Land Forces Command
Command LaSK |
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Troop flag |
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active | December 1, 1972 to October 2, 1990 |
Country | GDR |
Armed forces | NVA |
Armed forces | NVA land forces |
Branch of service |
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Type | TSK command command |
structure | see table |
Strength | approx. 800 soldiers and 200 civilian employees |
Insinuation | MfNV |
Garrison command post |
Geltow Blankenfelde-Mahlow |
Last in command / chief of staff | |
Major General H. C. Reiche |
Deputy Minister and Chief LaSK |
Major General N.N. |
Deputy boss LaSK u. CS |
The Land Forces Command (Kdo. LaSK) was the command staff and at the same time the command command of the NVA Land Forces , a branch of the East German NVA . The command of the land forces only exercised command of the land forces in times of peace, since in the event of war they would have been subordinate to the high command of the united armed forces of the Warsaw Treaty .
history
On December 1, 1972, under Lieutenant General Horst Stechbarth, the Land Forces Command was formed as an independent command staff and supreme command of the NVA land forces. From then on, the official seat was the barracks in Wildpark Potsdam .
When the NVA was decommissioned in 1990, the Land Forces Command was dissolved. The legal successor was the Bundeswehr Command East under Lieutenant General Jörg Schönbohm . The command and control command of the Bundeswehr is stationed in the barracks today .
Leadership and organization
guide
The Kdo. LaSK led the subordinate command commands, associations, troops and units of the NVA land forces from Geltow or field command posts, depending on the situation and the deployment .
Commanding generals also chiefs Kdo. LaSK
Rank, name | period of service | comment |
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GenLtn Horst Stechbarth | December 1, 1972 to December 31, 1989 | from March 1, 1976 GenOberst |
GenLtn Horst Skerra | January 1, 1990 to September 14, 1990 | from September 30, 1990 a. D. |
Major General Hans-Christian Reiche | September 15, 1990 to October 2, 1990 | last Deputy Minister and Chief Kdo. LaSK |
Annotation:
The commanding general led his deputies immediately and directly. He also had a military council of the LaSK command , an advisory body for all of his deputies.
organization
The Kdo. LaSK consisted of the following organizational units:
Deputy Minister and Chief LaSK ( three-star general / OF-8 ) with management area and military advisor to the Soviet armed forces (OF-8)
Deputy of the chief LaSK and chief of the political administration ( two-star general / OF-7 ) with
- three departments including Chief PKK, ZPL, Spec Propaganda and Political Department Kdo. LaSK
Deputy Head of LaSK and Head of Training (OF-7)
Deputy of the chief LaSK and chief of staff (OF-7) with
- Deputy CS and Chief Operational (one star general / OF-6 ) with
- Department 1
- Department 2
- Deputy CS and Chief General Tasks (OF-5) with
- WSB-40 with (repair supply company (IVK), 1st + 2nd guard company, motor vehicle company), the printing company-40, maintenance unit-40 (WE-40) of the military patrol training company and guest house
- Chief Squad (OF-5)
- Chief organization / replenishment (OF-5) with
- Organization department
- Replenishment department
- Chief Reconnaissance (OF-5)
- Chief Missile Forces and Artillery
- Chief News (OF-5)
- Divisions 1, 2 and 8. UA
- Head of Military Science (MiWi) (OF-5)
- Chief Chemical Services (CD) (OF-5)
- Administration 2000 (OF-4): here the subdivision for the staff of the LaSK command
Chief Motor Shooter (OF-6)
Chief Tank (OF-6)
Chief General Military Training and Schools (AMAS) (OF-6)
- Staff Division 1: General Military Training
- Staff Department 2: Schools
Chief Army Air Force (OF-5)
Chief Airborne Forces (OF-5)
Chief of Radio Troops (FuTT) (OF-5)
Chief Air Defense (TLA) (OF-5)
Deputy of the Chief LaSK and Chief Reverse Services (RD) (OF-7) with
- Deputy Chief and Chief of Staff RD (OF-6)
- Chief Military Medical Service (OF-5)
- Chief Pioneers (OF-5)
- Head of Military Construction Housing (MBU) (OF-5)
- Chief of Military Transportation (OF-5)
- Chief Clothing and Equipment (BA) (OF-5)
- Head of the Weapons Technical Service (WTD) until July 15, 1983
- Head of Kfz-Dienst (KfzD) (OF-5) until July 15, 1983
Deputy Chief LaSK and Chief Technology and Armament (created on July 15, 1983) (OF-7) with
- Deputy Chief and Chief of Staff Technology and Armament (TB) (OF-5)
- Chief Tank Service (PzD)
- Head of Motor Vehicle Service (KfzD)
- Chief Rak. Service (RWTD)
- Chief repairs
Military Prosecutor (OF-5)
Administration 2000 (OF-5): here the department for the LaSK armed forces
Other generals Kdo. LaSK
Surname | Rank | Service position | comment |
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Bormann, Günther | GenLtn |
Chief Missile Forces and Artillery |
1972 to 1987 |
Engelhardt, Lothar | Major general |
Chief Enlightenment |
1984 to 1989 |
Gerloff, Heinz | Major general |
Deputy Chief LaSK and Chief of Staff |
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Big one, Roland | Major general |
Chief Missile Forces and Artillery |
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Gruschke, Wolfgang | Major general |
Deputy of the head of the political administration of the LaSK for instruction / organization |
May 1, 1990 to Aug. 8, 1990 |
Handke, Heinz | GenLtn |
Deputy Chief LaSK for Training |
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Kleffel, Harry | Major general |
Deputy Head of LaSK and Head of Reverse Services KdO. LaSK |
1973 to 1978 |
Kopetz, Günther | Major general |
Deputy Head of LaSK and Head of Rear Services |
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Link, Gerhard | Lieutenant General |
Deputy Head of LaSK |
1983 to 1990 |
Peter, Fritz | Major general |
Deputy Head of LaSK |
1972 to 1976 |
Rothe, Werner | Major general |
Deputy Head of LaSK |
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Winter, Klaus | Major general |
Deputy head of LaSK for training |
April 1, 1978 to September 30, 1990 |
Winter, Werner | Major general |
Deputy head of LaSK for training |
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Zander, Horst | GenLtn |
Deputy Chief LaSK |
Job created on July 15, 1983 |
Zaroba, Werner | Major general |
Deputy Chief Missile Forces and Artillery and Chief of Staff |
Subordinate associations, units and units
Subordinate to the Kdo. LaSK:
- Kdo. Military District III with command staff
- Kdo. Military District V with command staff
- Military technical school of the land forces "Erich Habersaath" (MTS of the LaSK)
- Officers college for the land forces "Ernst Thälmann" (OHS of the LaSK)
- Officers college for foreign military cadres "Otto Winzer" (OHS for AMK)
- 40th Artillery Brigade (40th ABr)
- Air Storm Regiment 40 (LStR-40)
- Training Technical Center 40 (ATZ-40)
- Paratrooper Training Base 40 (FJABas-40)
- Anti-aircraft missile training center 40 (FRAZ-40)
- Projectile Department 40 (GeWA-40)
- Civil Engineering Battalion 40 (IBB-40)
- Communication Battalion 40 (NB-40)
- Pioneer Building Battalion 40 (PiBB-40)
- Guard and Security Battalion 40 (WSB-40)
- Military patrol training company 40 (MStAK)
- Service unit 40 (WE-40)
- Water exercise area (WüP)
- Data center 40 (RZ-40)
- Print shop 40
- Courier and Message Center 40 (KNZ-40)
- Staff music corps
- House of the Army (HDA) Löbau
- House of the Army (HDA) Prora
- House of the Army (HDA) Zittau
Case of war
In the event of war, the majority of the units, units and facilities were to be transferred to the 3rd Army and 5th Army and thus to the 1st Front (under the Soviet High Command). In addition, selected officers of the command staff would have changed to the United High Command of the Warsaw Pact .
Leadership personnel were also provided for the units to be set up in the event of mobilization or for the main command post (Entenfängerberg / Geltow) and the alternate command post (Blankenfelde / Mahlow) - for the so-called special Berlin group . There were u. a. the deployment of Deputy Chief LaSK and Chief of Staff together with deputies is determined. The main task of this group was the operation against Berlin (West) , the smashing of the Western Allied forces stationed there and the subsequent occupation of the city.
- Existence of the "Special Berlin Group"
- 1st motorized rifle division
- Independent 6th Guard Mot. Rifle Brigade of the GSSD
- a battl. Air Storm Regiment 40
- 40th Artillery Brigade (40th ABr)
- Storm Pioneer Battalion 21 and 22
- WSB-40 and NaB-40
- Central border command and 5th border regiment
- Jagdfliegergeschwader 8 (JG-8)
- Parts / Transport helicopter squadron 34 (THG-34)
- Reserve and reinforcement:
- Combat group battalions I-IV Potsdam
- Combat group battalions I-IV Berlin
- People's Police Readiness 18 and 19 Basdorf
Dissolution of the Kdo. LaSK
When the NVA was decommissioned in 1990, the LaSK command was dissolved. The legal successor was the Bundeswehr Command East .
literature
- Torsten Diedrich (publisher / worker on behalf of the Military History Research Office): Handbook of the armed organs of the GDR. Weltbild, Augsburg 2004, ISBN 3-8289-0555-2 .
- Rüdiger Wenzke : The armed forces of the GDR and Poland in the operational planning of the Warsaw Pact , Military History Research Office , 2010, ISBN 978-3-941571-09-9 .
- Hans-Werner Deim, Hans-Georg Kampe, Joachim Kampe, Wolfgang Schubert: The military security of the GDR in the Cold War . ISBN 978-3-932566-80-6 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Built in 1936 as a High Command of the Air Force based on designs by the architect Ernst Sagebiel , on the west side of the Großer Entenfängerberg
- ↑ Klaus Froh, Rüdiger Wenzke : The Generals and Admirals of the NVA… , Ch. Links Verlag, Berlin, 2007, 5th updated edition, ISBN 978-3-86153-438-9
- ^ Joachim Nawrocki: Armed organs in the GDR: National People's Army and other military and paramilitary associations. Construction, armament, tasks. Reports from everyday life. Holzapfel Verlag, Berlin 1979, ISBN 3-921226-07-4 .
- ^ Friedrich Jeschonnek, Dieter Riedel, William Durie: Allies in Berlin 1945–1994: A manual for the history of the military presence of the Western powers , BWV, 2006, ISBN 978-3-8305-0397-2 , page 164
- ↑ Friedrich Jeschonnek, Dieter Riedel, William Durie: Allies in Berlin 1945-1994: A manual for the history of the military presence of the Western powers , BWV, 2006, ISBN 978-3-8305-0397-2 , page 163
Coordinates: 52 ° 23 ′ 10.6 ″ N , 12 ° 58 ′ 15.7 ″ E