36th attack helicopter regiment

Combat helicopter regiment 36 "Kurhessen" - KpfHubschrRgt 36 - III
Internal association badge
Lineup	2nd October 1979
Country	Germany
Armed forces	armed forces
Armed forces	army
Branch of service	Army Air Force
structure	structure
Strength	1390 soldiers
Insinuation	Fast forces division
Location	Fritzlar , Army Airfield
Web presence	KpfHubschrRgt 36
commander
commander	Colonel Sönke jewelry
Aircraft
Fighter aircraft / helicopter	Tiger attack helicopter

The combat helicopter regiment 36 "Kurhessen" is a flying combat unit of the German Army and subordinated to the Rapid Forces Division. The home base is the Georg-Friedrich-Kaserne on the Fritzlar airfield in Fritzlar , North Hesse . The regiment is the only one with Eurocopter Tiger - attack helicopters in Germany.

assignment

• Use of allied forces, including joint and combined operations, in and out of the ground-level airspace as part of the operations of air mechanized / airmobile forces
• Operations in the context of collective defense, in support of allies and peacekeeping missions in the entire range of tasks of crisis prevention and crisis management of NATO, EU and UN
• Support of combat and combat support troops as well as special and specialized forces
• Implementation of connecting and reconnaissance flights
• Operation of an army airfield with instrument approach procedures in peace
• Operation from available spaces or from a field airfield in action
• Assistance in rescue operations
• Assistance in disaster relief operations and humanitarian missions on a national level

history

The association was set up in 1979 as one of originally three anti-tank helicopter regiments of the German Armed Forces , each with 60 helicopters of the type BO 105P as Army Aviation Regiment 36. In 1986 the total of 212 anti-tank helicopters of the German Armed Forces were subordinated to the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces in Central Europe. 1994 changed the subordination of the regiment from III. Corps in Koblenz for Luftmechanisierten Brigade 1 in Fritzlar that in 2007 in 1st Airmobile Brigade was renamed.

In 2002, the association was reorganized and renamed the Combat Helicopter Regiment 36 as part of the planned introduction of the Tiger combat helicopter . In addition to the combat helicopter regiment 26 in Roth, it was one of two regiments of the German army that should be equipped with the Tiger . The aim was the availability of two flying squadrons with 16 Tiger attack helicopters each and one group with BO 105 VBH liaison helicopters .

BO 105 PAH

Tiger attack helicopter

In April 2011, the regiment received the first three approved series aircraft of the Eurocopter Tiger . In January 2013 the regiment had three STEP 2 and 15 Tiger machines in the STEP 2 KRYPTO configuration (nine of them ASGARD-F helicopters). Four of the UH Tigers with the increased combat value ASGARD-F were from December 2012 to June 2014 as part of the ISAF operation in Afghanistan , where they were subordinate to the Mazar-e Sharif squadron. After technical checks and tactical training measures for the aircraft crews, the readiness of the German tigers was reported on January 30, 2013. Two of the machines act as operational rotters , while the other two are kept ready as technical reserves.

On March 4, 2013, a tiger with the regiment's ASGARD-T armor set crashed on a training flight near Ettal and burned out completely. The crew survived the crash with minor injuries. A temporary flight ban that was subsequently issued was lifted after two days.

When Air Mobile Brigade 1 was decommissioned on December 17, 2013 , the remaining helicopter units of the Army, the 10th transport helicopter regiment , the 30th transport helicopter regiment with the NH-90 transport helicopter and the 36 combat helicopter regiment of the Special Operations Division in Stadtallendorf . On January 1, 2014, the Special Operations Division was renamed the Rapid Forces Division .

Since the beginning of May 2017, four Tiger helicopters have been supporting the UN Minusma mission to stabilize northern Mali . On July 26, 2017, a regiment tiger crashed in northern Mali, both crew members were killed and the helicopter burned down completely. According to the Bundeswehr, the cause of the crash is so far unclear.

structure

• The staff supports the regiment commander in leading the regiment.
• The staff support the staff.
• 1. (Supply / Support) Squadron: for the supply and support of the regiment u. a. with telecommunications, transport and material services
• 2nd (flying) season: UH-Tiger deployment season 1
• 3rd (flying) season: UH-Tiger-Einsatzstaffel 2
• 4th (technical) relay: aircraft technical support and flight fuel relay
• 5th (technical) relay: control and maintenance of the helicopters
• 6th (technical) relay: repair relay for aircraft and the necessary ground service equipment

coat of arms

The red background is considered the color of Mars, god of war, and in heraldry expresses the service to the fatherland. Silver double rafters stand as a stylized symbol for anti-tank defense. In heraldry, silver means joy and wisdom. The two wings identify the soldiers of the regiment as aviators and stand for the two departments. The Mainz double wheel , the city arms of Fritzlar, establishes the relationship with the garrison town of Fritzlar.

Web links

• Internet presence of the 36th Combat Helicopter Regiment

Individual evidence

1. ↑ www.deutschesheer.de: The tigers are loose: Combat helicopter regiment 36 is practicing for the mission. April 19, 2011, accessed December 16, 2014 . 
2. ↑ Information request according to the IFG regarding the delivery status of the UHT as of 2013 (PDF; 1.2 MB). FragDenStaat.de . Retrieved February 16, 2013
3. ↑ The Arrival of the Tiger by Night. In: bundeswehr.de. Retrieved December 14, 2012 . 
4. ^ Hessische / Niedersächsische Allgemeine: Soldiers and helicopters fly from Fritzlar to Afghanistan. Retrieved December 4, 2012 . 
5. ^ Bundeswehr: Tiger on the jump to Afghanistan. Retrieved December 4, 2012 . 
6. ↑ BMVg press and information staff: AFG: Tiger support helicopter ready for action. Retrieved February 1, 2013 . 
7. ↑ The mirror
8. ^ BR online: Helicopter crashed. Archived from the original on March 8, 2013 ; Retrieved March 5, 2013 . 
9. ^ Hessische / Niedersächsische Allgemeine: Combat helicopter crashed: Fritzlar soldiers injured. Retrieved March 5, 2013 . 
10. ↑ Niko Steeb: Combat helicopter crashed: "Tigers" are no longer allowed to fly. Augsburger Allgemeine, March 5, 2013, accessed March 5, 2013 . 
11. ↑ Tiger attack helicopters are allowed to fly again. Hessische / Niedersächsische Allgemeine, March 5, 2013, accessed on March 6, 2013 . 
12. ↑ Rene Hinz: The realignment is progressing - Army aviation associations are now subordinated. www.deutschesheer.de, December 18, 2013, accessed December 18, 2013 . 
13. ↑ MINUSMA: Crash attack helicopter Tiger. Retrieved July 27, 2017 . 
14. ↑ Bundeswehr helicopter crashed in Mali. Spiegel Online, July 26, 2017, accessed July 26, 2017 . 
15. ↑ In the event of a helicopter crash: Two Bundeswehr soldiers die in Mali . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . July 26, 2017, ISSN  0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed July 26, 2017]).

Coordinates: 51 ° 6 ′ 53.6 ″  N , 9 ° 17 ′ 5.9 ″  E