List of units of the Army Aviation Troops of the Army of the Bundeswehr

The list of units of the Army Aviation Troops of the Army of the Bundeswehr contains almost all dissolved, active and inactive ( equipment units , cadreed battalions ) units and large units of the Army Aviation Troops of the Bundeswehr as well as a brief overview of their deployment time, stationing locations, subordination and their dissolution or renaming.

Helicopter associations of the Air Force and Navy are expressly excluded .

Introduction to the numbering conventions

From Army Structure II until around 1990, Army Aviation Associations were numbered using a stringent numbering convention. During this time, the name could usually be taken directly from the subordination of the battalion or regiment. In the event of a change of subordination, reclassification, etc., the number has usually been consistently adapted, apart from exceptional cases. Conversely, during this period, associations with the same number cannot always be seen in the same line of tradition. After 1990 and the incorporation of parts of the disbanded National People's Army and the considerable reclassifications in the years after the end of the Cold War , this adjustment was often no longer made; the associations often kept their name by tradition. Your assumption can usually no longer be derived from your number. However, certain conclusions can be drawn about their origin and tradition. In the following, the system is presented according to the size of the associations. However, the following considerations on the system of the designation remain to be understood only as a basic concept, even for the period before 1990. In the case of troop attempts, in the formation and disbandment phase, etc., deviations from the rule are repeatedly encountered.

Legend

The legend applies to all of the following lists

Legend
Dissolved association
Partially active or inactive association
Active association

Abbreviations, see below

Divisions

Army aviation divisions in the strict sense never existed in the history of the Bundeswehr. Mention should be made here of the Air Mobile Operations division , which for the first time bundled the Army Aviation Forces in one division and whose core element they represented, even though it consisted of very different types of troops and, contrary to the division name, the subordinate troops were not all air mobile.

	designation	Listing (off)	Staff seat	Whereabouts	comment
	Airmobile Operations Division (DLO)	July 1, 2002 (reorganization)	Veitshochheim	December 17, 2013 Decommissioned	The division was decommissioned as part of the realignment of the Bundeswehr . The 3 still active Army Aviation Associations were placed under the Rapid Forces Division on December 17, 2013 .
	Fast forces division (DSK)	January 1, 2014 (renaming of the Special Operations Division )	Stadtallendorf	active	Took over the Army Aviation Associations from the DLO on December 17, 2013. Transport helicopter regiment 10 Transport helicopter regiment 30 Combat helicopter regiment 36

Brigades

Brigades , the core of which were army aviators, were only set up after the end of the Cold War. Their numbering therefore says little about the actual assumption. With the airmobile brigade 1, a completely new type of brigade was created in 2007, which organically linked air mechanized army aviation regiments, transport helicopter regiments and airmobile infantry, so it is by no means a pure army aviation association.

	designation	Listing (off)	Location	Insinuation	Whereabouts	comment
	Army Aviation Brigade 3	April 1, 1994 (from parts of HFlgKdo 3)	Mendig	HFüKdo from October 1, 1994 DLO	Disbanded December 31, 2007	Number due to listing using HFlgKdo 3
	Air Mechanized Brigade 1st	April 3, 1997 (reorganization)	Fritzlar	IV. Corps from October 1, 1997 DLO	reclassified to LBwglBrig 1 on January 11, 2007
	Airmobile Brigade 1st	January 11, 2007 (from LMechBrig 1 )	Fritzlar	DLO	decommissioned on December 17, 2013	with integrated infantry and not a pure army aviation unit

Commands

In early 1957, the first Army Aviation Command (HFlgKdo 801) was set up and placed under the highest command of the Army . Just two years later, the command was dissolved and instead the Army Aviation at Corps level was placed under the command of three Corps Army Aviation Commanders 1, 2 and 3 (1 in the 1st Corps , 2 in the II Corps , 3 in the III Corps ). In Army Structure III , at the beginning of 1971, the commands were upgraded, now the Army Aviation Commands consisted of a staff and a staff unit with the subordinate troops. When Army Structure V (N) was captured in 1994, Army Aviation Commands 1 and 2 were dissolved and parts of Army Aviation Command 3 with personnel and material were transferred to the newly established Army Aviation Brigade 3 . The Army Aviation Commands 1 - 3 were divided into Army Structure IV as follows:

• Rod
  • Staff Relay

as well as the subordinate troops

• Army Aviation Squadron (device unit)
• Geophysical group (device unit)
• Army Aviation Repair Squadron (only for HFlgKdo 1)
• Army airfield command offices (in various numbers)
• Army aviation training squadron
• Army aviation regiments (3 per corps, X0, X5 and X6, X = the number of the respective corps)

	designation	Listing (off)	Location	Insinuation	Whereabouts	comment
	Army Aviation Command 801	March 1, 1957	Low-ended	FüH	Disbanded in 1959	served the formation of the Army Aviation Troops
	Corps Army Aviation Commander 1	July 1, 1959	Munster-Handorf	I. Corps	reclassified to HFlgKdo 1 on April 1, 1971
	Corps Army Aviation Commander 2	1959	Ulm , from 1964 Laupheim	II Corps	reclassified to HFlgKdo 2 on April 1, 1971	was moved from Ulm to Laupheim in 1964
	Corps Army Aviation Commander 3	1959	Koblenz	III. corps	reclassified to HFlgKdo 3 on April 1, 1971
	Army Aviation Command 1	April 1, 1971 (Corps Army Aviation Commander 1)	Münster-Handorf from the beginning of 1984 Rheine-Bentlage	I. Corps	Disbanded September 30, 1994	was relocated from Münster-Handorf to Rheine-Bentlage at the beginning of 1984
	Army Aviation Command 2	April 1, 1971 (Corps Army Aviation Commander 2)	Laupheim	II Corps	Disbanded June 30, 1994
	Army Aviation Command 3	April 1, 1971 (Corps Army Aviation Commander 3)	Koblenz from mid-1971 Mendig	III. corps	Disbanded March 31, 1994	Relocated from Koblenz to Mendig in mid-1971 ; Personnel and materials for the new HFlgBrig 3 used
	Army Aviation Command	2020 (planned)

Regiments

More often than with many other branches of the army there are units of armed forces at the subdivision level regiments , because the maintenance and repair of their own equipment requires relatively strong units. The regiments of the Army Aviation have - as there are only a few units of comparable size in the history of the Army - officially given nicknames that refer to their stationing area. The numbers of the regiments still show the origin of the formerly stringently numbered regiments. The following "numbering groups" can be distinguished:

