Structure of the Army (Bundeswehr, Army of the Future)
The division of the army of the Bundeswehr in the structure of the future army describes the troops of the Army from 2000 by 2003.
Introduction and structure of the list
The list describes the structure of the army towards the end of the "Army of the Future" structure, which describes the period from 2000 to around 2003 . The size of the “Army of the Future” was around 134,000 soldiers. The army of the future marks a turning point in the army structures of the army: the army has been drastically reduced in size and aligned with the tasks of the Bundeswehr in the expanded range of tasks (keyword: Bundeswehr missions abroad ). Particularly noticeable is the outsourcing of large parts of the territorial army into the armed forces base and the medical service of the Bundeswehr , which until now has been an integral part of the army almost entirely. In the former army structure, many of the support tasks that were then outsourced had already been outsourced to the Army Support Command area, so that it was gradually stripped of its function to take over the "Army of the Future" structure and was dissolved in 2003. The list is limited to the actual army. Army uniform wearers in other branches of the armed forces and other military organizational areas are expressly not taken into account . This list is viewed in the middle of 2003. It should be noted that many of the desired structural changes to take over the Army of the Future structure were not achieved until mid-2003 or the order to initiate the transformation for the Army was issued before the final take-up intended to take over the New Army structure. Therefore, in some areas of the army, the "Army of the Future" structure was either not achieved at all or the period between 2000 and 2003 was characterized by an almost constant regrouping and dissolution of units. The list is unlikely to be complete, particularly with regard to the inactive ( supplementary ) units.
Since the structure of the army was subject to constant change and the list strives for a service structure, units that only existed or before, and their subordinate relationships, by definition, cannot be the subject of consideration. The same therefore applies to earlier or later subordination relationships. Where possible, special assignments that deviate from the subordination to troops are added. It should be noted, therefore, that the list cannot contain all of the Army units that have ever been established. As a rule, no units smaller than independent battalions and independent companies are listed. The type of garrison indicated generally refers to the location of the headquarters and headquarters company. Deviating from this, subordinate units that are not listed may be stationed at other locations. The specified location for non-active associations is to be understood inconsistently as the location of mobilization, the cadre, the active portion of partially active associations, the mobilization sergeant or the (device) depot of the stored device.
Units listed in italics were not active at the time of observation, including mainly supplementary units without equipment, or partially active units, including units in the process of being disbanded, regrouped or set up. The color troop part denotes the association on which the supplementary troop part is based, i.e. H. which, for example, temporarily surrenders large equipment from its own inventory to the exercising reservists. The internal association badges are shown in small letters and in front of the name of the unit . On the right edge, larger, the association badges (sleeve badges for service suits) are shown, which apply to all subordinate units, as long as the subordinate units do not have their own association badges.
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The army is led by the inspector of the army . The highest department is the command staff of the army . He mainly heads the Army Command and Army Office departments . A fixed assignment of the units to a NATO command structure is not provided and is therefore not presented further.
Army Command
The Army Command and its command area are subordinate to the command staff of the Army and the Inspector of the Army .
1st Armored Division
The 1st Panzer Division is subordinate to the Army Command.
