Franco-German Brigade

Franco-German Brigade ( Brigade franco-allemande ) - D / F Brig - X
Association badge
Lineup	October 2, 1989
Country	Germany  France
Armed forces	armed forces Les forces armées françaises
Armed forces	army Armée de terre
Type	Jägerbrigade (German part are intervention forces )
Subordinate troops	Staff D / F Brig St / FmKp D / F Brig (independent) 3rd Hussar Regiment 1st Infantry Regiment Jägerbataillon 291 Jägerbataillon 292 Artillery Battalion 295 DEU / FRA VersBtl PzPiKp 550
Strength	around 5000 soldiers
Insinuation	Eurocorps 10th Panzer Division 1st division blindée
Locations	Donaueschingen Illkirch-Graffenstaden Stetten at the cold market Metz Müllheim (staff), u. a.
motto	Committed to the best (Un devoir d'excellence)
Awards	Flag ribbon Baden-Württemberg (2005)
Web presence	D / F Brig
commander
commander	Brigadier General Peter Mirow
Deputy	Colonel Philippe Kirscher
insignia
Beret badge

The Franco-German Brigade ( D / F Brig ; French brigade franco-allemande ) is a 6,000-strong, binational infantry brigade made up of French and German troops with headquarters in Müllheim, Germany .

All units were stationed in Germany until 2009; since 2010 the soldiers of the French 3rd Hussar Regiment and the German Jäger Battalion 291 have had their military home in the French northeast; just like that after the dissolution of the 110e régiment d'infanterie based in Donaueschingen on June 24, 2014, the newly subordinated 1 ^er régiment d'infanterie .

The brigade is integrated into the command structure of the Eurocorps .

The German troops are subordinate to the 10th Panzer Division . The French troops are subordinate to the French 1st ^re division blindée .

assignment

During exercises and operations, the brigade is part of the Eurocorps, whose units can be deployed as rapid reaction units with the skills for peace enforcement operations. Accordingly, the German brigade parts are classified as part of the intervention forces. The brigade has advance forces that can be quickly deployed by air to fulfill the order. The brigade is also able to take on further associations from the member countries of the Eurocorps. The brigade provides temporary forces for the NATO Response Force (rapid reaction force) and for the EU Battlegroup and serves as the Eurocorps' Initial Entry Force Capability (IEFC).

Motto and uniform

The brigade's motto is “Committed to the best” or in French “Un devoir d'excellence”. The Brigade's association badge contains the flag of France and the flag of Germany in stylized form, which share the common red color of the coat of arms as a sign of Franco-German solidarity . As is usually the case with divisions, the coat of arms is framed by a silver cord with black thread woven into it. Since the brigade is not subordinate to any division, this border is "appropriate".

The soldiers of the brigade wear the uniform of their respective country, but as a sign of togetherness, they wear the beret together, uniformly in the typical French beret color navy blue , with a beret badge corresponding to the German-French association badge (instead of different beret colors and badges) and in German with the badge to the left. The beret badge corresponds to the French pattern. At parades, the German soldiers also wear white scarves and sometimes the FAMAS rifle as well as belts and shoulder straps based on the French pattern.

The soldiers of the Jäger Battalion 292 are the only association in Germany to have shawls (French "foulard de compagnie") at their disposal as a sign of solidarity with the French. They feature by company colors belonging to the respective company.

The brigade's French troop flag is reminiscent of the 14e Régiment de commandement et de soutien ( Lyon ), whose tradition the brigade continues. The words Russie 1812 and Grande Guerre 1914–1918 commemorate the wars of the 14th regiment. The German part carries a troop flag with the flag ribbons D / F supply battalion as well as the Prime Minister of the state of Baden-Württemberg the Franco-German supply battalion (awarded in 2001).

In mid-2008, the German beret badge was changed at the request of the French side. As with the German-Dutch Corps , the Multinational Corps North-East and the Eurocorps , the new version, unlike all other German beret badges, no longer has a German flag on the lower edge.

See also : List of Association Badges of the Bundeswehr

structure

structure

• Staff (multinational in Müllheim )

• Headquarters / telecommunications company (multinational in Müllheim )
  • Telecommunications relay (multinational)

• 3 ^e régiment de hussards (French / Metz, France)
  • Staff 3rd Hussar Regiment
  • 3 reconnaissance companies
  • 1 light reconnaissance and anti-tank company
  • 1 supply and support company
  • 1 deployment and support company

• 1 ^er regiment d'infanterie (French / Sarrebourg , France)
  • Headquarters and supply company
  • 4 combat companies with VAB
  • 1 rapid intervention train (SAED)
  • 1 regimental reconnaissance platoon (SRR)
  • 1 exploration and support company
  • 1 reservist company (cadre)