• The regiments, which were originally set up in 1979 with anti-tank helicopters MBB BO105 , were given the designations Heeresfliegerregiment 16, 26 and 36. The last digit "six" stood for this class of regiments, while the first digit was for the original subordination to one of the Army Aviation Commands 1, 2 and 3 (the Army Aviation Regiment 26, for example, was part of the II Corps ). From these regiments later emerged the regiments known as combat helicopter regiments, which - at least it was planned - were to receive the Eurocopter Tiger . Even when the subordination to the Corps (or under the Army Aviation Commandos) was replaced in 1997 by the subordination to the Air Mechanized Brigade 1 , the numbers were retained from tradition.
• The regiments, which were mainly set up for transport, were designated Heeresfliegerregimenter 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35. Two regiments were assigned to one of the Army Aviation Command 1, 2 or 3. The first digit of the regimental number corresponded to their subordination. Even when these regiments were later incorporated into Army Aviation Brigade 3 and their designation changed through name additions ("medium" stands for regiments with CH-53G ) or renaming to transport helicopter regiments , the original numerical system was retained, which is still the origin today this regiments reveals.
• The regiment with the number 6 was mostly very similar to the Army Aviation Regiments 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 described above, primarily planned for transport tasks. The special organization of the defense of Germany north of the Elbe, the main burden of which was supposed to be borne by LANDJUT , led, as with many other units in the area of ​​northern Germany, to some other peculiarities in the formation and designation of this regiment (see structure in the LANDJUT area ). The regiment was reinforced by anti-tank helicopters, so that the anti-tank defense could also be taken over analogously to regiments 16, 26 and 36, because this ability was not provided by any independently planned regiment in the LANDJUT area. There was also an army airfield command. Overall, the Army Aviation Regiment was divided into: Heeresflugplatzkommandantur 601, 1st squadron with anti-tank helicopters , the 2nd squadron with light transport helicopters, the 3rd with liaison and observation helicopters. In peacetime the regiment was part of the 6th Panzer Grenadier Division and, like the other division troops , was given the regiment number "Six" based on its name . Only in the event of a defense would the regiment have been assigned to LANDJUT if necessary. Since the 6th Panzer Grenadier Division, which would also have changed to LANDJUT in the event of a defense, did not have a separate Army Aviation Squadron in addition to the other divisions of the Army (Army Aviation Squadron 6 would have been the obvious number), Army Aviation Regiment 6 probably continued to be proportionate in the case of a defense assigned to support the 6th Panzer Grenadier Division. In addition, the 3rd Squadron would have remained with the 6th Panzer Grenadier Division in the event of a defense.

	designation	Listing (off)	Staff seat	Whereabouts	comment
original "anti-tank regiments"
	Army Aviation Regiment 16	April 1, 1979 (reorganization)	Celle-Wietzenbruch	Dissolved in 2002
	Combat helicopter regiment 26 francs	October 1, 1979 (reorganization)	Roth	2014 decommissioned	set up as HFlgRgt 26 and renamed KpfHubschrRgt in 2003; the regiment decommissioned as part of the realignment of the Bundeswehr ; (Tiger never received the regiment)
	Combat helicopter regiment 36 Kurhessen	October 1, 1979 (reorganization)	Fritzlar	active	set up as HflgRgt 36 and renamed KpfHubschrRgt in 2002
originally "regiments set up for transport"
	light transport helicopter regiment 10 Lüneburg Heath	April 1, 1971 (from parts of HFlgBtl 7, 11 and HFlgInstStff 108)	Celle-Wietzenbruch , September 1st, 1981 relocation to Faßberg	active	Established as HFlgRgt 10 in 1971 and renamed leTrspHubschrRgt in 2003
	Medium transport helicopter regiment 15 Münsterland	April 1, 1971 (from parts of HFlgBtl 100 and HFlgInstStff 107)	Rheine-Bentlage	Disbanded in 2013	set up as HFlgRgt 15 and renamed mTrspHubschrRgt on January 1, 2003 the regiment was decommissioned as part of the realignment of the Bundeswehr
	Army Aviation Regiment 20	April 1, 1971 (from parts of HFlgBtl 4 and 10)	Roth , October 1, 1979 Relocation to Neuhausen ob Eck	Disbanded in 1994
	Middle Transport Helicopter Regiment 25 Oberschwaben	April 1, 1971 (from parts of HFlgBtl 200 and HFlgInstStff 207)	Laupheim	Disbanded in 2013	set up as HFlgRgt 25 and 1 October 2003 mTrspHubschrRgt renamed since 1994 epithet Upper Swabia , the regiment was in the course of reorientation of the Bundeswehr in the HSG 64 of the Air Force transferred
	30th light transport helicopter regiment	April 1, 1971 (from parts of HFlgBtl 2, 12 and HFlgInstStff 308)	Fritzlar , relocated to Niederstetten on July 1, 1980	active	Established as HFlgRgt 30 and renamed leTrspHubschrRgt on October 1, 2003
	Army Aviation Regiment 35	April 1, 1971 (from parts of HFlgBtl 300 and HFlgInstStff 307)	Mendig	Disbanded in 2004
in the LANDJUT area
	Army Aviation Regiment 6 Hungry Wolf	April 1, 1980 (HFlgBtl 6)	Hungry Wolf (Hohenlockstedt)	Disbanded in 2004	Established in 1980 from HFlgBtl 6 as HFlgRgt 6 and renamed TrspHubschrRgt 6 in 1998

Battalions

Army aviation battalions were rare in the history of the Army Aviation Force. They existed mainly in Army Structure II , with one exception for a battalion in Army Structure III . For most of the divisions and the three corps of the Army, an Army Aviation Battalion was set up. Their battalion number corresponded to the number of the division (i.e. Army Aviation Battalion 1 subordinated to 1st Panzer Grenadier Division , etc.). The battalions of the corps received hundreds of numbers (i.e. Army Aviation Battalion 100 subordinated to I. Corps , etc.). The battalion of the mountain division was named Gebirgsheeresfliegerbataillon 8, because the division was considered the 8th division of the army and had the prefix mountain - almost all subordinate troops. Deviating from this, an Army Aviation Battalion 3 (for the 3rd Panzer Division ) and an Army Aviation Battalion 9, which the 1st Airborne Division as "9. Division "would have been subordinate to the Army, had there been a need for an Army Aviation Battalion. The HFlgBtl 6 assumed a special position, it was only reclassified into a HFlgRgt on April 1, 1980. From October 1971 it received a new structure, the 1st / became staff / staff relay, the independent HFlgInstStff 607 was incorporated as the 4th relay and the supply relay was reorganized as the 5th relay. The Army Aviation Battalions in Army Structure II were divided into:

