Organization of the Army (Bundeswehr, Army Structure 4)

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The division of the Army of the Bundeswehr in Army Structure 4 describes the units of the Army in the period 1980–1992. The Army Structure 4 thus describes the formation of the Army at the end of the Cold War.

Organizational chart of the units in the command area of ​​the Army Staff, early 1990

Introduction and structure of the list

Structure of the territorial army
Structure of the PzBtl in Army Structure IV. 1 staff and supply company. 3 tank companies with three armored trains each. 1 PzKp - 13 MBT. 1 PzZg - 4 MBT
Outline of mixed PzBtl in Army Structure IV
Outline mixed PzBtl 201 in Army Structure IV. (MobErgPers: Mob supplementary personnel)
Structure of the PzGrenBtl in the Army Structure IV
PzBtl in 1980

The list describes the establishment of the army towards the end of Army Structure IV around 1990. Most of the artillery has already been reclassified to Artillery Structure 85 . The division of Army Structure 4 around 1990 (but not after the incorporation of East German troops after October 1990) is particularly suitable for obtaining an overview of the large number of units set up in (West) Germany after 1945. The reasons for this are briefly listed below. Army Structure IV marks the climax of the Cold War ; the army grew up in Army Structure 4 to its previous maximum size. The major units of the Bundeswehr were filled with the last planned units (originally planned in the numbering scheme). Like no other army structure before or after, the structure follows a consistent scheme, which is reflected in the systematic numbering of the units, which was already designed in the core in Army Structure 2 . Numbers that had not previously been assigned have now been assigned according to the scheme drawn up early on. Gaps in this numbering scheme only grew larger in the 1990s and later. The decommissioning of most large army units and their fundamental reorganization contributed to this. Even the structure of the territorial army , which in terms of its stringency never came close to the systematic of the field army , was at least as clear in Army Structure IV as in none of the previous army structures, which in the area of ​​the territorial army was primarily due to the constant expansion and reorganization of Associations was shaped in order to bind the constant influx of serving reservists and material that had been used in the field army in the territorial army. Since the age cohorts drawn when the Bundeswehr was set up increasingly reached the maximum age for reservists towards the end of the 1990s and the number of conscripts to be drafted could not be increased in the foreseeable future , the rapid growth of the territorial army came to an end towards the end of the 1990s its structure became more static.

On the one hand the field army is considered, in the second part the territorial army . It is preceded by a description of the units in the command area of ​​the Army Office . The order of the list follows the real subordination of the army, where possible in its war organization. First, the order is therefore based on corps, then according to divisions, then according to brigades - the same applies to the territorial army. Their number is decisive for the order. 1st Mountain Division and 1st Airborne Division count as 8th and 9th Divisions. Associations are listed up to the level of independent company. Smaller units only in exceptional cases. In the course of reclassifications and troop trials, which were carried out continuously, the apparently static assignment of troops was also subject to constant change in many areas. Where this change is recognizably temporary at the time of observation around 1990, for example in the context of a limited troop attempt, the structure should take into account the regular structure. The same applies to associations whose assignment between field army and territorial army changed for a limited time. Associations that were assigned to large associations for training in peacetime that did not correspond to their unit in the event of a defense, are listed with an additional comment on assignment in peacetime, as a rule only with the association to which they would have belonged in the event of a defense. This applies particularly often to associations that were intended for LANDJUT , the 1st Dutch Corps or the V US Corps in the event of a defense , as well as units of teaching units, which were usually subordinate to a unit school in the command area of ​​the Army Office, as well as units of the territorial army in the area of the BMVg were located.

Since the structure of the army was subject to constant change and the list strives for a service structure, units that only existed after or before, as well as their subordinate relationships, by definition, cannot be the subject of consideration. The same therefore applies to earlier or later subordination relationships. It should be noted, therefore, that the list cannot contain all of the Army units that have ever been established. It should also be noted that the list can only be an attempt to provide a largely accurate representation of the structure from around 1990. It can be assumed that some units were not recorded or incorrectly recorded with regard to their subordination in peacetime or in the event of a defense, whereby this problem is likely to affect units in formation, reorganization, dissolution or attempting troops, in particular units of training units and inactive units. 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 field service or the (device) depot of the stored device.

