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German army
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The '''German Army''' (
German language German: '''''Heer''''' {{Audio|De-Heer-pronunciation.ogg|
listen}}) is one of three defence units forming the ''
Bundeswehr'' ("Federal Defence Forces") of the
Federal Republic of Germany. (Former names of past German military forces are: the ''
Wehrmacht'' ("Defence Force") and the ''
Reichswehr'' ("Imperial Defense" and "Imperial Defense Forces").)
The two units next to the German Army are: the ''
Luftwaffe'' (''Air Force'') and the ''Marine'' (''
German Navy'').
Image:040610-N-1823S-348 G36andpracticenade.jpg thumb|400px|A German infantryman stands at the ready with his G36 during a practice exercise in 2004
History
Pre 1914
Following the defeat of
Napoleon at the
Battle of Waterloo the
Prussia#Imperial Prussia Prussian Kingdom had years of military successes in the
19th Century &
20th Century. Every able bodied man between the ages of 17 and 45 was liable for military service. There were 4 classes of service;
Active (Aktiv),
military reserves Reserve,
Landwehr and
Landsturm. The ''Landwehr'' and ''Landsturm'' were only called up at times of war. The basic unit of the army at this time was the Regiment. Regiments were typically raised and supported by a specific city or region. Each regiment was then stationed near its home city. The Reserve regiment was often made up of past members of the local regiment. The ''Landwehr'' and ''Landstrum'' units were also organized the same way. An individual could spend all 22 years of military service surrounded by their friends and family. This created close ties within regiments, but the entire population of young men from a city or region could be wiped out in one battle.
World War I 1914-1918
The German Army (Heer) was not so much one united army. It was separated based on the kingdoms before unifications. There were four such armies: the Prussian Army (Preussisches Heer), the Saxon Army (Sächsisches Heer), the Bavarian Army (Bayrisches Heer) and the Württemberger Army (Würtembergisches Heer). These were the main four armies of Imperial Germany. Prussia had the largest army out of the four. The Prussian Army became the nucleus of the Imperial German Army (''Kaiserliche Armee'' or ''Deutsches Reichsheer'') with the unification of Germany in 1871. By 1914 the German Army fielded 50 Active
Division (military) Divisions and by 1918 it fielded over 250 divisions. The Term ''"German Army"'' did not came into being until after 1918, when the Germans were defeated.
Reichswehr 1918-1935
{{main|Reichswehr}}
Following the end of
WWI and the collapse of the
German Empire most of the German army (Heer) was demobilized or simply dissolved. Many former soldiers drifted into small armed groups known as
Freikorps. The ''Freikorps'' were generally groups of 100 men or less that protected a neighbourhood or town. On March 6th,
1919 an army known as the ''Vorläufige Reichswehr'' (Provisional German Defence Force) was formed with about 400,000 men, many drawn form the ''Freikorps''. Then, in September 30,
1919 the ''Ãœbergangsheer'' (Transitional Army) was created from the Defence Force and the ''Freikorps''. Finally, on January 1,
1921 the 100,000 man ''
Reichswehr'' was formed with 7 Infantry Divisions and 3 Cavalry Divisions. It was the ''Reichswehr'' who put down
Adolf Hitler's
Beer Hall Putsch.
Wehrmacht 1935-1945
{{main|Wehrmacht}}
Under the
Treaty of Versailles the ''
Reichswehr'' was only allowed 100,000 soldiers split between the Army and the
German Navy Navy. In
1933 the
Nazi Germany Nazi party came to power and began dismantling the treaty. The Army was founded as part of the ''
Wehrmacht'' in May
1935 with the passing of the "Law for the Reconstruction of the National Defence Forces". The ''Wehrmacht'' was expanded to include the Army and Navy and with a third branch known as the ''
Luftwaffe''. Initially, the Army was expanded to
Heer Order of Battle 21 Divisional sized units and smaller formations. Between
1935 and
1945 this force grew to consist of hundreds of Divisions and thousands of smaller supporting units. Between
1939 and
1945 close to 13 million served in the Army. Over 1.6 million were
World War II casualties killed and over 4.1 million were wounded. Of the 7361 men awarded the initial grade of the highest German combat honour of WWII, the Knights Cross, 4777 were from the Army making up 65% of the total awarded. The German Army was implicated in widespread
War crimes of the Wehrmacht war crimes including assisting in the
genocide of European Jewry during the
The Holocaust. The
Allies dissolved the German Army on August 20,
1946.
