List of troop units of the army reconnaissance force of the Bundeswehr

The list of units of the Army Reconnaissance Force of the Army of the German Armed Forces contains all independent units and formations of the Army Reconnaissance Force of the German Armed Forces as well as a brief overview of their time of deployment, stationing locations, subordination and their dissolution or renaming. The youngest branch of the army was temporarily completed in 2008. For this purpose, forces of the tank reconnaissance troops , the long-distance reconnaissance troops and field intelligence forces as well as the airborne reconnaissance forces and parts of the artillery reconnaissance forces (primarily drone reconnaissance forces ) were used. First and foremost, the tank reconnaissance battalions were reclassified and fundamentally reorganized with the help of additional forces. All predecessor associations are shown in the list of tank reconnaissance associations of the Bundeswehr and the list of tele-spying units of the Bundeswehr .

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See also here for the list of abbreviations.

Battalions

The new army reconnaissance force set up several reconnaissance battalions until 2008. The stringent numbering based on the subordination of the units was given up in the army around the mid-1990s. Since then, the number of the association is no longer a clear indication of the subordination, but is retained in the event of a change of subordination. The reconnaissance battalions, which were mostly formed from tank reconnaissance battalions, therefore kept their numbers, only the name was changed. In the case of individual associations, however, you can still read the former subordination, in rare cases also the current one, from the number. Regarding the general numbering conventions of the predecessor associations, reference is made to the list of armored reconnaissance associations of the Bundeswehr etc. If possible, the list briefly describes the origin of the number. In general, in tank reconnaissance battalions, battalion numbers 1 to 14 mostly corresponded to the originally higher division; In the case of the tank reconnaissance battalion, the company number usually corresponded to the number of the higher-level brigade plus a final digit "0". Several inactive formations were newly set up, which are based on a unit without large equipment of their own and are training associations for reservists. Their 900 numbers follow the most recent numbering conventions for non-active units in the army (see list of armored infantry units of the German Armed Forces ) without implying any particular subordination.

The following associations were set up:

	designation	Lineup	Stationing place (s)	resolution	comment
	AufklLehrBtl 3	2008	Luneburg	-	subordinated to Panzer Lehrbrigade 9, formerly subordinate to 1st Panzer Division
	AufklBtl 6	2008	Eutin	-	subordinated to PzGrenBrig 41
	AufklBtl 7	2015	Awls	-	subordinated to PzBrig 21 . Designation based on Pz AufklBtl 7 ( Augustdorf ), with reference to PzBrig 21 or 7th PzDiv
	AufklBtl 8	2008	Freyung	-	subordinated to PzBrig 12 from GebPz AufklBtl 8, formerly subordinated to 1st GebDiv = 8th Army Division
	AufklBtl 13	2008	Gotha	-	subordinated to PzGrenBrig 37 from Pz AufklBtl 13, formerly subordinated to 13th PzGrenDiv
	Blown up bag 230	2007	Feet	-	subordinated to GebJgBrig 23 GebAufklBtl 230 from renaming GebPzArtBtl 225 and partial integration Pz AufklBtl 5. The conceptual predecessor GebPz AufklKp 230 was dissolved in the brigade around 2004.
	AufklBtl 910	2008	Gotha	2014	based on AufklBtl 13
	Sticker 911	2008	Feet	2014	based on GebAufklBtl 230

Independent companies

The independent reconnaissance companies of the army reconnaissance troops were formed in 2008 from the former tank reconnaissance companies. The telephoto watch company and the airborne reconnaissance companies already existed before the reconnaissance forces were combined in the army and changed to the new type of service under the same name. With the exception of a newly established inactive battalion, which follows the numbering of the inactive reconnaissance battalions (see above), the company number of the companies shows their current and original subordination to one of the brigades of the army or, in the case of the telephonist company, to the original corps. The Fernspählehrkompanie 200 was formerly part of the II Corps . The number was retained even after the corps was disbanded and several changes of subordination. The numbers of the other active companies begin with the number of their superior brigade and end with a "0".

	designation	Lineup	Stationing place (s)	resolution	comment
	AufklLehrKp 90	2008	Muenster	2015	subordinated to PzLehrBrig 9 arose from Pz AufklLehrKp 90
	AufklKp 210	2008	Augustdorf	2015	PzBrig 21 emerged from Pz AufklKp 210
	FeSpähLehrKp 200	1962	Pfullendorf	2015	DSK
	LL AufklKp 260	2004	Zweibrücken	-	subject to LLBrig 1
	LL AufklKp 310	2000	Seedorf	-	subject to LLBrig 1
	4./JgBtl 291	2010	Illkirch-Grafenstaden	-	subject to D / F-Brig Due to the stationing abroad disciplinary the JgBtl 291 subordinated
	AufklKp 912	2008	Luneburg	2015	well, based on AufklLehrKp 90

Training institutions

The central training facility of the Army reconnaissance troop is the 2007 newly established training center army reconnaissance troop . The long-distance scout training facility also became the special operations training center after it was integrated into the army reconnaissance force .

	designation	Lineup	Stationing place (s)	resolution	comment
	AusZH AufklTrp	2007	Muenster	-
	Educational SpecOp	2003	Pfullendorf	-

Abbreviations

The following abbreviations are used:

AnbZH AufklTrp → Training Center for the Army Reconnaissance Force AnbZSpezOp → Training center for special operations AufklBtl → Reconnaissance Battalion AufklLehrBtl → Reconnaissance Training Battalion AufklKp → reconnaissance company DSK → Fast forces division FeSpähLehrKp → Fernspählehrkompanie GebAufklBtl → Mountain Reconnaissance Battalion GebDiv → Mountain Division GebJgBrig → Gebirgsjägerbrigade GebPzArtBtl → Mountain Armored Artillery Battalion na → not active Pz AufklBtl → Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion PzBrig → Panzer Brigade PzDiv → Panzer Division PzGrenBrig → Panzergrenadierbrigade PzGrenDiv → Panzergrenadierdivision PzLehrBrig → Panzerlehrbrigade LL AufklKp → Airborne Reconnaissance Company LLBrig → Airborne Brigade