• Rod
  • 1. / Staff and supply relay
  • 2. / Observation and liaison relay (flying relay)
  • 3. / Transport relay (flying relay)

	designation	Listing (off)	Location	Insinuation	Whereabouts	comment
	Army Aviation Battalion 1	January 1, 1964 (from HFlgStff 1)	Hildesheim	1. PzGrenDiv	Reclassified April 1, 1971	2./HFlgBtl 1 was renamed HFlgStff 1, the rest of the staff was called in to set up HFlgRgt 15
	Army Aviation Battalion 2	October 1, 1966 (from HFlgStff 2)	Fritzlar	2. PzGrenDiv	Reclassified April 1, 1971	The 2./HFlgBtl 2 was renamed HFlgStff 2, the 1. / and 3. / were used to set up the HFlgRgt 30
	Army Aviation Battalion 4	March 1, 1964 (from HFlgStff 4)	Roth	4. PzGrenDiv	Reclassified April 1, 1971	2./HFlgBtl 4 was renamed HFlgStff 4, 1. / and 3. / were used to set up HFlgRgt 20
	Army Aviation Battalion 5	1st October 1969	Mendig and Fritzlar	5th PzDiv	Reclassified April 1, 1971	In November 1969 the 1st and 2nd season moved from Fritzlar to Mendig  ; The 2./HFlgBtl 5 was renamed HFlgStff 5, the 3rd / was used to set up the HFlgRgt 35
	Army Aviation Battalion 6	November 1, 1962 (from HFlgStff 6)	Hungry Wolf (Hohenlockstedt)	6. PzGrenDiv	April 1, 1980 reclassified to HFlgRgt 6	the special reporting period resulted from the particularities in the LANDJUT area , cf. above
	Army Aviation Battalion 7	May 1, 1968 (from HFlgStff 7)	Celle-Wietzenbruch	7. PzGrenDiv	Reclassified April 1, 1971	2./HFlgBtl 7 was renamed HFlgStff 7, 1. / and 3. / were used to set up HFlgRgt 10
	Mountain Army Aviation Battalion 8	January 1, 1969 (from GebHFlgStff 8)	Oberschleissheim	1st GebDiv	Reclassified April 1, 1971	Also called Heeresfliegerbataillon 8 (mountains); 2./HFlgBtl 8 was renamed GebHFlgStff 8 and the rest was dissolved
	Army Aviation Battalion 10	January 1, 1967 (from HFlgStff 10)	Neuhausen ob Eck	10th PzGrenDiv	Reclassified April 1, 1971	The 2./HFlgBtl 10 was renamed HFlgStff 10, the 1. / and 3. / were used to set up the HFlgRgt 20
	Army Aviation Battalion 11	October 1, 1964 (from HFlgStff 11)	Celle-Wietzenbruch	11. PzGrenDiv	Reclassified April 1, 1971	2./HFlgBtl 11 was renamed HFlgStff 11, 1. / and 3. / were used to set up HFlgRgt 10
	Army Aviation Battalion 12	December 1, 1961	Niederstetten	12. PzGrenDiv	Reclassified April 1, 1971	The 2./HFlgBtl 12 was renamed HFlgStff 12, the 1. / and 3. / were used to set up the HFlgRgt 30
	Army Aviation Battalion 100	November 1, 1961 (from HFlgStff 101)	Rheine-Bentlage	I. Corps	Reclassified April 1, 1971	The HFlgStff 101 became independent again, the rest was used to set up the HFlgRgt 15
	Army Aviation Battalion 200	April 1, 1964	Laupheim	II Corps	Reclassified April 1, 1971	The HFlgStff 201 became independent again, the remainder were used to set up the HFlgRgt 25
	Army Aviation Battalion 300	November 1, 1962 (from HflgTrspStff 303)	Mendig	III. corps	Reclassified April 1, 1971	The HFlgStff 301 became independent again, the remainder were used to set up the HFlgRgt 35

Note: most of these battalions did not have an internal association badge because the official permission to wear this badge was not granted until 1980

Seasons

The Army Aviation are units as "seasons" referred, similar to the artillery as a battery.

In the following, the squadrons are listed that are independent from a higher-level unit and are not just a mere sub-unit of a higher-level agency. These were also referred to as independent squadrons if they were part of the division troops.

Army Aviation Squadrons

The Army Aviation Squadrons can be divided into several groups:

• Army aviation squadrons of the original divisions of the field army . These army aviation squadrons were part of the division troops . Most of the divisions' Army Aviation Squadrons had already been set up in Army Structure I , but were upgraded in Army Structure II and reclassified into Army Aviation Battalions (see above ). The exception was Army Aviation Squadron 3, which was set up on October 1, 1958 in Rotenburg (Wümme) and was never reclassified. In 1971 the remaining Army Aviation Squadrons were reorganized from the Army Aviation Battalions. In continuation of the numbering system of the Army members' squadrons prior to reclassification into Army Aviation Battalions and the Army Aviation Battalions formed from them, the Army Aviation Squadrons set up in 1971 kept the numbering of their predecessors. Their squadron number corresponded exactly to the number of the superior division (see above ), whereby the 1st mountain division was considered the 8th division of the army and the squadron under it received the name Gebirgs Heeresfliegerbataillon because this prefix was generally assumed for almost all of this division Troop units was typical. An Army Aviation Squadron 9 was not set up in the 9th Division (= 1st Airborne Division ), where there was simply no need or possibility of integrating an Army Aviation Squadron. It was not until later that an army aviation transport squadron was set up, which occupied this "free" number. In addition, Army Aviation Squadron 6 was not re-established because the LANDJUT area had relatively strong army aviation forces at the divisional level (see LANDJUT structure ), so that the 6th Panzer Grenadier Division held on to the existing Army Aviation Battalion 6 and later even became a regiment let grow up.
• Army aviation squadrons of the "East German divisions". After 1991, additional Army Aviation Squadrons were set up for the two newly established divisions (later the 13th and 14th Panzer Grenadier Divisions ) in East Germany after 1990. These newly established Army Aviation Squadrons did not receive the obvious numbers 13 or 14 for various reasons. The cause was that in the area of ​​the Bundeswehr Command East or in the area of ​​the Army Command East / IV Corps, the merger of the territorial army and field army with the Establishment of common staffs for the military area commands 7 and 8 and the divisions deployed in the military area (initially without a number) (the later 13th and 14th Panzer Grenadier Division) was implemented to some extent. At the same time, East Germany was obliged not to integrate the troops stationed there into the field army integrated into the NATO command structure during the withdrawal of the GSSD , so that the troops stationed there were officially part of the military area commands belonging to the territorial army. Consequently, the Army Aviation Squadrons in Defense Areas VII and VIII were given the designation Heeresfliegerstaffeln 70 and 80. When the merging of the Defense Area Commands and Division was reversed and many similarly named "70s and 80s troops" of other branches of the army were given the numbers 13 and 14 to identify their division received, Army Aviation Squadrons 70 and 80 were already decommissioned in this form.
• Army Aviation Squadrons of the Field Army Corps . These Army Aviation Squadrons were part of the corps troops and directly subordinate to Army Aviation Commands 1, 2 and 3 . Their squadron numbers were 100 and 101 (with Army Aviation Command 1), 200 and 201 (with Army Aviation Command 2) and 300 and 301 (with Army Aviation Command 3). The squadrons were (partly?) Units of equipment , i. H. In the event of a defense, units to be mobilized , whose equipment was stored for this case.
• Army aviation squadrons of the originally three territorial commands . These army aviation squadrons, planned as equipment units, were part of the territorial army and were subordinate to the territorial commands North , South and Schleswig-Holstein . Their squadron number was analogous to the designation of other units in these commands 800 (north), 850 (south) and 600 (Schleswig-Holstein).
• Army Aviation Squadrons of the "East German Corps / Territorial Command": Similar to the Army Aviation Squadrons of the West German Corps and the West German Territorial Commandos, further army aviators were also planned in East Germany after reunification . Since Army Structure V had already been implemented at corps level in East Germany , instead of two squadrons, only one East Army Aviation Squadron was set up, which was subordinate to the merged Corps / Territorial Command East . As with Heersfiegerstaffel 70 and 80, a designation was chosen for identical reasons that did not correspond to the "normal" numbering system in the field army (for example, Heeresfliegerstaffel 400 would have been obvious), but followed the designation of the territorial portion of the staff.
• Army aviation squadrons in the area of ​​the Federal Ministry of Defense or in the area of ​​the Army Aviation Weapons School . This Army Aviation Squadron was part of the Territorial Army and, in peacetime, primarily had to fulfill orders in connection with the training, exercise and further development of the Army Aviation Force at the Army Aviation Weapons School. In the case of V , the regiment would have relocated to Mendig and would have been called in there in the BMVg Security and Supply Regiment ( Military District Command IV ) directly to support the top Bundeswehr command . The squadron number 900, which was typical for almost all units in the area of ​​the BMVg , already indicated this special assignment in the war organization .