Current Army
Structure
The German Army is commanded by the Chief of Army Staff in the Federal Ministry of Defence in
Berlin and
Bonn. The major commands are the German Army Command in
Koblenz and the German Army Office in
Cologne.
= German Army Command
=
The German Army Command in
Koblenz ('''Heeresführungskommando''') leads all combat units (three armoured/mechanized divisions, two special divisions and one several brigade). It is command by a general-lieutenant.
:'''German Army Command'''
* HQ Company
* ''Franco-German Brigade''
** HQ Company (mixt)
** Armoured Engineer Company 550
** Light Armoured Regiment (French)
** Infantery Bataillon 202
** Infantery Regiment (French)
** Artillery Bataillon 295
** Support Bataillon (mixt)
* '''1st Armoured Division'''
** HQ Company
** Army Band 1
** Signal Regiment 1
** Reconnaissance Bataillon 3
** Artillery Regiment 100
*** Artillery Reconnaissance Bataillon 131
*** Artillery Rocket Bataillon 132
** Light Air Defence Battery 610
** Air Defence Regiment 6
** Engineer Regiment 1
*** Heavy Engineer Bataillon 130
*** Armoured Engineer Bataillon 1
** Light NBC Company 610
** NBC Bataillon 7
** Logistic Bataillon 3
** ''Armoured Brigade 9''
*** HQ Company
*** Reconnaissance Company 90
*** Armoured Engineer Company 90
*** Armoured Bataillon 33
*** Armoured Bataillon 93
*** Mechanized Bataillon 92
*** Self Propelled Artillery Bataillon 325
*** Logistic Bataillon 141
** ''Armoured Brigade 21''
*** HQ Company
*** Reconnaissance Company 210
*** Armoured Engineer Company 200
*** Armoured Bataillon 203
*** Mechanized Bataillon 212
*** Self Propelled Artillery Bataillon 215
*** Logistic Bataillon 7
*'''Division for special operations'''
** HQ Company
** Army Band 300
** Airborne Signal Bataillon
** Sniper Company 200
** Light Air Defence Battery 100
** ''Airborne Brigade 26''
*** HQ Company
*** Airborne Reconnaissance Company 260
*** Airborne Engineer Company 260
*** Parachute Bataillon 261
*** Parachute Bataillon 263
*** Airborne Support Bataillon 262
** ''Airborne Brigade 31''
*** HQ Company
*** Airborne Reconnaissance Company 310
*** Airborne Engineer Company 270
*** Parachute Bataillon 313
*** Parachute Bataillon 373
*** Airborne Support Bataillon 272
** ''Special Forces Command''
*** HQ and Signal Company
*** 1st Commando Company
*** 2nd Commando Company
*** 3rd Commando Company
*** 4th Commando Company
*** Commando Sniper Company
*** Support Company
*** Training and Research Company
* '''Division for air assault'''
** HQ and Support Bataillon
** Army Band 12
** Transport Helicopter Regiment 15
** Transport Helicopter Regiment 26
** light Transport Helicopter Regiment 30
** ''Air Aussault Brigade 1''
*** HQ Company
*** Helicopter Reconnaissance Squadron 100
*** Helicopter Support Squadron 1
*** Helicopter Mechanic Squadron 1
*** Infantery Regiment 1
*** Attack Helicopter Regiment 26
*** Attack Helicopter Regiment 36
*** Light Transport Helicopter Regiment 10
** ''Army Support Brigade''
*** HQ Company
*** Light Air Defence Battery 300
*** Light NBC Company 120
*** Artillery Reconnaissance Regiment 345
*** Air Defence Bataillon 12
*** NBC Regiment 750
* '''10th Armoured Division
** HQ Company
** Army Band 2
** Armourd Brigade 12
*** HQ Company
*** Signal Bataillon 4
*** Reconnaissance Bataillon 8
*** Armoured Bataillon 104
*** Mechanized Bataillon 112
*** Mechanized Bataillon 122
*** Engineer Bataillon 4
*** Logistikbataillon 4
** Mountain Brigade 13
*** HQ Company
*** Mountain Signal Bataillon 210
*** Mountain Reconnaissance Bataillon 210
*** Mountain Infantery Bataillon 231
*** Mountain Infantery Bataillon 232
*** Mountain Infantery Bataillon 233
*** Mountain Engineer Bataillon 8
*** Mountain Logistic Bataillon 8
* '''13th Mechanized Infantery Division