The internal association badges (worn on the breast pocket) are shown in small (if available) in front of the troop units . These have been officially approved by the Army Inspector since April 1980 . On the right edge of the picture, the association badges (worn on the sleeve of the service suit) for the troops treated accordingly in the article section are shown in larger size , see also the list of association badges of the Bundeswehr .

Associations listed in italics were inactive or partially active associations at the time of observation, including device units marked with (GerEinh) . The coordinates of the military area in which the unit in question was housed are given under property. The breakdown is presented in several sub-articles:

Army headquarters

Association badge (sleeve badge service suit) for military personnel in the command staff of the army as well as for all soldiers in the BMVg

The command staff of the army with the inspector of the army at its head leads the troops of the army as the highest military service in the army. At the same time, the management staff is a department in the Federal Ministry of Defense and thus part of the federal government. For a few specific questions, the command staff of the armed forces with the inspector general of the Bundeswehr is superordinate to the command staff of the army, which otherwise leads the army completely independently and is directly subordinate to the Federal Minister of Defense (in the case of defense, the Federal Chancellor ). Below the command staff of the army there are three areas: 1. the command area of ​​the army office 2. the field army 3. the territorial army. In the event of a defense, NATO staffs take over command of the field army . In the event of a defense, the command staff of the Army continues to be responsible for the command area of ​​the Army Office and the troops of the Territorial Army.

Command area of ​​the Army Office

Association badge (sleeve badge service suit) for units in the command area of ​​the Army Office, unless they have their own association badge

In addition to the field and territorial armies, the Army Office and its subordinate departments represent a separate area in the Army. The Army Office is primarily responsible for logistical control, for controlling army armaments, for personnel management, training, further development of the Army, and for maintaining contact with foreigners Heeren and responsible for ensuring the direct leadership of the BMVg. The commanding staff of the army with the inspector of the army is superordinate . The command area of ​​the Army Office is not assigned to NATO and therefore remains under national command like the troops of the Territorial Army in the event of a defense . There are links to the territorial army, in some cases for military service or other reasons.

  • Association badge (sleeve badge service suit) Main service of the army

  • Association badge (sleeve badge service suit) Material Office

Security and supply regiment at the BMVg

Association badge (sleeve badge service suit) for troops in the security and supply regiment

The security and supply regiment at the BMVg directly supports the political and military leadership in the BMVg. For training, exercise and deployment (in the event of a defense), the security and supply regiment at the BMVg is assigned to the Army Office or, via this, directly to the BMVg. In terms of troops, the security and supply regiment at the BMVg in peacetime and in the event of a defense is largely subordinate to the Military District Command IV and thus part of the territorial army, see Part 3.Special allocations in peacetime and in the event of a defense apply to other subordinate units. The relocated headquarters are set up and operated by the security and supply regiment, and the management personnel who move there come from all areas of the Bundeswehr.

  • Internal association badgeStaff / staff and supply company Sich / VersRgt BMVg, Bonn
    • Staff / headquarters company Commander Headquarters BMVg I (GerEinh), Gerolstein
    • Staff / headquarters company Commander Headquarters BMVg II (GerEinh), Mayen
    • Headquarters / Headquarters Company Commander Headquarters BMVg III (GerEinh), Mechernich
    • Staff / headquarters company Commander Headquarters BMVg IV (GerEinh), Kastellaun (War Headquarters of the Army)
    • Headquarters / headquarters company Commander Headquarters BMVg V (GerEinh), Mayen
    • StVersBtl BMVg.jpg Staff and supply battalion at the BMVg, Bonn
    • Internal association badge Guard battalion at the Federal Ministry of Defense (partially active), Siegburg (in the event of a defense, subordination to the headquarters of the BMVg V is planned. Note: some of the personnel are provided by the Navy and Air Force)
    • Security Battalion 901 (GerEinh), Daun
    • Internal association badge Security Battalion 902 (GerEinh), Cologne
    • Internal association badgeHeeresfliegerstaffel 900, Bückeburg (in peacetime to Heeresfliegerwaffenschule . In case of defense in Mendig .)
    • Internal association badgeTopography battery 900, Koblenz (in peace with Artillery Command 3)
    • Internal association badge Feldjägerbataillon 900 (squad), Daun (from 1989 Bonn)
    • Internal association badge NBC Defense Battalion 900 (partially active), Zweibrücken (in peacetime to Pioneer Command 3)
    • Internal association badge Staff music corps of the Bundeswehr , Siegburg
    • Internal association badge Field Replacement Battalion 900 (GerEinh), Cologne
    • Internal association badgeField Replacement Battalion 901 (GerEinh), Cologne

