Air Force Command

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Air Force Command
- LwFüKdo -
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Coat of arms of the Air Force Command

Internal association badge (coat of arms)
active October 1, 1970 to June 30, 2013
Country GermanyGermany Germany
Armed forces Bundeswehr Kreuz.svg armed forces
Armed forces Bundeswehr Kreuz.svg air force
Type Higher command authority
Subordinate troops

COA KdoOpFüLuSK.svg Command Operational Command Air Force
Coat of arms Kdo 1 LwDiv.png 1st Air Force Division
Coat of arms Kdo 2 LwDiv.jpg 2nd Air Force Division
Coat of arms Kdo 4 LwDiv.jpg4th Air Force Division

Strength last around 450 soldiers (staff)
last seat of the staff DEU Koeln COA.svg Madness , air force barracks
guide
last in command Lieutenant General Martin Schelleis
last second in command Major General Robert Lowenstein

The Air Force Command (LwFüKdo) was, along with the Air Force Office, one of the two higher command authorities of the Air Force based in the Wahn Air Force Barracks in Cologne. Until the Luftwaffe command was established, it was the highest operational management level of this branch of the armed forces . From 1970 until it was renamed in 1994, it was named Luftflottenkommando . The LwFüKdo was dissolved on June 30, 2013 and converted to the command of the Luftwaffe .

history

Pin with coat of arms of the Air Fleet Command
(1970–1994)

With the taking of Air Force Structure 3 on October 1, 1970 in Cologne, the Air Fleet Command emerged from the Air Force Office's inspection combat units of the Air Force. At the same time, after the dissolution of the Air Force Group Command North and South, the four Air Force divisions and their combat units were subordinate to him. In 1992 the air transport command followed . In this way, all of the Luftwaffe units were grouped under a single command.

As part of Air Force Structure 4 , when the Air Fleet Command was dissolved on April 1, 1994, the Air Force Command was set up. The two air force commands north and south with the combat units , the air transport command and the air force command service command were subordinate to him.

With a streamlining of the command structures through the implementation of Air Force Structures 5 and 6 , the subordinate area of ​​the Air Force Command took on its former form from 2001. The North / South Air Force Commandos and the Air Force Command Service Command dropped, and the number of Air Force divisions was reduced to three.

tasks

A Lockheed F-104 “Starfighter” in front of a service building of the LwFüKdo in the Wahn air force barracks

The main tasks of the air force command were the troop management of the subordinate large units and agencies and ensuring their operational readiness as a so-called "force provider". During operations, it was responsible for the preparation of operational and operational support forces of the Air Force. It supported the Bundeswehr Operations Command in technical issues . If necessary, the function of a command and control command with management and coordination tasks could be assigned to him for operations.

guide

The commander of the air force command command was a lieutenant general (3-star general). Other members of the leadership group were the deputy commander-in-chief (a major general ) and the chief of staff (a brigadier general ).

Commander (until 1994: Commanding General )
Surname Beginning of the appointment End of appointment
Lieutenant General Günther Rall 1st October 1970 December 15, 1970
Lieutenant General Herbert Wehnelt April 1, 1971 September 30, 1974
Lieutenant General Walter Krupinski 1st October 1974 November 9, 1976
Lieutenant General Bruno Loosen December 1976 March 31, 1981
Lieutenant General Fritz Wegner April 1, 1981 March 31, 1983
Lieutenant General Hans-Jörg Kuebart April 1, 1983 March 31, 1989
Lieutenant General Walter Schmitz April 1, 1989 September 30, 1991
Lieutenant General Gerhard John October 1, 1991 September 30, 1995
Lieutenant General Jürgen Höche October 1, 1995 1999
Lieutenant General Peter Vogler December 1999 March 31, 2002
Lieutenant General Dirk Böcker April 1, 2002 August 31, 2002
Lieutenant General Walter Jertz September 1, 2002 May 31, 2006
Lieutenant General Aarne Kreuzinger-Janik June 1, 2006 October 26, 2009
Lieutenant General Peter Schelzig October 26, 2009 April 29, 2013
Lieutenant General Martin Schelleis April 29, 2013 (Resolution)

structure

The commander had a staff of around 450 members at his disposal, which was structured in the same way as NATO agencies (A1 to A9 structure).

The main tasks of the departments included:

  • Department A1: Personnel processing , personnel processing reservist matters, personnel matters relating to troops, deployments
  • Department A2: Military intelligence of the Air Force, military security, technical management of the field intelligence forces of the Air Force
  • Department A3: immediate deployment preparation and support, operation of the Luftwaffe Command Center (FüZLw) as a joint situation center for the Air Force Command Staff , the Air Force Office and the Air Force Command Command
  • Department A4: material readiness for action , logistical deployment and exercise planning, material management
  • Department A5 (also A9 - civil-military cooperation): conceptual basis, organization, production and maintenance of the weapon systems with four groups:
  • A5I: Fundamental issues, contribution to the air power center set up together with the Air Force Office
  • A5II: ground-based weapons and command systems, object protection of the air force
  • A5III: airborne weapon systems
  • A5IV: Air transport

Subordinate associations

Structure of the Air Force Command 2011.svg

The commander of the air force command was responsible for the three commandos of the air force divisions (Kdo 1. LwDiv, Kdo 2. LwDiv, Kdo 4. LwDiv), the command operational command of the air force (KdoOpFüLuSK) and the command support area of ​​the air force (FüUstgBerLw).

The units (shown at regimental level only ) of the divisions included:

  • Kdo 4th Air Force Division in Aurich

literature

  • Hard height courier . Edition 5/2008, ISSN  0933-3355 .
  • Reinhard Teuber: The Bundeswehr 1955–1995. In: Troop Practice. Issue 4/1972, Norderstedt 1996.
  • Manfred Weimann: The Air Fleet Command. Mission, tasks and organization. In: Troop Practice. Issue 4/1972, Norderstedt 1996.

Web links

Commons : Air Force Command  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Inspector of the Air Force: “Realization plan for taking the Air Force structure” from June 12, 2012
  2. ↑ The mission of the Luftwaffe. at luftwaffe.de, accessed on September 29, 2011
  3. ↑ www.luftwaffe.de. (65 kB) Retrieved May 6, 2014 .