** HQ Company
** Army Band 10
** ''Mechanized Brigade 37''
*** HQ Company
*** Signal Bataillon 701
*** Reconnaissance Bataillon 13
*** Armoured Bataillon 303
*** Mechanized Bataillon 371
*** Mechanized Bataillon 391
*** Engineer Bataillon 701
*** Logistic Bataillon 131
** ''Mechanized Brigade 41''
*** HQ Company
*** Signal Bataillon 801
*** Reconnaissance Bataillon 6
*** Armoured Bataillon 413
*** Mechanized Bataillon 401
*** Mechanized Bataillon 411
*** Engineer Bataillon 803
*** Logistic Bataillon 142
* Forces Headquartes (''ex II. GE/US Corps'')
** HQ Company
** Signal Bataillon 200
* I. German/Neederlandish Corps
** HQ Company (German shares)
** Signal Bataillon (German shares)
** HQ Support Bataillon (German shares)
* EuroCorps
** HQ Company (German shares)
** ''Corps Support Brigade''
*** Signal Bataillon (German shares)
*** HQ Support Bataillon (German shares)
* Multinational Corps North-East
** HQ Company (German shares)
** Signal Bataillon (German shares)
= German Army Office
=
The German Army Office in
Cologne is responsible for administration, education, training and logistic of the German Army. It is commanded by a general-lieutenant or a general-major.
:''Schools & training centers:''
* German Army Academy ('''Offiziersschule des Heeres''')
* Petty Officer School ('''Unteroffiziersschule des Heeres''')
* Army Technic School ('''Technische Schule des Heeres/Fachschule des Heeres für Technik''')
* Army School of the armoured corps ('''Panzertruppenschule''')
* Infantery School ('''Infanterieschule''')
* Airborne Training Center ('''Luftlande- und Lufttransportschule''')
* Mountain Combat Training Center ('''Gebirgs- und Winterkampfschule''')
* Training Center for special operations ('''Ausbildungszentrum für Spezielle Operationen''')
* Artillery School ('''Artillerieschule''')
* Army School for air defence ('''Heeresflugabwehrschule''')
* Helicopter Training Center ('''Heeresfliegerwaffenschule''')
* Engineer School ('''Pionierschule/Fachschule des Heeres für Bautechnik''')
* Army Combat Training Center ('''Gefechtsübungszentrum Heer''')
* Combat Simulation Center ('''Gefechtssimulationszentrum''')
* Army Tactic Center ('''Taktikzentrum Heer''')
* UN-Training Center ('''VN-Ausbildungszentrum der Bundeswehr''')
:''Logistic units:''
* Army Logistic Center ('''Logistikzentrum Heer''')
Kinds of troops
In the German Army, unlike in the armies of its neighbours (
French Army France,
Belgian Army Belgium,
Royal Netherlands Army Netherlands,
Royal Danish Army Denmark), there are no individual regiments. Instead, individual
battalions of infantry, armour, artillery etc are given unique numbers.
The German Army distinguishs 11 different types of troops, known as '''Truppengattungen'''. Each corps is responsible for education and training of their units, mostly by their own schools or training centers.
= Signal Corps
=
Units of the signal corps are responsible for communication, strategic reconnaissance and electronic warfare. Most units of the signal corps belong to the Joint Support Center ('''Streitkräftebasis''').
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
!Signal Units
|-
|Stabs- und Fernmeldebataillon 4
|-
|Stabs- und Fernmeldebataillon 200
|-
|Gebirgsfernmeldebataillon 210
|-
|Stabs- und Fernmeldebataillon 701
|-
|Stabs- und Fernmeldebataillon 801
|-
|Stabs- und Fernmelderegiment 1
|-
|Führungsunterstützungsbataillon DLO
|-
|Luftlandefernmeldebataillon DSO
|}
= Army Reconnaissance Corps
=
During the Army Transformation the armoured reconnaissance corps ('''Panzeraufklärungstruppe''') gets the new name '''Heeresaufklärungstruppen'''. The reason is that the original task of the armoured reconnaissance corps has changed. Today they need for e.g. drones of the artillery or specialists from military intelligent units.
