State Command Bavaria

State Command Bavaria ; - LKdo BY - ; X
Lineup	2007
Country	Germany
Armed forces	armed forces
Armed forces	Force Base
Type	State command , equivalent to a brigade
Subordinate troops	Liaison commandos, Bavarian State Regiment, regional security and support forces , small offices
Insinuation	Territorial Tasks Command of the Bundeswehr
Web presence	Internet presence of the LKdo BY
commander
Brigadier General	Thomas Hambach

The State Command of Bavaria ( LKdo BY ) has been the highest territorial command authority of the Bundeswehr in the largest federal state in terms of area since 2007 . It has been subordinate to the Territorial Tasks Command (Berlin) since 2013 and is the primary contact of the Bavarian State Government in the context of civil-military cooperation . Until 2013 it was subordinate to the Military District Command IV - Southern Germany . Commander is Brigadier General Thomas Hambach , Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff is Colonel Andreas Brendel.

The command, based in the Fürst-Wrede barracks in Munich , has all command areas that have counterparts on the various levels. The technical training of the personnel is largely carried out by the Multinational Civil-Military Cooperation Command (MN CIMIC Cmd), which also assigns personnel.

assignment

It is responsible for the territorial tasks of the Bundeswehr ( RegStTerrAufg Nord ( Upper Franconia , Middle Franconia and Lower Franconia ) in Nuremberg , RegStTerrAufg Süd ( Upper Bavaria and Swabia ) in Kleinaitingen and RegStTerrAufg Ost ( Upper Palatinate and Lower Bavaria ) in Bogen ), each led by one Colonel of the reserve , represented in day-to-day work by an active lieutenant colonel . The three regional staffs lead especially the 96 county and seven district - connection commands (KVK / BVK), which are composed exclusively reservists and there advise their civilian counterparts. This is used to plan, prepare and coordinate official and disaster aid . Since 2017, the regional staffs have also carried out basic training for the unused .
It summarizes support requirements, evaluates them and submits them to the Bundeswehr Territorial Tasks Command.
The seven companies of the regional security and support forces of the country, which each cover one of the seven administrative districts , are subordinate to him .
It prepares the admission and deployment of the armed forces in coordination with the responsible civilian disaster control team and coordinates their deployment according to the specifications and priorities of the civilian side and thus has a military picture of the deployed and still available armed forces.
Coordination of host nation support, in accordance with the NATO troop statute in the Free State.
It is responsible for voluntary reservist work and the training of reservists.
Coordination of the press / public relations work of the Bundeswehr of the individual armed forces (TSK) and organizational areas, as well as the defense administrations and the armaments area in the state.
Advising the exercising troops on country-specific environmental protection issues.
Troop service management of subordinate small agencies, such as the seven family care centers (FBZ), the three sports promotion groups in Altenstadt ( airborne / air transport training base ), Bischofswiesen ( Jägerkaserne ) and Neubiberg (site of the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich , UniBwM), the sports teachers in the state and the youth officers in Bavaria and Thuringia.
Professional management of the site elders .

coat of arms

The coat of arms of the Bavarian State Command is Gothic and divided into two flanks by a black dividing line running from bottom left to top right; the upper left flank consists of the white and blue diamond pattern of the state flag of Bavaria ; the lower right flank in the colors black, red and gold of the federal service flag ; In the center of the coat of arms there is a common figure in the form of the large Bavarian state coat of arms .

history

In 2019 a pilot project started to re-establish homeland security associations in the form of state regiments. On April 1, 2019, the first state regiment in Bavaria, under the command of Colonel of the Reserve Stefan Berger, was put into service. The three existing companies of the regional security and support forces (RSU) are integrated into the state regiment in Bavaria with its total strength of around 500 reservists: The RSU companies in Middle Franconia, Upper Franconia and Lower Franconia. The regimental headquarters will be based in the Fürst-Wrede barracks in Munich and will report to Brigadier General Thomas Hambach, the commander of the Bavarian State Command.

Web links

State Command Bavaria on the side of the armed forces base

Individual evidence

↑ State Command Bavaria: State Regiment Bavaria. Kommando.streitkräftebasis.de, April 1, 2019, accessed on May 5, 2019 .
↑ Bundeswehr: Armed Forces Base - Strong for homeland security with the state regiment. April 16, 19, accessed April 24, 2019 .
↑ Personnel changes in top military and civilian positions - October 2019. Accessed on October 8, 2019 .

48.21001 11.58864Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 36 " N , 11 ° 35 ′ 19.1" E

[1] State Command Bavaria: State Regiment Bavaria. Kommando.streitkräftebasis.de, April 1, 2019, accessed on May 5, 2019 .

[2] Bundeswehr: Armed Forces Base - Strong for homeland security with the state regiment. April 16, 19, accessed April 24, 2019 .

[3] Personnel changes in top military and civilian positions - October 2019. Accessed on October 8, 2019 .