Combat helicopter regiment 26

Combat helicopter regiment 26 "Franconia" - KHR 26 -
Internal association badge
active	1979 to June 30, 2014
Country	Germany
Armed forces	armed forces
Armed forces	army
Branch of service	Army Air Force
Strength	~ 1600 soldiers
Insinuation	Airmobile Brigade 1st
Location	Roth , Otto Lilienthal barracks
commander
commander	Colonel Bodo Schütte
Aircraft
Fighter aircraft / helicopter	MBB BO 105

The combat helicopter regiment 26 "Franconia" was part of the air- moving brigade 1 and, as a flying combat unit, was responsible for the anti-tank defense of the German army . Home location was the Otto-Lilienthal-Kaserne in Roth in Bavaria in Middle Franconia .

history

BO 105 PAH

EC 665 Tiger UHT

The association was set up in 1979 as one of originally three anti-tank helicopter regiments, each with 56 helicopters of the BO 105P type, as Army Aviation Regiment 26 . In 1980 flight operations began with the new helicopters. In 1997, the insinuation joined the regiment from the II. Corps in Ulm for Luftmechanisierten Brigade 1 in Fritzlar, in 2007 1st Airmobile Brigade was renamed.

In 2003 the association was renamed Combat Helicopter Regiment 26 with the nickname "Franconia". At the same time, the reclassification began as part of the introduction of the attack helicopter EC 665 Tiger . In July 2011, the extensive infrastructure measures with a total volume of 150 million euros for the operation of the new weapon system were completed. The Roth Army Airfield now had u. a. about the most modern aircraft repair hangar in Germany. In addition to Roth, the Tiger was to be stationed with the 36th Combat Helicopter Regiment in Fritzlar.

In May 2011, the Federal Minister of Defense Thomas de Maizière announced that the combat helicopter regiment 26 will be dissolved as part of the Bundeswehr reform and the combat helicopter Tiger will be concentrated exclusively at the Fritzlar airfield , which is also the location of the airmobile brigade 1 and the location of the combat helicopter regiment 36 . In July 2013 there was a last open day and the so-called “Fly-Out” took place on September 25, 2013.

Operations ceased on October 31, 2013, and the last four helicopters left the airfield on December 16, 2013 in the direction of Celle. On March 27, 2014, the 26th Combat Helicopter Regiment was released from its mission and dissolved on June 30, 2014.

The infrastructure newly built for the Tiger on the airfield site was initially empty for a few years and is currently used to store decommissioned UH-1D helicopters. The regiment's barracks have now been almost completely torn down; the new Luftwaffe officers' school is being built here.

assignment

• Combat operations with the Tiger combat helicopter as part of the Combat of Combined Arms / Combined Forces, including Joint and Combined missions, into and out of the ground-level airspace as part of the operations of air mechanized / airmobile forces
• Assistance to combat and combat support troops and specialized forces
• Implementation of connecting and reconnaissance flights
• Operation of an army airfield with instrument approach procedures in peace
• In use, operations from available areas or from a field airfield

structure

• Staff Relay
• Flying Division 261
• Aircraft Engineering Department 262
• Army Aviation Supply Squadron 265
• Heeresfliegerstaffel 269 (disbanded in March 2013)

Commanders

The regimental commanders were:

No.	Surname	Beginning of the appointment	End of appointment
12	Colonel Bodo Schütte	November 9, 2012	June 30, 2014
11	Colonel Michael Mittelberg	March 26, 2009	November 9, 2012
10	Colonel Hans-Peter Grathwol	April 19, 2006	March 26, 2009
9	Colonel Hans Heinrich Heidmann	January 27, 2004	April 19, 2006
8th	Colonel Thomas Winter	July 11, 2002	† December 8, 2003
7th	Colonel Hans-Rainer Goller	May 11, 2000	July 11, 2002
6th	Colonel Uwe Singer	September 28, 1998	May 11, 2000
5	Colonel Gunther Schaulinski	December 12, 1994	September 28, 1998
4th	Colonel Martin Pöhlmann	March 30, 1987	December 12, 1994
3	Colonel Rudolf Winkler	4th October 1984	March 30, 1987
2	Colonel Konrad Roesen	23rd September 1982	4th October 1984
1	Colonel Istvan Csoboth	1st October 1979	23rd September 1982

coat of arms

The coat of arms (internal association badge) shows an attacking hornet on a burgundy shield with a bow and arrow pointing towards the ground. The basic color of the shield symbolizes the beret color of the Army Aviation Troops, the bow and arrow of the hornet stand for the HOT guided missile, the armament of the anti-tank helicopters. The progressively designed hornet reflects the fight against armored targets from the air. The white and blue diamonds of the Free State of Bavaria are integrated into the wings. The base of the shield contains the stylized coat of arms of the garrison town of Roth, the regiment's home base.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Simon Hofmann: Combat helicopter regiment 26 is decommissioned. www.deutschesheer.de, April 14, 2014, accessed April 24, 2014 .  
2. ↑ DLO website - State-of-the-art aircraft repair hall handed over to the troops. Retrieved July 21, 2011 . 
3. ↑ Do not call the Bundeswehr location Roth dead. Www.nordbayern.de, January 16, 2014, accessed on February 14, 2014 .  
4. ↑ Patrick Gundert: 10,000 visitors to the open day at Roth Army Airfield. , In: Bundeswehr.de , August 1, 2013, accessed on August 21, 2013.
5. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from February 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. "Donaukurier.de 2012 for the handover of command" 
6. ↑ [1] "Bundeswehr & Business Working Group on Handover of Command 2006"

Coordinates: 49 ° 12 '53.6 "  N , 11 ° 5' 41.7"  E