	designation	Listing (off)	Location	Insinuation	Whereabouts	comment
Army aviation squadrons of the divisions : 1st wave of deployment
	Army Aviation Squadron 1	April 1, 1959	Celle-Wietzenbruch from April 1, 1962 Hildesheim	1. PzGrenDiv	Reclassified January 2, 1964	Reclassified to Army Aviation Battalion 1
	Army Aviation Squadron 2	1959	Fritzlar	2. PzGrenDiv	Reclassified October 1, 1966	Reclassified to Army Aviation Battalion 2
	Army Aviation Squadron 3	October 1, 1958 (reorganization)	Rotenburg (Wümme)	3rd PzDiv	Disbanded in 1993/1994	will not be reclassified to an Army Aviation Battalion
	Army Aviation Squadron 4	1959	Fritzlar from October 1, 1961 Roth	4. PzGrenDiv	Reclassified March 1, 1964	Reclassified to Army Aviation Battalion 4
	Army Aviation Squadron 6	March 16, 1959 (HFlgStff 814)	Hungry Wolf (Hohenlockstedt)	6. PzGrenDiv	Reclassified November 1, 1962	Reclassified to Army Aviation Battalion 6
	Army Aviation Squadron 7	September 1, 1960 (reorganization)	Rheine-Bentlage , from July 1, 1961 Celle-Wietzenbruch	7. PzGrenDiv	Reclassified May 1, 1968	Flight operations commenced in June 1961. Reclassified to Army Aviation Battalion 7
	Mountain Army Aviation Squadron 8	March 1, 1959 (HFlgStff 1)	Oberschleissheim	1st GebDiv	Reclassified January 1, 1969	Reclassified to Mountain Army Aviation Battalion 8
	Army Aviation Squadron 10	1964 (HFlgStff (LL) 9)	Friedrichshafen / Bodensee from 1966 Neuhausen ob Eck	10th PzGrenDiv	Reclassified January 2, 1967	Reclassified to Army Aviation Battalion 10
	Army Aviation Squadron 11	1959 (reorganization)	Celle-Wietzenbruch	11th PzDiv	Reclassified October 1, 1964	Reclassified to Army Aviation Battalion 11
	Army Aviation Squadron 12	1961	Niederstetten	12th PzDiv	Reclassified December 1, 1961	Reclassified to Army Aviation Battalion 12
Army aviation squadrons of the divisions : 2nd wave of deployment
	Army Aviation Squadron 1	April 1, 1971 (from 2./HFlgBtl 1)	Hildesheim from October 1, 1979 Rheine-Bentlage	1. PzGrenDiv	relocated and renamed	was relocated to Rheine-Bentlage on October 1, 1979 and renamed HFlgStff 7
	Army Aviation Squadron 1	October 1, 1979 (renamed from HFlgStff 7)	Celle-Wietzenbruch	1st PzDiv	Disbanded September 30, 1994
	Army Aviation Squadron 2	April 1, 1971 (from 2./HFlgBtl 2)	Fritzlar	2. PzGrenDiv	Disbanded March 31, 1994
	Army Aviation Squadron 4	April 1, 1971 (from 2./HFlgBtl 4)	Feldkirchen-Mitterharthausen	4. PzGrenDiv	Disbanded March 31, 1994
	Army Aviation Squadron 5	April 1, 1971 (from 2./HFlgBtl 5)	Mendig	5th PzDiv	Disbanded March 31, 1994
	Army Aviation Squadron 7	April 1, 1971 (from 2./HFlgBtl 7)	Celle-Wietzenbruch	7. PzGrenDiv	relocated and renamed	was renamed HFlgStff 1 on October 1, 1979
	Army Aviation Squadron 7	October 1, 1979 (renamed from HFlgStff 1)	Rheine-Bentlage	7th PzDiv	Disbanded September 30, 1994
	Mountain Army Aviation Squadron 8	April 1, 1971 (from 2./HFlgBtl 8 (mountains))	Oberschleißheim from July 1, 1981 Landsberg am Lech	1st GebDiv	Disbanded September 30, 1994
	Army Aviation Squadron 10	April 1, 1971 (from 2./HFlgBtl 10)	Neuhausen ob Eck	10th PzDiv	Disbanded March 31, 1994
	Army Aviation Squadron 11	April 1, 1971 (from 2./HFlgBtl 11)	Celle-Wietzenbruch from 1972 Rotenburg (Wümme)	11. PzGrenDiv	Disbanded December 31, 1993
	Army Aviation Squadron 12	April 1, 1971 (from 2./HFlgBtl 12)	Niederstetten	12th PzDiv	Disbanded December 31, 1993
Army aviation squadrons of the East German divisions
	Army Aviation Squadron 70	April 1, 1991 (from parts of the KHG-3 of the NVA )	cottbus	WBK VII / 13. PzGrenDiv	Reclassified in 1994	Merged on October 1, 1993 with HFlgStff Ost to form HFlgVbdg / AufklStff 400
	Army Aviation Squadron 80	April 1, 1991 (from parts of the KHG-5 of the NVA )	Basepohl	WBK VIII / 14. PzGrenDiv	Disbanded March 31, 1994
Army Aviation Squadrons of the Corps
	Army Aviation Squadron 101	September 1, 1960 (reorganization)	Rheine-Bentlage	Corps-HFlgKdr 1	Reclassified in 1961	Reclassified to Army Aviation Battalion 100
	Army Aviation Squadron 101	April 1, 1971 (from 2./HFlgBtl 100)	Rheine-Bentlage	HFlgKdo 1	Incorporated October 1, 1979	was integrated into the staff of the HFlgKdo 1
	Army Aviation Squadron 201	April 1, 1971 (from 2./HFlgBtl 200)	Laupheim	HFlgKdo 2	Incorporated October 1, 1979	was integrated into the staff of the HFlgKdo 2
	Army Aviation Squadron 301	April 1, 1971 (from 2./HFlgBtl 300)	Mendig	HFlgKdo 3	Incorporated October 1, 1979	was integrated into the staff unit of the HFlgKdo 3
	Heeresfliegerstaffel 100 (GerEinh)		Rheine-Bentlage	HFlgKdo 1	dissolved	The material was stored in the mobilization base Rheine-Bentlage in the Theodor-Blank-Kaserne.
	Heeresfliegerstaffel 200 (GerEinh)		Laupheim	HFlgKdo 2	dissolved	was subordinated to HFlgRgt 25 after the dissolution of the Army Aviation Command. The material was stored in the Laupheim mobilization base in the Kurt Georg Kiesinger barracks.
	Heeresfliegerstaffel 300 (GerEinh)		Mendig	HFlgKdo 3	dissolved	The material was stored in the Mendig mobilization base in the Gunther Plüschow barracks.
Army Aviation Squadrons of the Territorial Commandos
	Heeresfliegerstaffel 600 (GerEinh)		Hungry Wolf ( Hohenlockstedt )	TerrKdo Schleswig-Holstein	Disbanded in 1993/1994	The material was stored in the mobilization base Hohenlockstedt.
	Heeresfliegerstaffel 800 (GerEinh)		Rheine-Bentlage	TerrKdo North	Disbanded in 1993/1994	The material was stored in the mobilization base Rheine-Bentlage in the Theodor-Blank-Kaserne.
	Heeresfliegerstaffel 850 (GerEinh)		Rohrbach (Palatinate)	TerrKdo South	Disbanded in 1993/1994	The material was stored in the Mobilization Base in Rohrbach.
Army aviation squadrons of the "East German Corps / Territorial Commandos "
	Army Aviation Squadron East	April 1, 1991 (from parts of the NVA attack helicopter squadron 3 )	cottbus	Corps / TerrKdo Ost	Reclassified in 1994	Merged with HFlgStff 70 on October 1, 1993 to form HFlgVbdg / AufklStff 400
Army aviation squadrons in the area of BMVg / HFlgWaS
	Army Aviation Squadron 900	April 1, 1971 (reclassified from HFlgVerbStff 700)	Buckeburg ( Mendig )	HFlgWaS (SichVersRgt BMVg)	Disbanded March 31, 1993	in V-case, the backup and care regiment BMVg assumed V-event in the installation according to Mendig planned

Army Aviation Liaison and Reconnaissance Squadrons

Army aviation and reconnaissance squadrons were set up after the end of the Cold War . First, Army Aviation Liaison and Reconnaissance Squadron 400 was set up in East Germany in 1993. Their squadron number 400 indicated that the squadron was assigned to the IV Corps for use and was assigned to NATO . At this point in time it was no longer necessary to base their designation on the designations in the territorial army (see above for the designation Heeresfliegerstaffel Ost, 70 and 80), because the field army in East Germany also officially planned troops after the GSSD had withdrawn . Only later (2002/2003) were further Army Aviation and Reconnaissance Squadrons set up in West Germany.

	designation	Listing (off)	Location	Insinuation	Whereabouts	comment
	Army Aviation Liaison and Reconnaissance Squadron 100	2002 (from parts of the HFlgRgt 16 )	Celle-Wietzenbruch	Airmobile Brigade 1st	Disbanded in 2013	was treated with the reorientation of the German Federal Armed Forces dissolved
	Army Aviation Liaison and Reconnaissance Squadron 300	2003 (from parts of HFlgRgt 35)	Mendig	HFlgBrig 3	Disbanded in 2007
	Army Aviation Liaison and Reconnaissance Squadron 400	October 1, 1993 (HFlgStff 70 and East)	cottbus	HFlgBrig 3	Reclassified in 2002	was reclassified to HFlgUstgStff 1 in 2002 and relocated to Holzdorf in 2003