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
!Reconnaissance Troops
|-
|Aufklärungskompanie 90
|-
|Aufklärungskompanie 210
|-
|Luftlandeaufklärungskompanie 260
|-
|Luftlandeaufklärungskompanie 310
|-
|Fernspählehrkompanie 200
|-
|Aufklärungsbataillon 3
|-
|Aufklärungsbataillon 6
|-
|Aufklärungsbataillon 8
|-
|Aufklärungsbataillon 13
|-
|Gebirgsaufklärungsbataillon 230
|}
The army reconnaissance corps is equipped with Fennek, Luchs, Wiesel 1, the drone reconnaissance system KZO, ALADIN and LunaX, the radar system BÜR (Bodenüberwachungradar), Fuchs and Dingo.
A typical reconnaissance bataillon ('''Aufklärungsbataillon''') is structured in a HQ & support company, two armoured reconnaissance companies, a drone reconnaissance company and a separate military intelligence platoon.
= Armoured Corps
=
The German Army armoured corps ('''Panzertruppen''') are armored units ('''Panzertruppe'''), equipped with main battle tanks, and mechanized units ('''Panzergrenadiertruppe''').
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
!Armoured Troops!!Mechanzied Troops
|-
|Panzerbatallion 33||Panzergrenadierbataillon 92
|-
|Panzerbataillon 92||Panzergrenadierbataillon 112
|-
|Panzerbatallion 104||Panzergrenadierbataillon 122
|-
|Panzerbataillon 203||Panzergrenadierbataillon 212
|-
|Panzerbatallion 303||Panzergrenadierbataillon 371
|-
|Panzerbataillon 413||Panzergrenadierbataillon 391
|-
| ||Panzergrenadierbataillon 401
|-
| ||Panzergrenadierbataillon 411
|}
A typical armoured bataillon ('''Panzerbataillon''') consists of a HQ & support company and three Tank companies (equipped with 42 MBTs). The new mechanized bataillon ('''Panzergrenadierbataillon''') consists of a HQ & support company and three mechanized companies (equipped with up to 40 Marder 1 A5 or Puma). Formally there was a fith company with mortars or/and anti-tank units.
= Infantry Corps
=
Within the German Army, there are three types of infantry:
*'''Jäger''' - Light Infantry
*'''Gebirgsjäger''' - Mountain troops
*'''Fallschirmjäger''' - Paratroops
{|class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
! Paratroops!!Mountain Infantery!!Light Infantry
|-
|Fallschirmjägerbatallion 261||Gebirgsjägerbataillon 231||Jägerbatallion 292
|-
|Fallschirmjägerbatallion 263||Gebirgsjägerbataillon 232||luftbewegliches Jägerregiment 1
|-
|Fallschirmjägerbatallion 313||Gebirgsjägerbataillon 233||
|-
|Fallschirmjägerbatallion 373|| ||
|}
A typical infantry bataillon is structured in a HQ & support company, three infantry companies and a weapons company. The weapons company consistis of two anti-tank platoons (equipped with Wiesel 1, TOW), two machine gun platoons (equipped with Wiesel 1, machine gun 20mm) and two mortar platoons (equipped with Wiesel 2, mortar 120mm).
Special Platoons like a ski ('''Skizug''') and a mountain ranger platoon ('''Hochgebirgszug''') of the mountin infantery, a free fall platoon ('''Freifallzug''') of the paratroops or dog platoon ('''Diensthundezug''') are found in the HQ & support company ('''Stabs- und Versorgungskompanie''').
= Special Forces
=
Through the Army Transformation were the special forces formed. Soldiers of the Special Operation Command ('''Kommando Spezialkräfte''') formerly belong to the infantry, today they have their own corps.
= Artillery Corps
=
The majority of artillery corps ('''Artillerietruppe''') within the German Army is '''Panzerartillerie''' (armoured artillery). After the Army Transformation the German Army will only have six artillery units. The German Army needs for e.g. Peacekeeping no artillery, so the new artillery corps is really smaller, but the units are bigger and stronger.
* Two armoured artillery bataillons ('''Panzerartilleriebataillon''') in the two brigades of the 1st Armoured Division with a HQ & support battery and three armoured artillery batteriers (equipped with 27 Panzerhaubitze 2000).