• Jägerbataillon 291 (German / Illkirch-Graffenstaden , France)
  • Staff Jäger Battalion 291
  • 1./JgBtl 291 (headquarters and supply company )
  • 2./JgBtl 291 (Jäger company)
  • 3./JgBtl 291 (Jäger company)
  • 4./JgBtl 291 ( reconnaissance company )

• Jägerbataillon 292 (German / Donaueschingen , Fürstenberg barracks )
  • Staff and Staff Train Jäger Battalion 292
  • 1./JgBtl 292 (supply and support company ( Donaueschingen , Germany))
  • 2./JgBtl 292 (Jägerkompanie (Donaueschingen))
  • 3./JgBtl 292 (Jägerkompanie (Donaueschingen))
  • 4./JgBtl 292 (Jägerkompanie (Donaueschingen))
  • 5./JgBtl 292 ( Heavy Jäger Company (Stetten akM))

• Artillery Battalion 295 (German / Stetten am kalten Markt , Germany)
  • Staff Artillery Battalion 295
  • 1./ArtBtl 295 (headquarters and supply company)
  • 2./ArtBtl 295 (tubular artillery battery)
  • 3./ArtBtl 295 (tubular artillery battery)
  • 4./ArtBtl 295 (rocket artillery battery)
  • 5./ArtBtl 295 (reconnaissance battery)
  • 6./ArtBtl 295 (training battery, formerly training support company 295 and recruit company 6)

• Franco-German Supply Battalion (binational)
  • German-French supply battalion staff
  • 1./DEU/FRA VersBtl (headquarters and supply company (German / French in Müllheim))
  • 2./DEU/FRA VersBtl (supply company (German / French in Müllheim))
  • 3./DEU/FRA VersBtl (repair company (German / French in Donaueschingen))
  • 4./DEU/FRA VersBtl (transport company (German in Müllheim - dissolved since February 2016))
  • Operation and support company (French in Müllheim)

• Panzerpionierkompanie 550 (German / Stetten am Kalten Markt , Germany)

The structure of the brigade can be described as a fighter brigade .

The leadership of the Franco-German Brigade, the leadership of the independent staff u. Telecommunication company, the leadership of the Franco-German supply battalion and the binational companies of the DEU / FRA VersBtl change every two years between German and French officers, while the deputies change on the contrary.

The equipment of the 3rd Hussar Regiment can be classified as a light tank reconnaissance battalion . With its AMX-10 RC reconnaissance tanks , it represents the “heavy” component of the brigade. The 4th Company of Jäger Battalion 291 acts as the brigade's reconnaissance forces.

With the Jägerbataillon 291 , the brigade is subordinate to the only combat troop battalion of the Bundeswehr permanently stationed outside Germany.

history

Soldiers of the Franco-German Brigade at a parade in Reims in October 2012

Headquarters of the Franco-German Brigade in Muellheim

Franco-German Brigade, in the background the monument in honor of the French recovery of Alsace-Lorraine in Compiègne

In 1987, at a summit meeting between Helmut Kohl and François Mitterrand in Karlsruhe, the decision to found a mixed German-French association was made. The brigade was then set up in Böblingen in 1989 and put into service in 1990. Parts of Homeland Security Brigade 55 were called in for the installation . In 1992 the staff moved to Müllheim . In 1993 the brigade was integrated into the Eurocorps .

In 1996 the brigade provided forces for the IFOR mission in Croatia and, from 1997 and continuously, forces for the SFOR mission in Bosnia, where the JgBtl 292 lost two soldiers and one seriously injured in a shooting accident while serving in the 2nd SFOR contingent Had to transfer home. From November 1997 to March 1998, 30 soldiers of the 4th Company of JgBtl 292 were deployed to secure the General in Command, where they took part in all meetings of the heads of government as the last security ring to implement the Dayton Peace Treaty .

1999 followed a mission in Ohrid ( Macedonia ). The soldiers of the 3rd Company of JgBtl 292 were the first soldiers to set foot from Macedonia into Kosovo and thus start the KFOR deployment.

In 2000, the brigade provided disaster relief to remedy the consequences of the tanker Erika accident off the coast of Brittany.

In 2000/2001 the brigade was sent to SFOR or KFOR operations again. When the Elbe floods in 2002 , the brigade was used to avert disaster.

In 2002/2003 the brigade provided the lead unit of the 6th SFOR contingent and was involved in the TFF / OAH (Task Force Fox, Macedonia) and provided forces for KFOR, ISAF ( Afghanistan ) and Operation Enduring Freedom .

In 2004/2005 the association led the Multinational Brigade in Kabul within the framework of ISAF.

In 2006, NATO tested the operational capability of the NATO Response Force on the Cape Verde Islands for the first time with a large maneuver in which the Franco-German Brigade took part.

In 2006/2007 the Franco-German Brigade then provided the core of the land forces of the NATO Response Force.

In 2006 the German units were placed under the command of the Army Command and are no longer part of the 10th Panzer Division .