Army Aviation Squadrons

For the Allied Command Europe Mobile Forces (AMF) of NATO, the army kept units available from the AMF when required. Many of these units were based in the 1st Airborne Division . These elements also included the light army transport squadron, which was set up on October 1, 1993 as the 3rd independent squadron in the 30th Army Aviation Regiment. She received the squadron number 9 because the 1st Airborne Division was considered the 9th Army Division. Even when the division was dissolved on April 1, 1994, the name was retained. In contrast to most of the other divisions of the Army, the 1st Airborne Division (see above) did not have its own Army Aviation Troops. Until then, the German contribution to the air transport capacities for AMF land was with the Army Aviation Regiment 30, which had existed since 1974. From 1974 to 1979, the 2nd season, then the 1st season had the order. Since April 1, 1994, the light Army Aviation Squadron 9 was directly subordinate to Army Aviation Brigade 3 for exercises and operations within the scope of AMF, but was subordinate to Army Aviation Regiment 30, for example, in order to be able to use the logistical capacities in peacetime. The light Army Aviation Squadron 9 only existed for around five years. It was dissolved again for cost reasons. Then the 1st Squadron of Army Aviation Regiment 30 took over the order again.

	designation	Listing (off)	Location	Insinuation	Whereabouts	comment
	light Army Aviation Squadron 9 AMF	October 1, 1993	Niederstetten	HFlgRgt 30	Disbanded March 31, 1998	The AMF order went back to HFlgRgt 30 (1./FlgAbt 301)

Army Aviation Test Squadrons

The Army Aviation Test Squadron set up at the Army Aviation School was used to test new methods and technology as part of the further development of the Army Aviation Force. Its squadron number 910 testified that it was based on the Army Aviation Squadron 900 (see above ). Its number in the 900 range also indicated that it should be used directly in the war organization planned before 1990 to support the highest Bundeswehr leadership in the area of ​​the Federal Ministry of Defense or, in peacetime , fell under the command of the Army Office .

	designation	Listing (off)	Location	Insinuation	Whereabouts	comment
	Army Aviation Test Squadron	April 1, 1973 (from parts of the drones - teaching and experimental relay)	Celle-Wietzenbruch	HFlgWaS	Relocated and renamed in 1981
	Army Aviation Test Squadron 910	1981 (from HFlgVsuStff)	Buckeburg	HFlgWaS	Disbanded December 31, 2008

Army Aviation Support Squadrons

The Army Aviation Support Squadrons were only a brief episode in the history of Army Aviation. Their area of ​​responsibility is to be equated with the Army Aviation Squadrons of the divisions in Army Structure IV . They were subordinate to the divisions, but did not belong to the division troops , but to the two brigades ( HFlgBrig 3 and LuftBwglBrig 1 ). They were gradually set up with the establishment of the "Army of the Future" structure in 2002. It started with Army Aviation Support Squadron 1. It emerged from Heeresfliegerverbindungs- und Aufklärungsstaffel 400. This was followed by Army Aviation Support Squadrons 14, 7, 13 and 10. To set up the 4 new squadrons, the liaison and reconnaissance parts of all staff and operational squadrons of the regiments were separated and incorporated into the Army Aviation Support Squadrons to be newly established. The scale numbering is based on the divisions (HFlgUstgStff 1 = 1st PzDiv, HFlgUstgStff 7 = 7th PzDiv, HFlgUstgStff 10 = 10th PzDiv, HFlgUstgStff 13 = 13th PzGrenDiv and HFlgUstgStff 14 = 14th PzGrenDiv). Army Aviation Support Squadron 7 was dissolved again in 2003, followed by Army Aviation Support Squadron 13, 14 and 10 until 2007.

	designation	Listing (off)	Location	Insinuation	Whereabouts	comment
	Army Aviation Support Squadron 1	2002 (HFlgVbdg / AufklStff 400)	Wooden village	Airmobile Brigade 1st	Disbanded in 2013	was treated with the reorientation of the German Federal Armed Forces dissolved
	Army Aviation Support Squadron 7	2002	Mendig	HFlgBrig 3	Dissolved in 2003
	Army Aviation Support Squadron 10	October 1, 2003	Laupheim	HFlgBrig 3	dissolved
	Army Aviation Support Squadron 13	2003	Niederstetten	HFlgBrig 3	dissolved
	Army Aviation Support Squadron 14	2002 (from parts of the HFlgRgt 16 )	Celle-Wietzenbruch	LMechBrig 1	Disbanded in 2005

Army aviation repair squadrons

The first Army Aviation Repair Squadrons were set up at the end of the 1950s. Their job was to ensure the maintenance and repair of the flying material. Initially independent, most of the Army Aviation Repair Squadrons were incorporated into the Army Aviation Regiments newly established on April 1, 1971. The Army Aviation Repair Squadron 102 (formerly HFlgInstStff 109) at the Army Airfield Rotenburg (Wümme) , was subordinate to the I. Corps and remained independent. She had the job of maintaining and repairing the two Army Aviation Squadrons stationed there. It was also dissolved in 1994 after the dissolution of Army Aviation Squadrons 3 and 11. After 8 years (2002), independent repair squadrons were again set up in Army Aviation Brigade 3 and Air Mechanized Brigade 1 with the numbers 300 = HFlgBrig 3 and 100 = LMechBrig 1 . Now they were responsible for the maintenance and repair of the flying material (Bölkow Bo 105) of the independent Army Aviation Squadrons. After the squadrons and Army Aviation Brigade 3 were disbanded in 2007, Army Aviation Repair Squadron 300 was decommissioned on June 30, 2008.

	designation	Listing (off)	Location	Insinuation	Whereabouts	comment
	Army Aviation Repair Squadron 100	October 1, 2002 (from parts of the HFgRgt 16 )	Celle-Wietzenbruch	Airmobile Brigade 1st	Disbanded in 2013	was treated with the reorientation of the German Federal Armed Forces dissolved
	Army Aviation Maintenance Squadron 102		Rotenburg (Wümme)	HFlgKdo 1	Disbanded in 1994
	Army Aviation Repair Squadron 300	2002	Mendig	HFlgBrig 3	Disbanded June 30, 2008

Army Aviation Security Squadrons

	designation	Listing (off)	Location	Insinuation	Whereabouts	comment
	Army Aviation Security Squadron 301		Fritzlar		dissolved
	Army Aviation Security Squadron 302	January 1995 (reorganization)	Feldkirchen (Straubing)	Army Aviation Squadron 269	dissolved

