Rhineland-Palatinate regional command
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Rhineland-Palatinate State |
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| Lineup | 2007 | ||
| Country |
 Germany
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| Armed forces |
 armed forces
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| Armed forces | Force Base | ||
| Type | State command , equivalent to a brigade | ||
| Subordinate troops |
Liaison commands , regional security and support forces , small offices |
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| Insinuation |
 Territorial Tasks Command of the Bundeswehr
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General Feldzeugmeister barracks
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Mainz | ||
| Awards |
Flag ribbon Rhineland-Palatinate (2011) |
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| Web presence | Internet presence of the LKdo RP | ||
| commander | |||
| Colonel | Erwin J. Mattes | ||
The Land Command Rhineland-Palatinate LKdo RP in Mainz since 2007, one of 15 state commands the armed forces in Germany. Until its dissolution in 2013, it was subordinate to the Military District Command II and is now subordinate to the Territorial Tasks Command of the Bundeswehr . It is the central command authority of the territorial defense organization in Rhineland-Palatinate . The command is the first point of contact for territorial tasks as well as the Bundeswehr's representative towards the state government of Rhineland-Palatinate and the civil authorities. 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
The command based in the Generalfeldzeugmeister barracks in Mainz has the following assignments:
- The state command is the first point of contact and leads the 36 district liaison commands in the respective district offices or city administrations of the district-free cities , which are exclusively manned by reservists and advise their civilian counterparts there. This is used to plan, prepare and coordinate official and disaster aid . In addition, there is a liaison command at the Supervision and Service Directorate (ADD) in Trier, which corresponds to a district defense command in other federal states.
- It summarizes support requirements, evaluates them and submits them to the Bundeswehr Territorial Tasks Command.
- Subordinate to him is the regional security and support company of the country, which is mainly trained in the armed forces joint tactical fire support / indirect fire (formerly artillery school) or at the nearby Baumholder military training area .
- 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 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 offices.
- Professional management of the site elders .
coat of arms
The coat of arms of the Rhineland-Palatinate state command is very similar to the state coat of arms . Only instead of the Trier diocese cross (→ Georgskreuz , Kurtrier ) is a picture of the Porta Nigra from Trier.
Description of coat of arms: The three-part coat of arms of the Rhineland-Palatinate state command shows the Porta Nigra in the upper right, as the command emerged from the Defense District Command (VBK) 42 in Trier, which was dissolved in 2007 ; to the left, the Mainz wheel as a symbol for today's Mainz location; below on a blue background the golden Palatinate lion with a red crown and tongue and red claws.
Web links
- The Bundeswehr Territorial Tasks Command with information on all 16 regional commands
- Rhineland-Palatinate regional command
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 49 ° 34 ′ 40.8 " N , 8 ° 9 ′ 52.2" E