At the end of 2010, the German Jäger Battalion 291 in Illkirch-Graffenstaden was put into service in Strasbourg. It consists of a headquarters and supply company, two hunter companies and a reconnaissance company and is the first unit of the Bundeswehr permanently stationed in France.

On June 24, 2014, the "110 ^e régiment d'infanterie" stationed in Donaueschingen was disbanded. For this, the brigade was the "one ^he régiment d'infantry" assumed.

In 2015/2016 the association led the European training mission in Mali ( EUTM Mali ).

In the summer of 2016, the German units were again subordinated to the 10th Panzer Division . At the same time, the French shares were subordinated to the 1 ^re  division blindée .

From February to July 2018 the Jäger Battalion 292 led by Lieutenant Colonel Wolf Rüdiger Otto provided the core of the 3rd rotation of the multinational NATO Battlegroup Lithuania for the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence mission in Lithuania .

From September 2018, the 9th German contingent at MINUSMA in Mali will be the focus of the Franco-German Brigade. From September 2018, the lead organization will be the 291 Jägerbataillon from Illkirch-Graffenstaden ( France ). The contingent leader is the deputy brigade commander Colonel Frank Günter Wachter.

From January 2020, the 13th contingent MINUSMA was again put in focus by the Franco-German Brigade. The lead organization is the Jägerbataillon 292 from Donaueschingen under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Sandro Brandt. Other larger troop contributors from the brigade are the Jägerbataillon 291, the Panzerpionierkompanie 550 and the 3rd company of the German / French supply battalion. The chief of staff in the brigade, Colonel Ingo Korzetz, was the contingent leader of the 12th and 13th MINUSMA contingent.

Brigade commanders

No.	Surname	nation	Beginning of the appointment	End of appointment
16	Brigadier General Peter Mirow	Germany	September 12, 2019	-
15th	General de brigade Bertrand Boyard	France	July 12, 2017	September 12, 2019
14th	Brigadier General Werner Albl	Germany	July 1, 2015	July 12, 2017
13	General de brigade Marc André Rudkiewicz	France	15th July 2013	July 1, 2015
12	Brigadier General Gert-Johannes Hagemann	Germany	July 1, 2011	April 30, 2013
11	General de brigade Philippe Chalmel	France	September 24, 2009	June 30, 2011
10	Brigadier General Andreas Berg	Germany	September 20, 2007	September 24, 2009
9	General de brigade Bruno Pinget	France	September 22, 2005	September 20, 2007
8th	Brigadier General Walter Spindler	Germany	2003	September 22, 2005
7th	General de brigade Bernard Oberto	France	2001	2003
6th	Brigadier General Georg Nachtsheim	Germany	October 24, 1999	September 28, 2001
5	General de brigade Alain Lefèvre	France	September 29, 1997	October 24, 1999
4th	Brigadier General Hans-Otto Budde	Germany	1995	1997
3	General de Brigade Bernard Friedrich	France	1993	1995
2	Brigadier General Helmut Neubauer	Germany	1991	1993
1	General de brigade Jean Sengeisen	France	1989	1991

See also

• Foreign military bases in Germany

literature

• Franco-German Brigade (Ed.): German-French Brigade Franco-Allemande 1989–2009 , 1st edition, Munich 2009.
• Paul Klein (Ed.): Franco-German Defense Cooperation. The example of the Franco-German Brigade (= military and social sciences . Volume 4). Nomos, Baden-Baden 1990, ISBN 3-7890-2048-6 .
• Nina Leonhard , Sven Bernhard Gareis (eds.): Marching together - Marcher uni: The Franco-German armed forces cooperation as a paradigm of European armed forces? , Series of publications by the Social Science Institute of the Bundeswehr, 1st edition 2008, ISBN 978-3-531-15715-3 .

Web links

Commons : Franco-German Brigade  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Stetten am kalten Markt - The entire region benefits from it , Schwarzwälder Bote, November 4, 2013
2. Jump up ↑ German Jäger Battalion commissioned in France , deutschesheer.de, December 10, 2010, accessed on February 28, 2013
3. ↑ NATO eFP Battalion Battle Group change of command ceremony took place in Rukla. In: http://kam.lt . MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA, February 5, 2018, accessed on November 15, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Third rotation at EFP ready to go. In: https://www.bundeswehr.de . PIZ Heer, August 2, 2018, accessed November 15, 2018 . 
5. ↑ Certificate won: Jäger Battalion 291 ready for the UN mission. In: http://www.deutschesheer.de . PIZ German Army, August 3, 2018, accessed on November 15, 2018 . 
6. ↑ Hunters are training for deployment abroad in Mali. In: https://www.bundeswehr.de/ . PIZ German Army, December 17, 2019, accessed on June 20, 2020 . 

Coordinates: 47 ° 48 ′ 59 ″  N , 7 ° 37 ′ 16 ″  E