Army aviation training squadrons

The army aviation training squadrons had the task of carrying out the general basic training (AGA) for the army aviators. They were set up in the early 1960s and placed under the Army Aviation Battalions. In Army Structure III , some were dissolved and 3 squadrons were retained, were given new numbers (103, 203 and 303) and were placed under the Army Aviation Commandos. In 1980, when Army Structure IV was taken over , they received their final numbering. The number 8 stands for the Army Aviation Troops and the Roman number for the Corps or Army Aviation Command (example: 8 / I is subordinate to the HFlgKdo 1 of the I. Corps). After the Army Aviation Command was dissolved in 1994, the training squadron was subordinated to other units. In the mid-nineties, two more training teams were set up. The new training squadrons were given the numbers 8 / IV and 8 / V. The numbering lasted until the beginning of 2002, with the adoption of the army structure " Army of the Future ". In the new army structure, the training squadron was incorporated into the Army Aviation Regiments and renamed. Now they call themselves Army Aviation Squadron with the end number 9 of the respective regiment (HFlgStff 109 = 9th squadron of mTrspHubschrRgt 10). This process, reorganization and realignment, dragged on until 2007. Now each regiment has its own training unit. The new Army Aviation Squadrons are operational and support squadrons and are divided into 2 training platoons and a support platoon. Your task is: to carry out the general basic training and further education and training of sergeant candidates for the regiment.

	designation	Listing (off)	Location	Insinuation	Whereabouts	comment
	Army Aviation Training Squadron 8 / I	October 1, 1979 (from HFlgAusbStff 103)	Rotenburg (Wümme)	HFlgKdo 1	Renamed in 2004	was relocated to Celle-Wietzenbruch at the beginning of 1995
	Army Aviation Training Squadron 8 / II	January 1, 1980 (from HFlgAusbStff 203)	Roth	HFlgKdo 2	Renamed in 2004
	Army Aviation Training Squadron 8 / III	October 1, 1979 (from HFlgAusbStff 303)	Niederstetten	HFlgKdo 3	Dissolved in 2003	was relocated to Mayen in 1993
	Army Aviation Training Squadron 8 / IV		Fritzlar	HFlgRgt 36
	Army Aviation Training Squadron 8 / V			HFlgRgt 36
	Army Aviation Squadron 109	2004 (renamed from HFlgAusbStff 8 / I)	Celle-Wietzenbruch	leTrspHubschrRgt 10	disbanded after 2013	was treated with the reorientation of the German Federal Armed Forces dissolved
	Army Aviation Squadron 159	January 1, 2007 (reorganization)	Rheine-Bentlage	mTrspHubschrRgt 15	Disbanded in 2013	was treated with the reorientation of the German Federal Armed Forces dissolved
	Army Aviation Squadron 259	2004	Laupheim	mTrspHubschrRgt 25	Disbanded in 2013	was treated with the reorientation of the German Federal Armed Forces dissolved
	Army Aviation Squadron 269	2004 (renamed from HFlgAusbStff 8 / II)	Roth	KpfHubschrRgt 26	Disbanded in 2013	was treated with the reorientation of the German Federal Armed Forces dissolved
	Army Aviation Squadron 309	2004	Niederstetten	leTrspHubschrgt 30	active
	Army Aviation Squadron 369	October 1, 2002 (renamed from HFlgAusbStff 8 / IV)	Fritzlar	KpfHubschrRgt 36	active

Army airfield command offices

The first army airfield command, at that time it was called airfield command ( H ), was set up at the end of 1956 on the first army airfield in Niedermendig . Up to 40 airfield commands (H) should be set up in the coming years. Already at the end of 1959 it was discovered that independent airfield commands made no sense, and they were integrated into the Army Aviation Squadron as a "supply group". That was the end of the independent airfield commands. Just two years later, they became independent again. In the years up to 1973 many airfield commands were reclassified and renumbered several times. With the takeover of Army Structure III , the airfield commandos were given their new name "Heeresflugplatz Kommandantur ", a uniform numbering scheme (100, 101, 102 etc. for HFlgKdo 1, 200, 201, 202 etc. for HFlgKdo 2 and 300 numbers for HFlgKdo 3, 600er - Numbers as usual in the LANDJUT area (see above) and 700 and 800 numbers for the command posts set up after reunification in the military areas VII and VIII with the same number ) and were directly subordinate to the Army Aviation Commands, with the exception of the command posts in the LANDJUT area He was directly subordinate to the 6th Army Aviation Regiment (there was no Army Aviation Command there!) and in the area of ​​the corps that was newly established in East Germany after 1990, it was subordinated to the Defense Area Commands because no corresponding Army Aviation Command was planned there either. The army airfield command offices existed up to Army Structure 5 (N) . In 1994 all army airfield command offices were dissolved; some were incorporated into the newly established staff and flight operations squadrons of the army aviation regiments. Their task is the process and safety of flight operations on the airfield , and in this respect they cannot be compared with the former site administrations, which were largely entrusted with civilian tasks . This has not changed until today.

The army airfield command offices were divided into:

• Leadership group
• Flight safety group
• Flight support group
• Supply group
• Repair group
• Safety pull (unit)

Then there is the civil part :

• Army airfield fire brigade
• Geophysical advice center ( weather service )
• civil guard (not on all army airfields)

