Air Force Support Command
The Air Force Support Command (LwUKdo) was a higher command authority in the Wahn air force barracks in Cologne . It existed from 1970 to 2001.
history
On October 1, 1970, the Air Force Support Command was established in the Wahn Air Force Barracks . The predecessor of the LwUKdo was the “Inspection of Supply and Troop Technology” in the Air Force Office . On September 30, 2001, the LwUKdo was dissolved and from October 1, 2001 it was merged with the Air Force Material Office (MatALw) to form the Air Force Material Command (LwMatKdo).
Areas of responsibility
- The management of the subordinate large associations and departments
- Participation in the logistical planning and preparation of military operations
- The enforcement of the instructions issued by other specialist units of the Air Force in the subordinate area
- Ensuring all logistical support tasks for the air force (transport of personnel and material)
- Planning and implementation of the technical and logistical training for the entire air force as well as the army and naval aviators
- Development and operation of logistic processes
- Logistic support for other branches of the armed forces
- Inspection of all associations and departments of the Air Force as well as certain associations of naval aviation in the field of material conservation and management
- Participation in the development and procurement process for new weapon systems and devices
- Planning, management, control and management of the budget for material maintenance
hierarchy
As a higher command authority, the Air Force Support Command (LwUKdo) was subordinated directly to the Air Force Inspector (InspL) and for operations to the Federal Minister of Defense (BMVg).
The LwUKdo consisted of the following to support and materially supply the airborne units:
- The Air Force Materials Office (MatALw) in Cologne
- The Air Force Support Group North (LwUGrpN) in Münster (NRW) with the subordinate associations:
- - Air Force Supply Regiment 2 (LwVersRgt2) in Diepholz
- - Air Force Supply Regiment 5 (LwVersRgt5) in Neubrandenburg
- - Air Force Supply Regiment 6 (LwVersRgt6) in Oldenburg
- - Air Force Supply Regiment 7 (LwVersRgt7) in Husum
- - Air Force Supply Regiment 8 (LwVersRgt8) in Mechernich
- - Air Force Telecommunication Regiment 11 (LwFmRgt11) in Osnabrück
- - Logistical situation and material control center of the Luftwaffe Nord (MKZlwN) in Diepholz
- - Technical School of the Air Force 3 (TSLw3) in Faßberg
- - Air Force Pioneer Training Company 2 (LwPiLehrKp2) in Diepholz
- - Air Force Music Corps 3 (LwMusKorps3) in Münster (North Rhine-Westphalia)
- - Air Force Music Corps 4 (LwMusKorps4) in Hamburg
- The Air Force Support Group South (LwUGrpS) in Karlsruhe with the subordinate associations:
- - Air Force Supply Regiment 1 (LwVersRgt1) in Erding
- - Air Force Supply Regiment 3 (LwVersRgt3) in Landsberg am Lech
- - Air Force Supply Regiment 4 (LwVersRgt4) in Trier
- - Air Force Telecommunication Regiment 12 (LwFmRgt12) in Neureut (Karlsruhe)
- - Air Force Pioneer Training Company 1 (LwPiLehrKp1) in Fürstenfeldbruck
- - Logistical situation and material control center of the Air Force South (MKZlwS) in Erding
- - Technical School of the Air Force 1 (TSLw1) in Kaufbeuren
- - Air Force Supply School , Erding
- - Air Force Music Corps 1 (LwMusKorps1) in Neubiberg
- - Air Force Music Corps 2 (LwMusKorps2) in Karlsruhe
guide
Commanding general
| No. | Surname | Beginning of the appointment | End of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Major General Ulf von Krause | April 1, 2000 | March 31, 2001 |
| 9 | Major General Karl-Heinz Richter | April 1, 1997 | March 31, 2000 |
| 8th | Major General Andries Schlieper | January 18, 1994 | March 31, 1997 |
| 7th | Lieutenant General Peter Klatte | October 1, 1991 | December 31, 1993 |
| 6th | Lieutenant General Günter Hertel | April 1, 1986 | September 30, 1991 |
| 5 | Lieutenant General Claus Thierschmann | April 1, 1981 | March 31, 1986 |
| 4th | Lieutenant General Wolfgang Meissner | October 1, 1978 | March 31, 1981 |
| 3 | Lieutenant General Friedrich Obleser | 1st October 1977 | September 30, 1978 |
| 2 | Lieutenant General Paul Haeffner | 1st October 1974 | September 30, 1977 |
| 1 | Lieutenant General Hellmuth Hauser | October 11, 1970 | September 30, 1974 |
Chief of Staff
| No. | Surname | Beginning of the appointment | End of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14th | Colonel i. G. Clemens Brinkmann | 1999 | September 30, 2001 |
| 13 | Colonel i. G. Klaus Knepper | 1995 | 1999 |
| 12 | Colonel i. G. Eckehard Kügler | October 1, 1993 | 1995 |
| 11 | Colonel i. G. Wolfgang Döring | October 1992 | September 30, 1993 |
| 10 | Colonel i. G. Wolff-Dietrich von Roeder | October 1987 | September 1992 |
| 9 | Colonel i. G. Dr. Josef Wissing | April 1985 | September 1987 |
| 8th | Colonel i. G. Manfred Opel | July 1983 | March 1985 |
| 7th | Colonel i. G. Detlef Wibel | April 1981 | June 1983 |
| 6th | Colonel i. G. Wolfgang Jaenisch | October 1977 | March 1981 |
| 5 | Colonel i. G. Diether Rekittke | April 1977 | September 1977 |
| 4th | Colonel i. G. Gerhard Kruse | October 1974 | March 1977 |
| 3 | Colonel i. G. Rainer Paschke | April 1974 | September 1974 |
| 2 | Colonel i. G. Hermann Schmidt | October 1970 | March 1974 |
| 1 | Colonel i. G. NN | October 11, 1970 | September 30, 1974 |