Homeland Security Command

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Homeland Security Commandos were partially active large units of the Homeland Security Force of the Territorial Army of the Bundeswehr

history

Lineup

The commandos were set up in the early 1970s to take Army Structure III in the Territorial Army . A homeland security command was subordinate to each of the six military area commands . Homeland Security commandos were the first in the peace part active units voltage or defense case by convening of reservists and civilian vehicles as well as the mobilization of in depots stored materiel to its full authorized strength grow could.

resolution

By April 1981, the homeland security commands to take over Army Structure IV were reclassified into six partially active homeland security brigades.

assignment

The homeland security commandos were the core of the homeland security force in Army Structure III. The homeland security commandos were predominantly infantry units, the structure of which, equipment and target strength were remotely similar to that of a field army fighter brigade . Material equipment and the ability to fight the combined arms remained well behind the brigades of the field army, but in the 1970s they were the most agile and powerful units of the territorial army .

The commanders in the defense areas could use the homeland security commandos in the event of a defense as quickly relocatable reserves at focal points in order to temporarily lead the fight against airborne , breached and infiltrated enemies in the rear area . In terms of time and location, they were able to support the field army as a reserve.

During peacetime the homeland security commandos trained hunters for the homeland security troops of the territorial army.

organization

The following homeland security commands were set up:

All homeland security commands had two fighter regiments , each with one active and one inactive fighter battalion . A supply battalion and a light engineer battalion were directly subordinate to the commander of a homeland security command in the rank of colonel . The Jägerregiments were subordinate to support as a replacement for the missing artillery mortar companies as well as for fire support tank destroyers , so that overall they resembled the structure of a "light" Jägerbrigade.

In peacetime, the homeland security commandos included a whole range of other military facilities. The subordinate hunter training centers were of particular importance for the training of the hunter troops of the territorial army .

Designation system

The numbering of the homeland security commands was based on the numbering of the divisions 1 to 12 of the field army : the homeland security commands continued the numbering with 13 to 18 in the order of the higher military area commands.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nemere: Jägerverband u. units of the Bundeswehr. Post # 13. In: Cold War Forum - Military facilities & relics of the Cold War. November 29, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2018 .

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