	designation	Listing (off)	Location	Insinuation	Whereabouts	comment
	Army Airfield Command 101	1973 (FlgPlKdo (H) 422)	Celle-Wietzenbruch	HFlgKdo 1	Disbanded March 31, 1994	Parts were incorporated into the newly established staff / flight operations squadron flying department of HFlgRgt 16
	Army Airfield Command 102	1973 (FlgPlKdo (H) 432)	Buckeburg	HFlgKdo 1	Disbanded in 1994	Parts were incorporated into the newly established staff / flight operations squadron flying department of the HFlgWaS
	Army Airfield Command 103	July 1, 1973 (FlgPlKdo (H) 431)	Rheine-Bentlage	HFlgKdo 1	Disbanded March 31, 1994	Parts were incorporated into the newly established staff / flight operations squadron flying department of HFlgRgt 15
	Army airfield command 104		Rotenburg (Wümme)	HFlgKdo 1	Disbanded March 31, 1994
	Army Airfield Command 105		Hildesheim	HFlgKdo 1	Disbanded September 30, 1979
	Army Airfield Command 201		Laupheim	HFlgKdo 2	Disbanded in 1994	Parts were incorporated into the newly established staff / flight operations squadron flying department of HFlgRgt 25
	Army Airfield Command 202	October 1, 1973 (FlgPlKdo (H) 462)	Roth	HFlgKdo 2	Disbanded in 1994	Parts were incorporated into the newly established staff / flight operations squadron flying department of HFlgRgt 26
	Army Airfield Command 203		Neuhausen ob Eck	HFlgKdo 2	Disbanded March 31, 1994
	Army Airfield Command 204	June 1, 1973 (taken over by the US Army)	Oberschleissheim	HFlgKdo 2	Disbanded September 30, 1981
	Army Airfield Command 205		Feldkirchen-Mitterharthausen	HFlgKdo 2	Disbanded in 1994
	Army Airfield Command 301		Mendig	HFlgKdo 3	Disbanded in 1994	Parts were incorporated into the newly established staff / flight operations squadron flying department of HFlgRgt 35
	Army Airfield Command 302		Fritzlar	HFlgKdo 3	Disbanded in 1994	Parts were incorporated into the newly established staff / flight operations squadron flying department of HFlgRgt 36
	Army Airfield Command 303		Niederstetten	HFlgKdo 3	Disbanded in 1994	Parts were incorporated into the newly established staff / flight operations squadron flying department of HFlgRgt 30
	Army Airfield Command 601	July 1, 1973 (FlgPlKdo (H) 411)	Hungry Wolf ( Hohenlockstedt )	HFlgRgt 6	Disbanded in 1994	Parts were incorporated into the newly established staff / flight operations squadron flying department of HFlgRgt 6
	Army Airfield Command 701	April 1, 1991 (from parts of the NVA combat helicopter squadron 3)	cottbus	WBK VII / 13. PzGrenDiv	Disbanded in 1994
	Army Airfield Command 801	April 1, 1991 (from parts of the NVA combat helicopter squadron 5)	Basepohl	WBK VIII / 14. PzGrenDiv	Disbanded March 31, 1994

Troop schools

The Army Aviation School was set up on July 1, 1959 in Niedermendig . It was subordinate to 2 army aviation training squadrons: the army aviation training seasons 51 (liaison helicopters) and the army aviation training seasons 327 (transport helicopters). As early as March 1, 1960, the school and its squadrons moved to Achum near Bückeburg and to the newly opened army airfield there . Initially, the school's job was to train the flying personnel. In 1962, the army aviation training squadrons were dissolved and incorporated into the newly established teaching group A. In April 1963 the school received teaching group B, which was responsible for general military and pilot training. In 1969, the aircraft technology group, later the aircraft technology department, was set up in order to be able to carry out repair work. On April 1, 1973, the Army Aviation Test Squadron was created from parts of the disbanded drones, teaching and test squadron in Celle-Wietzenbruch . This was relocated to Bückeburg in 1981 and renamed Army Aviation Test Squadron 910 . Over the years, the Army Aviation Weapons School gained in importance. As part of the realignment of the Bundeswehr , the Army Aviation School was reorganized on July 1, 2015 as an international helicopter training center. The training center is divided into:

• Rod
• Teaching / training area
  • Teaching / training group
  • Teaching group A (basic helicopter driver training EC135 and model training NH90)
    • Simulator center
  • Teaching group B (career courses, technical and pre-flight training)
  • Sub-unit 900 Celle (remaining flight operations Bo105) (will be dissolved)
  • German share Franco-German training facility Tiger (technical training Tiger)
  • German share Franco-German Army Aviation Training Center Tiger (DEU / FRA HFlgAusbZ Tiger) in Le Luc (France) , (sample training tiger)
• Support area
  • Aircraft Squadron NH90
  • Flight operations squadron
  • Specialized media center
• Training workshop H

	designation	Listing (off)	Location	Whereabouts	comment
	Army Aviation School	July 1, 1959	Niedermendig moved to Bückeburg on March 1, 1960	until July 1, 2015	sold parts in Celle-Wietzenbruch , Faßberg and Le Luc (France) ,
	International helicopter training center	July 1, 2015	Buckeburg	active	sold parts in Celle-Wietzenbruch , Faßberg and Le Luc (France) ,

Abbreviations

The following abbreviations are used:

HFlgKdo → Army Aviation Command HFlgWaS → Army Aviation Weapons School HFlgBrig → Army Aviation Brigade LMechBrig → Air Mechanized Brigade LBwglBrig 1 → Airmobile Brigade HFlgRgt → Army Aviation Regiment HFlgBtl → Army Aviation Battalion HFlgStff → Army Aviation Squadron GeHFlgStff → Mountain Army Aviation Squadron

HFlgAusbStff → Army Aviation Training Squadron HFlgInstStff → Army Aviation Repair Squadron HFlgVbdg / AufklStff → Army Aviation Liaison and Reconnaissance Squadron HFlgUstgStff → Army Aviation Support Squadron leTrspHubschrRgt → Light Transport Helicopter Regiment mTrspHubschrRgt → medium transport helicopter regiment KpfHubschrRgt → Combat helicopter regiment

HFlPlKdtr → Army Airfield Command FlgPlKdo (H) → Airfield Command (Army) DLO → Airmobile Operations Division PzDiv → Panzer Division PzGrenDiv → Panzergrenadierdivision GebDiv → Mountain Division WBK → military area command TerrKdo → Territorial Command HFüKdo → Army Command FüH → command staff of the army NVA → National People's Army AMF → Allied Command Europe Mobile Forces NATO → North Atlantic Treaty Organization

literature

• Bernd Vetter, Frank Vetter: The German army aviators. History, types and associations . Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-613-02146-3 .

Web links

• Siegfried Schäfer: The story (s) of the army aviators on the Hungry Wolf. 1995, accessed October 20, 2010 . 
• The history of the Mendig Army Airfield. Mendiger Heeresflieger community, accessed on February 20, 2012 . 
• The history of the Oberschleissheim Army Airfield. Flugplatz Schleissheim eV, accessed on February 20, 2012 . 
• Location History of the Roth Army Airfield. Rother reservists, accessed February 20, 2012 . 
• 50 years of the Rheine garrison. (PDF) In: www.westfalengeschwader.com. Traditionsgemeinschaft Westfalengeschwader eV, accessed on February 20, 2012 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ : EMS Köppken newspaper Fifty years garrison Rheine page. 8
2. ↑ rc: No jersey change. www.sn-online.de, June 24, 2015, accessed on July 19, 2015 .