* An artillery regiment with HQ Battery in the division troops of the 1st Armoured Division with:
** An artillery reconnaissance bataillon ('''Panzerartillerieaufklärungsbataillon''') with a HQ & support battery, an artillery reconnaissance battery, a drone reconnaissance battery and two armoured artillery batteries (equipped with Fennek or Marder or Puma, KZO, 2 COBRA, 1 SMA, 2 ATMAS, 18 Panzerhaubitzen 2000).
** An artillery rocket bataillon ('''Raketenartilleriebataillon''') with a HQ & support battery and four artillery rocket batteries (equipped with 40 MLRS).
* A mixt artillery bataillon ('''gemischtes Artilleriebataillon''') of the Franco-German-Brigade with a HQ & support battery, two armoured artillery batteries and an artillery rocket battery (equipped with 18 Panzerhaubitzen 2000, 10 MLRS, 1 KZO, 1 ATMAS, Fennek or Marder or Puma).
* An artillery reconnaissance regiment ('''Panzerartillerieaufklärungsregiment''') with a HQ & support battery, an artillery reconnaissance battery, a drone reconnaissance battery a three armoured artillery batteries (equipped with 27 Panzerhaubitzen 2000, 1 KZO, 3 COBRA, 2 SMA, 4 ATMAS, Fennek or Puma or Marder.
= Air Defence Corps
=
The air defence corps ('''Flugabwehrtruppe''') is in the German Army not part of the artillery corps. After the Army Transformation the German Army has five air defence units:
* Three light Air Defence Batteris of the 1st Arnoured Division, the Division for special operations ('''Division Spezielle Operationen''') and the Army Troop Brigade ('''Heerestruppenbrigade'''), equipped with 19 Wiesel 2.
* A mixt air defence regiment ('''Panzerflugabwehrregiment''') of the 1st Armoured Division, equipped with Gepard and ROLAND.
* An air defence bataillon ('''Panzerflugabwehrbataillon''') of the Army Troop Command, equipped with Gepard.
= Army Air Corps
=
The army air corps ('''Heeresfliegertruppe''') contains all helicopter units of the German Army, which are mostly organized in regiments. There are three types of helicopter regiments: the attack helicopter regiment (equipped with Bo155PAH, replaced by the
Eurocopter Tiger Tiger), the light transport helicopter regiment (equipped with
UH-1 Iroquois UH-1D, replaced by the
NHI NH90 NH90) and the transport helicopter regiment (equipped with
CH-53 Sea Stallion CH-53G). The German Air Forces and the German Navy also have their own transport helicopter units.
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
!helicopter units
|-
|Heeresfliegeraufklärungsstaffel 100
|-
|Heeresfliegerunterstützungsstaffel 1
|-
|Heeresfliegerinstandsetzungsstaffel 1
|-
|Transporthubschrauberregiment 10
|-
|Transporthubschrauberregiment 15
|-
|Kampfhubschrauberregiment 26
|-
|Transporthubschrauberregiment 26
|-
|Transporthubschrauberregiment 30
|-
|Kampfhubschrauberregiment 36
|}
A helicopter regiment is normally structured in a HQ squadron, a support squadron, a flying group ('''Fliegende Gruppe'''), with three squadrons, and a mechanic group ('''Luftfahrzeugtechnische Gruppe'''), with four squadrons. Each regiment is mostly equipped with up to 40 helicopter.
= Engineer Corps
=
The engineer corps ('''Pioniertruppe''') support all units in their mobility. The engineer corps has many faces: the engineer units ('''Pioniere'''), the armoured engineer units ('''Panzerpioniere'''), the airborne engineer units ('''
Luftlandepioniere'''), the mountain enigneer ('''Gebirgspioniere''') and other units.
Special engineers ('''Spezialpioniere''') do not belong to the engineer corps of ''Heer'' - they belong to the Joint Support Command ('''Streitkräftebasis'''). They are responsible for repairing runway or pipelines or they built field camps.
The engineer corps becomes in the new army structure bigger and more effectivity.
