Infantry (Bundeswehr)

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The infantry in the German army is a group of military units .

structure

The infantry of the Bundeswehr consists of the following infantry fighting troops:

Formerly, other branches of the infantry also belonged to:

assignment

In contrast to the armored troops (until 2005: armored combat troops ), the infantry is the non-armored part of the combat troops, some of which are motorized with protected vehicles .

The infantry conducts the types of combat defense and attack in terrain that is favorable for them and is particularly capable of fighting under unfavorable conditions in "bad" weather, fighting on-site and in urban areas as well as fighting in forests and in the (high) mountains.

The infantry can be supported by mechanized forces such as tanks and tank grenadiers.

Due to their high mobility over long distances due to air transportability, the infantry of the Bundeswehr often provides the "forces of the first hour" as intervention forces as well as the core of the stabilization forces for operations in small and medium-sized operations in the context of international crisis management. The infantry is the first choice for fighting against irregular forces .

Infantry security forces carry out property protection in their own operating room at the rear .

education

The infantry school under the General of the Infantry , at the same time the commander of the infantry school in Hammelburg, is responsible for the training of this military group . The Army Development Office has been responsible for the further development of the military branch since June 2013 . Further subordinate training institutions are the air landing and air transport school and the mountain and winter combat school .

Others

The infantry weapon color is green.

Soldiers of other military branches in the army and lines of employment in the navy or air force can be used as security soldiers in security troops , but are not qualified for infantry combat.

Active and disbanded associations are included in the list of hunter associations of the Bundeswehr .

A special feature of the infantry as a group of troops is that all soldiers of the infantry are equipped with a marching compass in order to be able to orientate themselves independently on the battlefield at any time . In contrast to this, in the case of the tank grenadiers or the tank troops, only the squad leaders or vehicle commanders are equipped with a compass.

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