Division troops
- Headquarters and headquarters company 1st Panzer Division, Hanover
- Telecommunications Battalion 1 , Rotenburg (Wümme)
- Panzer Reconnaissance Training Battalion 3, Lüneburg
- Army Music Corps 1 , Hanover
Panzer Grenadier Brigade 1
- Headquarters and headquarters company Panzergrenadierbrigade 1, Hildesheim
- Field replacement company 10 (not active), Hildesheim
- Panzer Grenadier Battalion 332, Wesendorf
- Panzergrenadierbataillon 421, Brandenburg an der Havel
- Panzer Battalion 33, Neustadt am Rübenberge
- Panzerartilleriebataillon 425, Lehnitz
- Panzer Pioneer Battalion 803, Havelberg
- Logistics Battalion 141, Neustadt am Rübenberge
Tank Training Brigade 9
- Headquarters and headquarters company Panzerlehrbrigade 9, Munster
- Field replacement company 90 (not active), Munster
- Tank Reconnaissance Training Company 90, Munster
- Panzerpionierlehrkompanie 90, Munster
- Panzer Grenadier Training Battalion 92, Munster
- Panzer Lehrbataillon 93, Munster
- Tank training battalion 334 , Celle
- Armored Artillery Training Battalion 325 , Schwanewede
- Panzerpionierbataillon 90 (not active), Munster
- Logistics Battalion 170 (not active), Neustadt am Rübenberge
Panzer Brigade 8 "Lüneburg"
- Staff and headquarters company Panzerbrigade 8 (not active), Munster
- Panzergrenadierbataillon 422 (not active), Brandenburg
- Panzerbataillon 83 (not active), Lüneburg
- Panzerbataillon 94 (not active), Celle
- Logistics battalion 805 (not active), Neustadt am Rübenberge
7th Armored Division
The 7th Panzer Division is subordinate to the Army Command.
The division headquarters is in charge of the Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC), as well as the 10th Polish Armored Cavalry Brigade ( Świętoszów , PL ) for exercise and training .
Division troops
- Headquarters and headquarters company 7th Panzer Division, Düsseldorf
- Telecommunications Battalion 820, Düsseldorf
- Armored Reconnaissance Battalion 5, Sontra
- Army Music Corps 7, Düsseldorf
Panzer Brigade 14 "Hessian Lion"
- Staff and headquarters company Panzerbrigade 14, Neustadt (Hesse)
- Field replacement company 140 (not active), Neustadt (Hesse)
- Armored Engineer Company 200, Hemer
- Panzergrenadierbataillon 52 Rotenburg (Fulda)
- Panzergrenadierbataillon 152, Schwarzenborn (Knüll)
- Panzer Battalion 64, Wolfhagen
- Panzer Battalion 154, Westerburg
- Panzerartilleriebataillon 2, Hessisch Lichtenau
- Panzer Pioneer Battalion 200 (not active), Holzminden
- Logistics Battalion 71 (not active)
Panzer Brigade 21 "Lipperland"
- Headquarters and headquarters company Panzerbrigade 21, Augustdorf
- Field replacement company 210 (not active), Augustdorf
- Panzergrenadierbataillon 212 , Augustdorf
- Panzergrenadierbataillon 192 , Ahlen
- Panzer Battalion 203, Hemer
- Armored Artillery Battalion 215, Augustdorf
- Panzer Pioneer Battalion 1, Holzminden
- Logistics Battalion 51, Stadtallendorf
10th Armored Division
The 10th Panzer Division is subordinate to the Army Command.
Division troops
- Headquarters and headquarters company of the 10th Panzer Division, Sigmaringen
- Telecommunications Battalion 10, Sigmaringen
- Mountain Armored Reconnaissance Battalion 8, Freyung
- Army Music Corps 10 , Ulm
Mountain Infantry Brigade 23 "Bavaria"
- Headquarters and headquarters company Gebirgsjägerbrigade 23, Bad Reichenhall
- Mountain Infantry Battalion 231, Bad Reichenhall
- Mountain Infantry Battalion 232, Bischofswiesen
- Mountain Infantry Battalion 233, Mittenwald
- Mountain Armored Artillery Battalion 225, Füssen
- Mountain Pioneer Battalion 8, Brannenburg
- Mountain Logistics Battalion 8, Füssen
- Operation and training center for mountain animals 230 , Bad Reichenhall
Panzer Grenadier Brigade 30 "Alb Brigade"
- Headquarters and headquarters company Panzergrenadierbrigade 30, Ellwangen
- Field replacement company 300 (not active), Ellwangen
- Panzer Pioneer Company 300, Külsheim
- Panzergrenadierbataillon 294, Stetten am kalten Markt
- 352 Panzer Grenadier Battalion, Mellrichstadt
- Panzer Battalion 363, Külsheim
- Panzerartillery Training Battalion 345 , Kusel
- Panzer Pioneer Battalion 300 (not active), Brannenburg
- Logistics Battalion 110 (not active), Füssen
Franco-German Brigade
Only those parts with a German part or purely German troop units are listed. Other units are provided by the French armed forces. As shown, the German units are subordinate to the 10th Panzer Division. The brigade is assigned to the Eurocorps for training, exercise and operations .
