North border command
The Grenzkommando Nord belonged to the GDR border troops . The command staff was Stendal .
history
The command was initially set up in Kalbe / Milde and Beetzendorf in 1971 . After the completion of the new barracks in Stendal, the command was relocated to Gardelegene Straße. In 1989 restructuring began with the formation of border district commandos.
The border regiments (GR) were subordinate to the border command :
- GR 6 "Hans Kollwitz" in Schönberg
- GR 7 in Wittenburg
- GR 8 "Robert Abshagen" in Grabow
- GR 20 "Martin Schwantes" in Halberstadt
- GR 21 in Beetsendorf
- GR 23 "Wilhelm Bahnik" in Kalbe / Mitbe
- GR 24 "Fritz Heckert" in Salzwedel
- GR 25 "Neidhardt von Gneisenau" in Oschersleben
the border training regiments (GAR):
- GAR 5 "Gustav Sobottka" in Glöwen
- GAR 7 "Martin Hoop" in Halberstadt
as well as the reconnaissance company
- SIK-25 in Mönchhai near Halberstadt.
literature
Werner Neumann: The northern border command. Stendal location. The Chronicle .: Served from the Baltic Sea to the Harz. Engelsdorfer Verlag ISBN 978-3-96008-966-7
Web links
Commons : Grenzkommando Nord - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Entry on Grenzkommando Nord on the private website Grenzkommando.de
- Information on the history (archive link)
- Search in the location database of the MGFA (eg: enter "border company" in the field to designate the unit)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bernd-Volker Brahms: A last relic of the border troops , Stendaler Volksstimme, No. 87 of April 13, 2017, p. 16