{|class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
!Panzerpioniere!!Luftlandepioniere!!Gebirgspioniere!!Pioniere
|-
|Panzerpionierkompanie 92||Luftlandepionierkompanie 260||Gebirgspionierbataillon 8||schweres Pionierbataillon 130
|-
|Panzerpionierkompanie 203||Luftlandepionierkompanie 270|| ||
|-
|Panzerpionierkompanie 550|| || ||
|-
|Panzerpionierbataillon 8|| || ||
|-
|Panzerpionierbataillon 4|| || ||
|-
|Panzerpionierbataillon 701|| || ||
|-
|Panzerpionierbataillon 803|| || ||
|-
|}
* An armoured engineer bataillon ('''Panzerpionierbataillon''') constits of a HQ & support company and three armoured engineer companies.
* The mountin engineer bataillon consists of a HQ & support company, two mountain engineer companies and a mountin engineer machine company.
* A heavy engineer bataillon consists of a HQ & support company, two amphibious or bridge companies and two engineer machine companies.
= NBC Corps
=
The NBC corps ('''ABC-Abwehrtruppe''') is responsible to decontaminate people, vehicles and other material. They also search for nuclear, bacterial or chemical sources. These research squads are equipped with the NBC
Fuchs (APC) Fox ('''ABC-Spürpanzer Fuchs'''), which will be replace through the
Boxer MRAV MRAV Boxer.
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
!NBC units
|-
|leichte ABC-Abwehrkompanie 110
|-
|leichte ABC-Abwehrkompanie 120
|-
|ABC-Abwehrbataillon 7
|-
|ABC-Abwehrregiment 750
|}
= Army Logistic Corps
=
The logistic corps of the German Army ('''Logistiktruppen''') support the combat units. The German Army logistic corps is the result of the fusion of the corps of maintenance troops ('''Instandsetzungstruppe''') und the corps of supply troops ('''Nachschubtruppe'''). The logistic units, mostly logistic bataillons ('''Logistikbataillone''') have many tasks: rransportation, maintenance/repairing of vehicles, weapons and other material, supply of material, cooking meals for troops, etc.
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;"
!Logistic Troops
|-
|Versorgungsbataillon D/F Brigade
|-
|Logistikbataillon 3
|-
|Logistikbataillon 4
|-
|Logistikbataillon 7
|-
|Logistikbataillon 141
|-
|Logistikbataillon 131
|-
|Logistikbataillon 142
|-
|Luftlandeunterstützungsbataillon 262
|-
|Luftlandeunterstützungsbataillon 272
|-
|Logistikbataillon
|}
A typical logistic bataillon of the German Army consists of a HQ & support company, two light maintenance companies and two supply/transport companies. (In Contrast a logistc bataillon of the Joint Support Center consists of a HQ & support company, two maintenance companies, two supply companies, a transport company and a special supply company.)
Weapons
Light Weapons
*
Heckler & Koch G36 -
5.56 x 45 mm 5.56 mm x 45 Assault rifle replacing the
Heckler & Koch G3
*
HK MG4 Heckler & Koch MG4 5.56mm light machine gun, replacing the MG3 in the squad automatic weapon role
*
Rheinmetall MG3 MG3 -
7.62 x 51 mm 7.62 mm x 51 machine gun
*
Heckler & Koch MP7 -
4.6 x 30 mm 4.6 mm x 30 submachine gun replacing the MP2 (
Uzi submachine gun)
*
Heckler & Koch MP5 -
9 x 19 mm submachine gun, only used by the military police (Feldjäger) and the
KSK
*
P8 pistol Heckler & Koch P8 -
9 x 19 mm 9 mm x 19 pistol replacing the
Walther P1
*
Accuracy International G22 -
7.62 x 66.5 mm 7.62 mm x 66.5 Sniper rifle
*
Dynamit Nobel Panzerfaust 3 -
Rocket propelled grenade
*
FIM-92 Stinger Raytheon Fliegerfaust 2 (FIM-92 Stinger) -
infrared homing
surface-to-air missile
*
MILAN
* Granatpistole
*
Eickhorn Kampfmesser KM2000 - 172 mm
tanto style blade standard battle
knife
Reconnaissance Systems
*
Fennek (light wheeled reconnaissance vehicle), replacing the Luchs
* Luchs A2 (wheeled tracked reconnaissance vehicle), being phased out
* LunaX (reconnaissance drone system)
* KZO (reconnaissance drone system)
* ALADIN (reconnaissance drone system)
* RASIT (radar system), being phased out