- German Share of staff and staff company of the German-French Brigade, Müllheim (Baden)
- Panzerpionierkompanie 550, Immendingen
- Jägerbataillon 292 , Donaueschingen
- 295 Panzer Artillery Battalion, Immendingen
- German Share of the supply battalion of the Franco-German Brigade, Müllheim (Baden)
13th Panzer Grenadier Division
The 13th Panzer Grenadier Division is subordinate to the Army Command.
Division troops
- Headquarters and headquarters company 13th Panzer Grenadier Division, Leipzig
- Staff and Telecommunications Battalion 701, Leipzig
- Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion 13, Gotha
- Army Music Corps 2 , Kassel
Panzer Brigade 12 "Upper Palatinate"
- Headquarters and headquarters company Panzerbrigade 12, Amberg
- Panzergrenadierbataillon 112, rain
- Panzer Grenadier Battalion 122, Oberviechtach
- Panzer Battalion 104, Pfreimd
- Tank battalion 383, Bad Frankenhausen
- Armored Artillery Battalion 115 , Neunburg vorm Wald
- Panzer Pioneer Battalion 4, bow
- Logistics Battalion 4, Roding
Jägerbrigade 37 "Free State of Saxony"
- Headquarters and headquarters company Jägerbrigade 37, Frankenberg / Sa.
- Panzer Reconnaissance Company 370 (not active), Gotha
- Panzer Pioneer Company 390, Bad Salzungen
- Supply company 370, Schneeberg (Ore Mountains)
- Jägerbataillon 371 , Marienberg
- Gebirgsjägerbataillon 571, Schneeberg (Ore Mountains)
- 391 Panzer Grenadier Battalion, Bad Salzungen
- Panzerbataillon 393, Bad Salzungen
- Panzerartilleriebataillon 375, Frankenberg / Sa.
- Panzer Pioneer Battalion 270 (not active), Bad Salzungen
- Logistics Battalion 53 (not active)
Panzer Grenadier Brigade 38 "Saxony-Anhalt"
- Headquarters and headquarters company Panzergrenadierbrigade 38 (not active), Weißenfels
- Field replacement company 380 (not active), Weißenfels
- Panzer Reconnaissance Company 380 (not active), Gotha
- Panzergrenadierbataillon 362 (not active), Mellrichstadt
- Panzergrenadierbataillon 382 (not active), Bad Frankenhausen
- Panzerbataillon 384 (not active), Bad Frankenhausen
- Panzerartilleriebataillon 25 (not active), Nienburg / Weser
- Panzerpionierbataillon 760 (not active), bow
14th Panzer Grenadier Division
The 14th Panzer Grenadier Division is subordinate to the Army Command.
