Command authority

A command authority designated in Germany a military department , which usually major units at the level of brigade or division leads.

Higher command authority

A higher command authority is a military agency from the corps or from equivalent agencies upwards. Corresponding military posts from corps command upwards.

Examples

Higher command authorities are for example:

• NATO
  • Allied Command Transformation (ACT)
  • Allied Command Operations (ACO)
  • Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE)

• armed forces
  • Command of the Bundeswehr
  • Army command
  • Air Force Command
    • Center air operations
    • Air Force Command
  • Naval command
  • Bundeswehr Medical Service Command
  • Command Force Base
  • Command cyber and information space

• Bi- or multinational:
  • 1st German-Dutch Corps
  • Eurocorps
  • Multinational Corps North-East
  • Multinational Command Operational Leadership

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Army Service Regulations (HDv) 100/900 "Leadership Terms"
2. ↑ Central Service Regulations (ZDv) 1/50 “Basic Terms for Military Organization, Subordination, Official Instructions”, No. 113 and 114