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Werner Hahlweg Prize
Prize for Military History (''Förderpreis für Militärgeschichte und Militärtechnikgeschichte'') is an award recognising achievements in the fields of military history and history of military technology. The prize is bestowed by the German Ministry of Defence every two years. History From 1992 to 2012, the prize was awarded under the name Werner Hahlweg Prize. From 1969 until his retirement in 1978, the German historian (1912–1989) held a professorship in Military History and Military Sciences at the University of Münster. In his will, he bequeathed funds to go towards a science award for military history. The prize was administered by the Federal Office of Defense Technology and Procurement in Koblenz (now Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support, part of the German Ministry of Defence). After it had become known in 2012 that the prize's namesake, Hahlweg, had joined the SS in June 1933 and the Nazi Party in 1936, the Ministry o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Office Of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology And In-Service Support
The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (''Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr''; ''BAAINBw'') is a German government agency for equipping the German armed forces (Bundeswehr) with modern weapon systems considering cost efficiency aspects. In doing so, it is responsible for developing, assessing and procuring weapon systems. It was founded in 2012 by merging the ''Bundesamt für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung'' (''BWB'') and ''Bundesamt für Informationsmanagement und Informationstechnik'' (''IT-AmtBw'') with the goal of producing synergies. The Bundeswehr Technical and Airworthiness Center for Aircraft is branch of the agency. The BAAINBw is located in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate and directly reports to the Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany) located in Bonn and Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |