Company command group
The company command group ( battery command group in the artillery troops and the former army anti-aircraft troops ) is a sub-unit in companies and batteries of the army of the Bundeswehr . It is usually formed from the company sergeant troop and company troop with the company troop leader as the tactical assistant to the company commander and led by the company sergeant (battery sergeant ). Basically the company supply troop with the material management sergeant belongs to it. Depending on the branch of service and mandate that more crews and remote logs Rupp, medical corps, maintenance crew and others may be affiliated.
Before the vehicles were taken over by the BwFuhrparkService , the vehicle group leader (KfzGrpFhr) was previously responsible for the “vehicle fleet” of the company command group. He was a non-commissioned officer / staff sergeant . His tasks included the planning of military drivers and vehicles for trips for the company (passenger transport / material transport), writing / checking / managing driving orders and carrying out instruction and inspection drives on small all-terrain vehicles as well as vehicles with more than five seats (e.g. B. Mercedes G-Class 250GD, Volkswagen T4 8-seater).
The company command group usually includes all soldiers of the company, with the exception of the company commander, who are not assigned to any other sub-unit for the fulfillment of the unit's main mission. It has the task of supporting the company commander in all tasks (command support). In addition to maintaining the connection to superior departments , staff departments and responsible logistical units or sub-units, this also includes questions relating to the organization of daily service.
There is also a corresponding command support unit in the superordinate ( battalion ) and subordinate ( platoon ) organizational units.
history
The company command group was first introduced in the Reichswehr (1919–1934), but is based on the centuries-old tradition of the independence of companies, to which the leader of a company like that of the regiment owes the title of boss instead of commander . Before the Reichswehr, the duties of the company command group were carried out by the company sergeant with the assistants assigned to him directly by the company commander and some regular non-commissioned officers (designated for this purpose in the military budget). First and foremost, these were the so-called company craftsmen who had to take care of the care and maintenance of the uniforms and equipment. The regular NCOs included the Capitain d'armes, comparable to today's supply NCO ( cap endarm in the military jargon of the time ) and the shooting NCO , who had to take care of the shooting training.
literature
- Zobeltitz, HC v. and P. Purzelbaum. (Ed.) Das Alte Heer , Berlin 1931
- Reinicke, Adolf, Das Reichsheer 1921-1934 , Osnabrück 1986
- Paperback for military training, Bonn 1982