Homeland Security Brigade 62
Homeland Security Brigade 62 |
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(did not have an association badge ) |
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active | April 1, 1981 to September 30, 1993 |
Country | Germany |
Armed forces | armed forces |
Armed forces | army |
Type | Homeland Security Brigade |
Insinuation | Military District Command II |
Staff seat | Dams |
commander | |
Last commander | Lieutenant Colonel Horstmann |
The Homeland Security Brigade 62 was a non-active Homeland Security Brigade of the Army of the Bundeswehr . The staff seat was Damme . The brigade was disbanded in 1981, disbanded in 1993 and was subordinate to the Military District Command II .
structure
The brigade is divided as follows around 1989:
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Headquarters / Headquarters Company Homeland Security Brigade 62 (GerEinh), Damme
- Pioneer Company 620 (GerEinh), Damme
- Supply company 620 (GerEinh), Damme
- Hunter battalion 621 (GerEinh), Damme
- Jägerbataillon 622 (GerEinh), Meppen
- Panzerbataillon 623 (GerEinh), Wietmarschen (with M 48 )
- Field artillery battalion 625 (GerEinh), Fürstenau (with field howitzers FH 105mm [L] )
history
Lineup
The brigade was set up on April 1, 1981 to take Army Structure IV in Hanover in Defense Area II . At the same time, the partially active "sister brigade " Homeland Security Brigade 52 was planned.
As its name suggests, the inactive Homeland Security Brigade was one of the twelve Homeland Security Brigades and one of the six inactive Homeland Security Brigades of the Territorial Army . In the event of a defense , the brigade was able to grow to a target strength of around 2,800 soldiers through the reservists . The brigade was planned as a device unit . Their defense material was stored in depots at peace . Only in the event of a defense would the material have been made mobile .
The structure and equipment of the homeland security brigade was comparable to most of the other inactive homeland security brigades in the territorial army: the core consisted of two hunter battalions , one tank battalion and one field artillery battalion . However, the brigade “only” had outdated M 48s in the tank battalion and the two heavy companies of the infantry battalions. The hunter battalions had no armored personnel carriers . As with most homeland security brigades, the field artillery was equipped with towed field howitzers FH 105mm (L) . Due to the small number of independent companies and the relatively small number of personnel for a brigade, the homeland security brigade corresponded to a light fighter brigade in terms of structure and equipment .
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 , the brigade was disbanded at about the same time as all of the other eleven homeland security brigades that were still in existence at the time, as part of the downsizing of the army on September 30, 1993.
Commanders
- Lieutenant Colonel Lorenz April 1, 1981 - March 31, 1985
- Lieutenant Colonel Gericke April 1, 1985 - March 31, 1991
- Lieutenant Colonel Horstmann April 1, 1991 - September 30, 1993
Association badge
The Homeland Security Brigade did not have its own association badge due to its planning as a device unit.
Web links
- Homeland Security Commandos / Homeland Security Brigades. German Digital Library, accessed on July 2, 2018 .
- The Luftmunitionsanstalt 2 / XI Damme. In: Relicts in Lower Saxony and Bremen www.relektiven.com. Retrieved July 11, 2018 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g 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]).
Coordinates: 52 ° 32 ' N , 8 ° 10' E