* BÃœR (radar system), replace RASIT and ABRA
Combat vehicles
*
Leopard 2 (Main Battle Tank)
** A4, being phased out
** A5
** A6
*
Marder (IFV) Marder 1 A3/A5 (infantry fighting vehicle), being phased out
* Puma (infantery fighting vehicle), replace the Marder in the ''Panzergrenadiertruppe''
*
Wiesel 1 Wiesel 1/2 (light air-transportable tracked multirole vehicle)
** as a reconnaissance vehicle for the airborne troops
** with machine gun 20 mm
** with TOW
** with mortar 120 mm
** as a radar vehicle for the light air defence system (LeFlaSys)
** as a command vehicle for the LeFlaSys
** as an engineer reconnaissance vehicle
** with Stinger equipped for the LeFlaSys
** as a medical vehicle for the airborne troops
*
M113 Armored Personnel Carrier M113 A2 (multirole armoured vehicle), being phased out
*
Boxer MRAV Boxer (multirole armoured vehicle), replace M113 and Fuchs
*
ATF Dingo Dingo 1/2 (wheeled tracked vehicle)
* DURO 3 (light wheeled tracked vehicle)
* Mungo (light wheeled tracked vehicle)
*
Fuchs (APC) Fuchs 1/2 (multirole armoured vehicle)
Artillery
*
M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System M270 MLRS (270mm multiple rocket launcher)
*
PzH 2000 howitzer PzH 2000 (155mm self-propelled howitzer), replacing M109
*
M109 howitzer M109 A3 GE A1 (155mm self-propelled howitzer), being phased out
* ABRA (artillery radar system), being phased out
* COBRA (artillery radar system)
* ATMAS (artillery weather measure system)
* SMA (artillery sound measure system)
* Taifun (attack drone system) - project canceled
Air Defence Systems
* Gepard 1 A2 (air cefence Tank, gun)
* ROLAND (air defence Tank, rockets), being phased out
* LeFlaSys ('''leichtes Flugabwehrraketensystem'''), based on Wiesel 2
* LÃœR (radar system), being phased out
Engineer Equipment
* Dachs (tracked engineer Tank)
* Büffel (tracked salvage Tank)
* Biber (brigde layer)
* Panzerschnellbrücke 2 (brigade layer), replace the Biber
* Scorpion (mine system)
* Keiler (mine breaker)
* M3 (amphibious vehicle)
* Medium Girder Brigde (brigde system)
* Faltschnellbrücke (brigde system)
* Schwimmschnellbrücke (brigde system)
* ponton brigde
* Faltstraßensystem (mobile street system)
Helicopters
*
CH-53 Sea Stallion CH-53G (transport helicopter)
*
UH-1 Iroquois UH-1D (light transport helicopter), being phased out
*
Eurocopter BO 105 Bo105 (anti-tank helicopter)
*
Eurocopter Tiger UH Tiger (multirole attack helicopter)
*
NHI NH90 NH90 (multi-purpose helicopter), replace the UH-1D
*
Eurocopter EC-135 Eurocopter EC135 (trainig helicopter)
Logistic Equipment
* SLT 50-3 Elefant
* Berge- und Kranfahrzeug, BKF 30.40 (salvage vehicle)
Non-combat vehicles
*
Mercedes-Benz G-Class Mercedes-Benz 250 GD "Wolf"
* LKW 2t mil gl, 4x4
* LKW 5t mil gl, 4x4
* LKW 5t tmil, 4x4
* LKW 7t mil gl, 6x6
* LKW 7t tmil, 6x6
* LKW 10t mil gl, 8x8
* LKW 15t mil gl, 8x8
* LKW 15t mil gl MULTI, 8x8
Reference
*
John Wheeler-Bennett Wheeler-Bennett, Sir John ''The Nemesis of Power: German Army in Politics, 1918-1945'' New York: Palgrave Macmillan Publishing Company, 2005.
See also
*
Military of Germany
*
Heer Order of Battle
*
Waffen-SS Order of Battle
External links
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German Army website, in English
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German Armed Forces 1918-1945
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German Army pre 1914
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German Army 1914-1918
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German Army Organization 1914
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German Infantry Photographs from WWII - Color photographs of German infantry during WWII
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Gebirgsjaeger - German Mountain Troops (Special Forces)
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