Telecommunications Command Army

  • Staff Telecommunications Command Heer (GerEinh), Daun (grows up from Department IV of the Army Office in the event of a defense)
    • Telecommunication command 900
    • Telecommunication rod 94
      • Internal association badge Headquarters / headquarters company telecommunications staff 94, Daun
      • Internal association badge Telecommunications Battalion 940, Daun
      • Internal association badgeTelecommunications company 945 (telecommunications reconnaissance company), Ehra-Lessien
      • Internal association badgeTelecommunications company 946 (telecommunications reconnaissance company), Hof an der Saale
      • Telecommunication company 947, Hessisch Lichtenau
      • Telecommunications training company 941, Daun (in peace to telecommunications battalion 940)

Troop schools

The Army Schools are subordinate to the Deputy Commander of the Army Office . In close coordination with the generals of the military units and the stage managers of the individual branches of the army, most of these schools are responsible for the training and further development of the respective branch of the armed forces. The military leaders of the different branches of service get their troops genus-specific and lehrgangsgebunde education here. The general troops cross-genre training of officers and non-commissioned officer corps of the army take over the military school and the NCO School of the Army. The troops schools are for demonstration of the principles of the branch of service, testing new technology, new uses principles similar teaching military units assigned in peacetime that are not listed here (see Part 2 and Part 3). These teaching units are planned close to the location of the military school. With a few exceptions, these remain part of the field army, whose major units otherwise lead these units as regular units in peacetime, in all respects in the event of a defense, with exceptions. For training and exercise, some military schools operate military training areas and have extensive large equipment, in some cases older or foreign models for representing the enemy. In the event of a defense, staff and material from the schools reinforce some of the regular units in the territorial and field armies. In the event of a defense, the training should then partly be transferred to field training associations and military command and substitute associations.

→ Note: the internal association badges of the staff group are shown. Subordinate teaching groups and the like may have other internal association badges. Most schools, i.e. the permanent staff of the schools, have their own but similar association badges as association badges (sleeve badges in service suits):

  • Association badge, Army officer school and NCO schools

  • Association badge school for military police and staff service

  • Association badge telecommunications school and technical college of the army for electrical engineering

  • Association badge combat force school 1 and <?>

  • Association badge for air landing and air transport school

  • Association badge Heeresfliegerwaffenschule

  • Association badge artillery school

  • Association badge

  • Association badge

  • Association badge ABC and self-protection school

  • Association badge school technical troop (1 & 2)

→ Note: Units subordinated to military service or for training and exercise usually wore similar association badges as the one of the school to which they were assigned. Instead of a S (for S chule) on a red background but whose Badge showed an L of L honors roup. Examples:

  • Association badge Panzerlehrbrigade 9 (to combat force school 2)

  • Association badge for teaching units of the artillery school

See also

literature

  • OW Dragoons: The Bundeswehr 1989 . Army Office. I. Corps. II Corps. III. Corps. tape 2 .1: Army .
  • OW Dragoons: The Bundeswehr 1989 . Territorial Command SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. Territorial Command NORTH. Territorial Command SOUTH. tape 2 .2: Army .

Web links

Active and former corps with the participation of the German army
Active corps

1st German-Dutch Corps  | Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps  | Eurocorps  | Multinational Corps North-East

Former corps

I. Corps  | II. Corps / II. (German-American) Corps  | III. Corps  | IV Corps  | Headquarters of the Allied Land Forces Schleswig-Holstein and Jutland

Corps equivalents

Territorial Command East  | Weir area command I · II · III · IV · V · VI