Homeland Security Brigade 52

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Homeland Security Brigade 52
- HSchBrig 52 -
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HSchBrig 52.svg

Association badge
active April 1, 1981 to September 30, 1992
Country GermanyGermany Germany
Armed forces armed forces
Armed forces Bundeswehr Logo Heer with lettering.svg army
Type Homeland Security Brigade
Insinuation Association badge military area boomando II Military District Command II
Staff seat Lingen
commander
Last commander Colonel Wilfried Richert

The Homeland Security Brigade 52 was a partially active homeland security brigade of the Army of the German Armed Forces with headquarters in Lingen . The brigade was disbanded in 1981 and disbanded in 1992. It was part of the Territorial Army and was subordinate to the Military District Command II .

Homeland Security Brigade 52 tactical sign

structure

The brigade is divided as follows around 1989:

  • Internal association badge Headquarters / Headquarters Company Homeland Security Brigade 52 (partially active), Lingen
    • Internal association badge Pioneer Company 520 (GerEinh), Wietmarschen
    • Internal association badge NBC Defense Company 520 (GerEinh), Nordhorn
    • Internal association badge Medical company 520 (GerEinh), Nordhorn
    • Internal association badge Supply company 520 (partially active), Lingen
    • Internal association badge Repair company 520 (partially active), Lingen
    • Internal association badgeJägerbataillon 521, Northeim
    • Internal association badgeJägerbataillon 522, Fürstenau (with MTW 113 )
    • Internal association badgePanzerbataillon 523, Lingen (with M 48 )
    • Internal association badge Panzerbataillon 524 (cadre), Lingen (with M 48 )
    • Internal association badge Field artillery battalion 525 (partially active), Fürstenau (with FH 105mm (L) )
    • Internal association badge Field Replacement Battalion 527 (GerEinh), Nordhorn

history

Lineup

The brigade was set up on April 1, 1981 to take Army Structure IV in Defense Area II . Parts of Homeland Security Command 14, which was disbanded at the same time, were used to set up the system. At the same time, the inactive "sister brigade" Homeland Security Brigade 62 with headquarters in Hanover was planned.

As its name suggests, the partially active Homeland Security Brigade 52 was one of the twelve Homeland Security Brigades of the Territorial Army . The brigade comprised around 2500 active soldiers . In the event of a defense , the brigade was able to grow to its full target strength of around 4,500 soldiers through reservists . Some of the subordinate battalions and companies were planned to be inactive equipment units , whose defense material was stored in depots in peacetime and would only have been mobilized in the event of a defense .

The structure and equipment of the Homeland Security Brigade 52 was comparable to the three other partially active Homeland Security Brigades in the Territorial Army: the core consisted of two hunter battalions , two tank battalions and one field artillery battalion . This structure corresponded approximately to a reinforced Jägerbrigade or a "light" Panzergrenadierbrigade . However, the brigade "only" had outdated M 48 in the tank battalions and heavy companies of the infantry battalions. Only one of the two fighter battalions was made mobile with MTW M113 . As with most homeland security brigades, the field artillery was equipped with towed field howitzers FH 105mm (L) .

The task of the homeland security brigade as part of the territorial army was, among other things, the defense of the rear army area , in particular the safeguarding of important infrastructure such as marching routes, traffic hubs and telecommunication facilities. Airborne troops , leaked or breached enemy had to be expected in the rear area .

resolution

After reunification and the end of the Cold War , Homeland Security Brigade 52 was disbanded on September 30, 1992 as the army was downsized . Parts of the brigade were used to set up the 52nd Jägerregiment .

Association badge

Internal association badge of the headquarters company: oak leaves on the Hanoverian colors gold and silver and the Saxon horse typical of Lower Saxony

The brigade carried a union badge with the following blazon :

"Green rimmed , divided of silver and gold, an upright green oak branch with two leaves ."

The association badge established the connection to the stationing room. The shield division was similar to the flag of the Kingdom of Hanover and the State of Hanover . The oak leaf was a traditional symbol of the German army. The upright oak branch was a symbol that was often encountered, especially around the hunters' troops . It was similarly shown in the troop badge of the hunter troop . The green board was typical of all homeland security brigades in Army Structure IV. Green was the weapon color of the hunter troop , because most homeland security brigades resembled reinforced hunter brigades.

The association badge was taken over by the "predecessor association" Heimatschutzkommando 14 .

Commanders

The brigade was commanded by the following officers :

commander Beginning The End
1 Brigadier General Helmut Feher April 1, 1981 September 30, 1985
2 Brigadier General Wilhelm Riehmer October 1, 1985 May 2, 1991
3 Colonel Wilfried Richert May 2, 1991 September 30, 1992

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d location database of the Bundeswehr in the Federal Republic of Germany as well as the training grounds used by the Bundeswehr abroad. In: Website of the Military History Research Office . Center for Military History and Social Sciences of the Bundeswehr; Military History Research Office, accessed on March 28, 2019 (For technical reasons, direct links to individual search queries or search results are not possible. Please use the "search form" to research information on the individual offices).
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i O.W. Dragoons: The Bundeswehr 1989 . Territorial Command SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. Territorial Command NORTH. Territorial Command SOUTH. Appendix: Territorial structure. 4th edition. 2.2 - Army, February 2012 ( religte.com [PDF; accessed July 10, 2018]).
  3. ↑ a b c Federal Archives: BArch, BH 33. Heimatschutzkommandos / Heimatschutzbrigaden (inventory). In: German Digital Library . Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, April 24, 2018, accessed on July 2, 2018 .

Coordinates: 52 ° 31 '  N , 7 ° 18'  E