Division troops
- Headquarters and headquarters company of the 14th Panzer Grenadier Division, Neubrandenburg
- Telecommunications Battalion 801, Neubrandenburg
- 6th Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion, Eutin
- Army Music Corps 14, Neubrandenburg
Panzer Brigade 18 "Holstein"
- Headquarters and headquarters company Panzerbrigade 18, Boostedt
- Field replacement company 180 (not active), Boostedt
- Panzer Reconnaissance Company 70, Eutin
- Panzerpionierkompanie 510, Kellinghusen
- Panzergrenadierbataillon 401, Hagenow
- Panzer Grenadier Battalion 182, Bad Segeberg
- Panzer Battalion 183, Boostedt
- Armored Artillery Battalion 515, Kellinghusen
- Panzerpionierbataillon 510 (not active), Kellinghusen
- Logistikbataillon 423 (not active), Beelitz
Panzer Grenadier Brigade 41 "Vorpommern"
- Headquarters and headquarters company Panzergrenadierbrigade 41, Torgelow
- Field replacement company 410 (not active), Torgelow
- Panzer Reconnaissance Company 400, Eutin
- Panzergrenadierbataillon 411, square
- Panzer Battalion 413, Torgelow
- Panzer Battalion 403, Schwerin
- 405 Panzer Artillery Battalion, Dabel
- Panzerpionierbataillon 801, Storkow (Mark)
- Logistics Battalion 142, Hagenow
Panzer Grenadier Brigade 40
- Headquarters and headquarters company Panzergrenadierbrigade 40 (not active), Neubrandenburg
- Field replacement company 400 (not active), Neubrandenburg
- Panzer Reconnaissance Company 180 (not active), Eutin
- Panzergrenadierbataillon 172 (not active), Bad Segeberg
- Panzer Battalion 184 (not active), Boostedt
- Panzerbataillon 414 (not active), Torgelow
- Panzerartilleriebataillon 85 (not active), Lüneburg
- Panzerpionierbataillon 802 (not active), Storkow (Mark)
Special Operations Division
The Special Operations Division is subordinate to the Army Command.
Division troops
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company Special Operations Division, Regensburg
- Army Music Corps 4, Regensburg
- Luftlandefernmeldekompanie 100, Regensburg
- Airborne communications company 200, Dillingen
- Fernspählehrkompanie 200 , Pfullendorf
Airborne Brigade 26 "Saarland"
- Headquarters / Headquarters Company Airborne Brigade 26, Saarlouis
- Airborne Reconnaissance Company 260, Freyung
- Airborne Pioneer Company 260 , Saarlouis
- Paratrooper Battalion 261 , Lebach
- Paratrooper Battalion 263 , Zweibrücken
- Airborne Support Battalion 262 , Merzig
Airborne Brigade 31 "Oldenburg"
- Headquarters and headquarters company Luftlandebrigade 31, Oldenburg
- Airborne Reconnaissance Company 310, Lüneburg
- Airborne Pioneer Company 270, Wildeshausen
- Paratrooper Battalion 313, Varel
- Paratrooper Battalion 373, Doberlug-Kirchhain
- Airborne Support Battalion 272, Wildeshausen
Special Forces Command
- Special Forces Command, Calw
Airmobile Operations Division
The Air Mobile Operations Division is subordinate to the Army Command.
Division troops
- Staff division airmobile operations , Veitshöchheim
- Telecommunications Battalion 4, Cham
- Army Music Corps 12 , Veitshöchheim
Air Mechanized Brigade 1st
- Staff Air Mechanized Brigade 1, Fritzlar
- Army Aviation Support Squadron 1,
- Army Aviation Support Squadron 14, Celle
- Army Aviation Repair Squadron 100, Celle
- Army Aviation Liaison and Reconnaissance Squadron 100 Celle
- Combat helicopter regiment 26 , Roth
- Combat helicopter regiment 36 , Fritzlar
- Light Transport Helicopter Regiment 10 , Fassberg
Army Aviation Brigade 3
- Army Aviation Support Squadron 7, Mendig
- Army Aviation Support Squadron 10, Laupheim
- Army Aviation Support Squadron 13, Niederstetten
- Army Aviation Repair Squadron 300, Mendig
- Army Aviation Liaison and Reconnaissance Squadron 300 Mendig
- Medium Transport Helicopter Regiment 15 , Rheine
- Medium Transport Helicopter Regiment 25 , Laupheim
- Light Transport Helicopter Regiment 30 , Niederstetten
- Heeresfliegerregiment 35, Mendig (dissolution initiated by mid-2004)
Army command
The Army Command is subordinate to the Army Command.
After mobilization, further troops and staffs grow out of the troop units of the army troop command (or are already planned as inactive units), so that each division can be assigned an organic artillery, engineer, air defense and logistics regiment as well as an NBC defense battalion. For example, the 1st Panzer Division is assigned the four inactive regimental headquarters and headquarters companies of Artillery Regiment 1, Engineer Regiment 1, Air Defense Regiment 1 and Logistics Regiment 1.
