Armed Forces Support Command

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Armed
Forces Support Command - SKUKdo -

Internal association badge of the armed forces support command

Internal association badge
active April 2001 to January 31, 2013
Country GermanyGermany Germany
Armed forces Bundeswehr Kreuz.svg armed forces
Organizational area Bundeswehr Kreuz.svg Force Base
Insinuation Headquarters of the armed forces Force Base Inspector
Headquarters Coat of arms Koeln.svg Cologne , Luftwaffe barracks Wahn

The Armed Forces Support Command ( SKUKdo ) with its former headquarters in the Wahn air force barracks in Cologne was the command command of the armed forces base , national territorial higher command authority and specialist command for armed forces and national armed forces- wide tasks from 2001 to 2013 . The commander of the SKUKdo in the rank of lieutenant general also performed the function of the national territorial commander. In accordance with the 2011 Bundeswehr reform, the command was dissolved on February 1, 2013; it went up in the command armed forces base , which was put into service on October 1, 2012.

assignment

The tasks of the SKUKdo within the armed forces base and the Bundeswehr consisted mainly of:

  • Leadership support
  • logistics
  • Traffic and transportation
  • NBC defense and protective tasks
  • Operational information
  • Basic driving training
  • Military training areas
  • Territorial tasks
  • Civil-Military Cooperation ( CIMIC )
  • Military police in the Bundeswehr

organization

The following Bundeswehr departments were part of the SKUKdo

coat of arms

Internal association badge of the armed forces support command

The coat of arms created for the Armed Forces Support Command showed the Iron Cross in the color scheme of the Bundeswehr logo to emphasize the orientation of the SKUKdo service area towards the Bundeswehr, which is surrounded by a "U" as a symbol of the SKUKdo's support function for the entire Bundeswehr consisting of three ribbons converging from the left to one leg of this U in the colors of the Army , the Air Force and the Navy , which after the merging of the armed forces are continued as the right leg of the U in red color (red color is the collar mirror color of the generals and symbolizes the leadership). The end of the red U-leg is formed by a stylized arrow, also in red, which symbolizes the future orientation and the innovative character. Since the newly established Armed Forces Command has essentially taken over the tasks of the SKUKdo, it also bears the coat of arms of the old, dissolved association.

List of commanders

No. Surname Beginning of the term of office Term expires
1 Lieutenant General Ulf von Krause April 10, 2001 February 16, 2005
2 Lieutenant General Kersten Lahl February 17, 2005 February 27, 2008
3 Lieutenant General Manfred Engelhardt February 27, 2008 January 31, 2013

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b Sebastian Wanninger, Sina Pawlowski: Second level reached. Bundeswehr, February 4, 2013, accessed on February 18, 2013 : "On February 1, the armed forces base will also say goodbye to the armed forces support command - one of the pillars of the old structures."
  2. Services of the Armed Forces Base: KdoSKB. Bundeswehr, accessed on February 18, 2013 : “The Armed Forces Base Command is the highest command in the Armed Forces Base. With the removal of the inspector from the Federal Ministry of Defense in Bonn with recourse to the staff of the inspector of the armed forces base and personnel from the armed forces support command and the armed forces office, it was put into service on October 1, 2012. "

Coordinates: 50 ° 51 ′ 21.4 "  N , 7 ° 6 ′ 52.5"  E