Territorial Command South

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Territorial Command South
- TerrKdo South -

TerrKdo Süd.svg

Association badge
active July 1, 1969 to September 30, 1994
Country GermanyGermany Germany
Armed forces armed forces
Armed forces Bundeswehr Logo Heer with lettering.svg army
Type Territorial Command
Insinuation Association badge of the BMVg Army headquarters
Staff seat Mannheim
guide
last in command Major General Berthold Graf von Stauffenberg
last chief of staff Brigadier General Peter Jacobs

The Territorial Command South (TerrKdo Süd) was one of the territorial commands in the territorial army of the Bundeswehr . The headquarters were in Mannheim .

The task of this higher command authority , established in 1969 and dissolved in 1994, was to organize territorial defense in Defense Areas IV , V and VI .

tasks

The task of this higher command authority was the organization of the territorial defense in southern Germany , specifically in the defense areas IV , V and VI . These three defense areas included the states of Hesse , Rhineland-Palatinate , Saarland , Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria .

The Territorial Command was the national commander in relation to the Central Army Group (CENTAG) . In addition, the command was involved in the coordination of military projects in the field of territorial defense with the armed forces of the United States , France and Canada .

For this purpose, the Territorial Command led the subordinate units in Defense Areas IV , V , VI and other directly subordinate units such as supply , telecommunications , pioneer and medical commands .

Another focus was the supply of other units of the Bundeswehr , especially the II. And III. Corps of the field army . If agreed, the Territorial Command South also supported the allied armed forces in the area of ​​the subordinate military areas . This included, for example, the supply of medical supplies (see medical supplies store ) and fuel from the military pipeline system .

history

prehistory

The later Territorial Command South had its roots in the Bundeswehr Liaison Staff to the US Army High Command in Europe (USAREUR) in Mannheim . The liaison staff was set up on September 14, 1956. On October 11, 1956, this staff moved to Heidelberg . On April 1, 1959, the establishment of the staff of the "German Logistic Authorized Center" began. His area included the area of ​​the Central Army Group (CENTAG) . This position was renamed on August 1, 1959 in "German Agent Middle". The German Plenipotentiary Center and his staff were subordinate to the Territorial Defense Command .

Lineup

The Territorial Command South was set up in Mannheim on July 1, 1969 . It took over the functions of the same time decommissioned command Territorial Defense in the military areas IV , V and VI . For the other military areas, the territorial commands North and Schleswig-Holstein were reorganized at the same time . In addition, the staff of the German Plenipotentiary Center in the area of ​​the Central Army Group (CENTAG) was integrated into the Territorial Command South for the purpose of establishing it.

The territorial command south was subordinate to the army inspector or the command staff of the army .

The nominal strength in the case of defense was around 309,000 men. Of these, around 250,000 were reservists who were scheduled to mob . Around 30% of the staff belonged to the command troops , a further 30% belonged to the combat and combat support troops (with which space and property protection were to be ensured, enemy breaches to be intercepted and the Austrian flank to be protected.), 5% belonged to the logistics troops , 15% to the medical troops and 20% to the troops that ensured the replacement of personnel for the field and territorial armies. In addition, around 50,000 civilian vehicles were planned for mobilization .

resolution

The Territorial Command South was decommissioned on September 30, 1994. Plans to merge with a corps were not implemented for the Territorial Command South.

In Army Structure V , the remaining units of the field and territorial armies were combined in the peace structure. The territorial tasks of the Territorial Command North were transferred to the merged Defense Area Command IV / 5th Panzer Division , Defense Area Command V / 10th Panzer Division and the Defense Area Command VI / 1st Mountain Division . These were subordinate to the newly established Army Command .

structure

Army structure III

In 1971, the Territorial Command South was directly subordinate to the military area commands IV, V and VI:

At the end of the 1970s, the South Territorial Command was divided into:

Army structure IV

After the takeover of Army Structure IV, the territorial command was essentially responsible for:

Association badge

Woven association badge of the Territorial Command

The territorial command carried a union badge with the following blazon :

" Tied by a silver cord with woven black thread, divided into black, red, gold in a golden central shield a one-headed black eagle , the head turned to the right, the wings open, but with closed plumage, beak, tongue and fangs of red color ( Federal eagle); the center shield below accompanied by the word SOUTH in black Latin capital letters . "

The shield division corresponded to the flag of Germany . The motifs of the association badge were also similar to the coat of arms of Germany . The federal eagle was the German heraldic animal . He was depicted similarly on the troop flags . The close reference to the coat of arms and the flag of Germany made it clear that the territorial army and its territorial commands remained under the authority of the national commander even in the event of a defense and were not assigned to NATO .

The association badges of the command authorities in the territorial army were particularly similar. In particular, the association badges of the territorial commands and the military area commands differed only in their labeling. The association badges of the Federal Ministry of Defense and the Army Command Staff were almost identical except for the board . The silver / black braided border of the territorial commandos symbolized the position below the Federal Ministry of Defense, which accordingly had a "higher quality" golden cord.

Commander

The commanders of the Territorial Command were:

No. Surname Beginning of the appointment End of appointment
12 Major General Berthold Graf von Stauffenberg April 1, 1994 September 30, 1994
11 Major General Wilhelm Jacoby October 1, 1990 March 31, 1994
10 Major General Gerhard Brugmann April 1, 1985 September 30, 1990
9 Major General Gerd-Helmut Komossa April 1, 1983 March 31, 1985
8th Major General Dr. Gottfried Greiner April 1, 1980 March 31, 1983
7th Major General Hans-Otto Göricke January 1977 March 31, 1980
6th Major General Rudolf Reichenberger 1st October 1975 22nd December 1976
5 Major General Hans-Jürg von Kalckreuth April 1, 1972 September 30, 1975
4th Major General Werner Drews July 6, 1969 March 31, 1972

Forerunner German authorized representative center:

No. Surname Beginning of the appointment End of appointment
3 Brigadier General Wilhelm Fahlbusch October 1, 1967 June 30, 1969
2 Brigadier General Kurt Gieser October 1, 1965 September 30, 1967
1 Brigadier General Raban Freiherr von Canstein 1959 September 30, 1965

literature

  • OW Dragoons: The Bundeswehr 1989 . Territorial Command SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN. Territorial Command NORTH. Territorial Command SOUTH. Appendix: Territorial structure. 4th edition. 2.2 - Army, February 2012 ( religte.com [PDF; accessed July 10, 2018]).

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Coordinates: 49 ° 28 ′ 17 ″  N , 8 ° 33 ′ 18 ″  E