- Army command
- Headquarters and headquarters company Heerestruppenkommando, Koblenz
- Army Music Corps 300 , Koblenz
- Field message center of the Bundeswehr , Diez
Artillery Brigade 100
- Staff and staff battery Artillery Brigade 100, Mühlhausen
- Artillery Reconnaissance Battalion 71, Coesfeld
- Artillery Reconnaissance Battalion 113 (partially active), Coesfeld
- Artillery Reconnaissance Battalion 121, Tauberbischofsheim
- Artillery Reconnaissance Battalion 83 (partially active), Tauberbischofsheim
- Artillery Reconnaissance Battalion 131 , Mühlhausen
- Missile Artillery Training Battalion 52 , Hermeskeil
- Missile Artillery Battalion 122 (not active), Hermeskeil
- Missile Artillery Battalion 55, Homberg
- Missile Artillery Battalion 12 (partially active), Homberg
- Missile Artillery Battalion 132, Sondershausen
Engineer Brigade 100
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company Pioneer Brigade 100, Minden
- Field replacement company PiBrig 100 (not active), Minden
- heavy engineer battalion 130, Minden
- heavy engineer battalion 160 (not active), Minden
- 5th / Heavy Pioneer Battalion 160 (active), Minden
- Pioneer Battalion 140, Emmerich am Rhein
- Pioneer Battalion 810 (not active), Emmerich am Rhein
- 2nd / Pioneer Battalion 810 (active), Emmerich am Rhein
- Pioneer Battalion 701, Gera
- Pioneer Battalion 722 (not active), Gera
- 2nd / Pioneer Battalion 722 (active), Gera
- heavy engineer battalion 12, Volkach
- heavy engineer battalion 704 (not active), Volkach
- heavy engineer battalion 861 (not active), Volkach
- 5th / Heavy Pioneer Battalion 861 (active), Volkach
Air Defense Brigade 100
- Staff and staff battery for Air Defense Brigade 100, Fuldatal
- Field replacement battery for Air Defense Brigade 100 (not active), Fuldatal
- Air defense reconnaissance battery 100, Fuldatal
- Light anti-aircraft missile battery 100, Borken
- Light anti-aircraft missile battery 300, Fuldatal
- Light anti-aircraft missile training battery 610, Lütjenburg
- Anti-tank gun training battalion 6 , Lütjenburg
- Anti-tank gun battalion 61 (not active), Lütjenburg
- Anti-tank gun battalion 12, Hardheim
- Anti-tank gun battalion 121 (not active), Hardheim
- Anti-tank gun battalion 131, Hohenmölsen
- Anti-tank gun battalion 132 (not active), Hohenmölsen
- Anti-tank missile battalion 7, Borken
- Anti-tank missile battalion 101 (not active), Borken
- Anti-tank missile battalion 300, Fuldatal
- Anti-tank missile battalion 301 (not active), Fuldatal
NBC Defense Brigade 100
- Headquarters and headquarters company NBC Defense Brigade 100, Bruchsal
- NBC Defense Battalion 7, Höxter
- NBC Defense Battalion 750 , Bruchsal
- NBC Defense Battalion 310 (not active), Bruchsal
- NBC Defense Battalion 805, Prenzlau
- NBC Defense Battalion 210 (part active), Prenzlau
- NBC Defense Battalion 610, Albersdorf
- NBC Defense Battalion 110 (not active), Albersdorf
Logistics Brigade 100
- Headquarters and headquarters company Logistikbrigade 100, Unna
- Ordnance Disposal Company 11, Munster
- Logistics Battalion 3, Rotenburg (Wümme)
- Repair Battalion 6, Boostedt
- Repair Battalion 143 (not active), Boostedt
- Repair Battalion 7, Unna
- Repair Battalion 71 (not active), Unna
- Repair battalion 130 (not active), Unna
- Resupply Battalion 51, Schwalmstadt
- Supply Battalion 52 (not active), Schwalmstadt
- Supply Battalion 482 (not active), Schwalmstadt
- Transport Battalion 801, Lippstadt
- Transport Battalion 493 (not active), Lippstadt
Logistics Brigade 200
- Headquarters and headquarters company Logistikbrigade 200, Tauberbischofsheim
- Ordnance Disposal Company 21, Stetten am kalten Markt
- Logistics Battalion 12, Veitshöchheim
- Repair battalion 131, Bad Frankenhausen
- Repair Battalion 210, Volkach
- Supply Battalion 131, Zeithain
- Transport Battalion 10, Ellwangen
II. German-American Corps
The II. German-American Corps is subordinate to the Army Command. The corps is set up as a staff led by the majority on the German side with a few American staff officers. German units are also assigned to the permanently subordinate Telecommunications Regiment 2 as required. Further units are provided by the US armed forces .
