battalion 1
  • Reconnaissance Battalion 1
  • Tank battalion 12
  • Mechanized Battalion 17th
  • Mechanized Battalion 18th
  • Artillery Division 1
  • Armored Sapper Battalion 1
  • Staff Battalion 4
  • Reconnaissance Battalion 4
  • Reconnaissance Battalion 5
  • Artillery Division 10
  • Artillery Division 49
  • Pontoon Battalion 26
  • Staff Battalion 11
  • Reconnaissance Battalion 11
  • Tank Battalion 13
  • Mechanized Battalion 14
  • Mechanized Battalion 29
  • Artillery Division 16

Territorial Division 1

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  • Coordination office 1
  • Engineering staff 1
  • Cantonal territorial liaison offices (Bern, Friborg, Jura, Neuchâtel, Vaud, Geneva and Valais)
  • Territorial Division Staff Battalion 1
  • Infantry Battalion 13th
  • 19th Infantry Battalion
  • Rifle Battalion 1
  • Rifle Battalion 14
  • Mountain Infantry Battalion 7
  • Genie Battalion 2
  • Rescue Battalion 1

Territorial Division 2

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  • Coordination Office 2
  • Engineering staff 2
  • Cantonal territorial liaison bars (Lucerne, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Solothurn, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Aargau)
  • Territorial Division Staff 2
  • Territorial Division Staff Battalion 2
  • 11th Infantry Battalion
  • 20th Infantry Battalion
  • Infantry Battalion 56
  • 97th Infantry Battalion
  • Genie Battalion 6
  • Rescue Battalion 2

Territorial Division 3

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  • Coordination office 3
  • Territorial Division Staff Battalion 3
  • Mountain Infantry Battalion 29
  • Mountain Infantry Battalion 30
  • Mountain Infantry Battalion 48
  • Mountain Infantry Battalion 91
  • Genie Battalion 9
  • Rescue Battalion 3

Territorial Division 4

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air force

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  • Lufttransportgeschwader 2 (Super Puma, Cougar, EC635)

Army logistics base (LBA)

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  • Logistics management
  • Logistics Brigade 1
  • Support services
  • Army logistics center in Hinwil
  • Army logistics center Monteceneri
  • Army logistics center in Othmarsingen
  • Army logistics center Thun
  • Grolley Army Logistics Center

Leadership Support Base (FUB)

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  • Corporate development and resources, deputy head of FUB
  • Deployment and crisis management, Chief of Staff Chief FUB
  • Cyber ​​security
  • Customer services
  • renovation
  • business
  • Electronic Operations Center
  • Command Support Brigade 41 / SKS

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  1. ^ Structure of the Swiss Armed Forces as of 1.1.19 , accessed on 12.1.19
  2. ↑ Army  ( 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. , accessed January 12, 2019.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.vtg.admin.ch  
  3. ↑ Mechanized Brigade 1 , accessed January 12, 2019.
  4. ↑ Mechanized Brigade 4 , accessed January 12, 2019.
  5. ↑ Mechanized Brigade 11 , accessed January 12, 2019.
  6. ^ Territorial Division 1 , accessed January 12, 2019.
  7. ^ Territorial Division 2 , accessed January 12, 2019.
  8. ^ Territorial Division 3 , accessed January 12, 2019.
  9. ^ Territorial Division 3 , accessed January 12, 2019.
  10. ^ Luftwaffe , accessed January 12, 2019.
  11. ^ Structure of the Swiss Armed Forces as of 1.1.19 , accessed on 12.1.19
  12. ↑ Command support base , accessed 10.1.20