Graf Zeppelin barracks
 Graf Zeppelin barracks
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Graf Zeppelin barracks |
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 Germany
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| local community |
 Calw
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| Coordinates : | 48 ° 42 '30 " N , 8 ° 46' 17" E | ||
| Opened | 1961 | ||
| Workforce | 1540 | ||
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| Special Forces Command |
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Airborne Brigade 25 Parachute Battalion 251 Parachute Artillery Battalion 255 |
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Location of the Graf Zeppelin barracks in Baden-Württemberg |
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The Graf-Zeppelin-Kaserne in Calw is a property of the Bundeswehr in Calw ( Baden-Wuerttemberg ), in which the Special Forces Command is stationed since its formation on 20 September 1996th
location
The barracks are located about two and a half kilometers east of the city center of Calw. East of the barracks itself includes training area of.
designation
The barracks was named after the inventor of the airships , Ferdinand von Zeppelin . In addition, the Naval Aviation Squadron 3 stationed at the Nordholz Air Base also bears the traditional name “Graf Zeppelin” in the Bundeswehr .
story
In March 1959, the Paratrooper Brigade 25 was set up in what was later to be known as the Graf Stauffenberg Barracks in Sigmaringen , and in June 1961 it was moved to the new Graf Zeppelin barracks in Calw. 1971 was major unit while leaving the location in Airborne Brigade 25 renamed. In September 1996 the brigade was disbanded and on September 20, 1996 the special forces command was set up in the Graf Zeppelin barracks, which has been based there ever since.
From September 2014 to September 2019, a multifunctional training hall was built in the barracks for 27.3 million euros.
At the beginning of the 2020s, 140 million euros are to be invested in the barracks.
Departments
The following departments are or were stationed in the barracks:
Currently:
- Special Forces Command (since September 20, 1996)
- Protestant military parish in Calw
- Catholic military rectory in Calw
Former:
- Paratrooper Brigade 25
- Airborne Brigade 25 "Black Forest" (July 1, 1971 - September 1996)
- Paratrooper Battalion 251
- 256th Airborne Supply Battalion
- Parachute Artillery Battalion 255 (March 16, 1959 - May 31, 1969)
- Luftlandeartilleriebatailon 255 (June 1, 1969 - March 31, 1970)
- Mountain Artillery Battalion 81 (April 1, 1970 - November 5, 1970)
- Paratrooper Battalion 254 (equipment unit)
- Field Replacement Battalion 240 (equipment unit)
- Airborne Field Replacement Battalion 257
- Airborne Medical Company 250
- Airborne Supply Company 250
- Parachute Engineer Company 250
- Airborne Engineer Company 250
The oldest on site is the deputy commander, Special Forces Command, Colonel Andreas Reyer.
Web links
- Special Forces Command. armed forces
Individual evidence
- ^ The stationing of the Bundeswehr in Germany. (PDF) In: https://www.bundeswehr.de . BMVg, October 2011, accessed on January 8, 2021 .
- ↑ Multifunctional training hall in the Graf Zeppelin barracks, Calw. In: bundesbau-bw.de. Retrieved January 8, 2021 .
- ↑ Seven million for KSK barracks. In: Black Forest Messenger . February 26, 2020, accessed January 8, 2021 .
- ↑ Search for “Blücher-Kaserne” and “Berlin”. In: Bundeswehr location database . www.zmsbw.de, accessed on January 8, 2021 .
- ↑ District Administrator thanks KSK. In: Black Forest Messenger . August 27, 2020, accessed January 8, 2021 .
- ↑ KSK supports the district administration in coping with the corona pandemic. In: Kreis-calw.de. November 13, 2020, accessed January 8, 2021 .