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II. German-American Corps
- Staff II. German-American Corps , Ulm
- Telecommunications Regiment 210, Ulm
German shares of multinational corps
The German parts of the multinational corps are subordinate to the Army Command. The majority of the corps are set up as staffs without any permanently subordinate large units. If necessary, major German associations can be subordinated to the deployment. German staff soldiers either only make up part of the staff (e.g. in the 5th American / German Corps or in the Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps) or are bi- or trinationally managed with German participation (e.g. 1. German-Dutch Corps and Multinational Corps North-East).
- German part of the 1st German-Dutch Corps , Münster
- German part of the V. American / German Corps , Heidelberg
- German part of the Multinational Corps North-East , Stettin
- German part of Eurocorps , Strasbourg
- German part of Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps , Mönchengladbach
Army Office
The army office and its command area are subordinate to the command staff of the army or the inspector of the army .
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Army Office , Cologne
- Main office of the army
- Logistics center of the army
- Exhibition "Our Army" (traveling exhibition)
Centers of the Army
The centers of the army are subordinate to the army office.
- Combat Training Center of the Army
- Combat Simulation Center Army
- Special Operations Training Center , Pfullendorf (in the process of being set up, renaming and restructuring of the International Remote Spying School in April 2003)
See also: Bundeswehr Field Message Center at Army Troop Command . The field news center is both a training facility and a "regular" troop-leading unit
Schools of the Army
The army schools are subordinate to the army office.
- Army Officer School , Dresden
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Army sergeant school
- Army Sergeant School I, Münster
- Army Sergeant School II, Weiden
- Army Sergeant School IV, Delitzsch
- Armored Force School , Munster
- Infantry school , Hammelburg
- Air landing and air transport school , Altenstadt
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Mountain and winter combat school , Mittenwald
- Jägerlehrbataillon 353, Hammelburg ( subordinated to the infantry school for training and exercise )
- Artillery School , Idar-Oberstein
- Army anti-aircraft school , Rendsburg
- ABC and self-protection school , Sonthofen
- Army Aviation School , Bückeburg
- Pioneering school and technical college of the army for construction technology , Pöcking , relocation to Ingolstadt planned
- Technical school of the army and technical school of the army for technology , Aachen
- International Fernspähschule , Pfullendorf (in reclassification to the Training Center for Special Operations. Renamed April 2003)
- Telecommunications school and technical college of the army for electrical engineering , Feldafing
- Army replenishment school , Garlstedt
Note: the badges shown according to the scheme "Crossed swords and S on a red background" are the association badges of the military school. Subordinate staff or teaching groups sometimes have internal association badges.
See also
literature
- Information exchange defense planning 2004. (PDF) according to Vienna Document 1999. Federal Republic of Germany , 2004, accessed on February 22, 2011 .
- The German Army - State of play and development. (PDF) Federal Ministry of Defense , Army Headquarters, Central Tasks Division, January 1, 2003, accessed on February 22, 2011 (With a foreword by Gert Gudera ).
Web links
- Army of the Future (2000 - 2003/6). Federal Ministry of Defense , head of the press and information staff, accessed on December 16, 2010 .
- The Panzergrenadiertruppe 2004. Freundeskreis der Panzergrenadiertruppe eV, accessed on December 16, 2010 .