The Army Office (german: Heeresamt, HA) in Cologne was one of the two command pillars of the

German Army The German Army (, "army") is the land component of the armed forces of Germany. The present-day German Army was founded in 1955 as part of the newly formed West German ''Bundeswehr'' together with the ''Marine'' (German Navy) and the ''Luftwaf ...

, alongside the

Army Forces Command The Army Forces Command (german: Heeresführungskommando) in Falckenstein Barracks in Koblenz was one of the two leadership pillars of the German Army, together with the German Army Office, before it was merged into the Army Command (''Kommand ...

(''Heeresführungskommando, HFüKdo''), until both were merged to create the current Army Command (''Kommand Heer, KdoHeer''). This disbandment and merging was done according to the new direction of the Bundeswehr, and the 2011 Basing Concept (''Stationierungskonzept 2011''). At the time of its merger, the Army Office was made up 1,100 soldiers and civil servants who were responsible for the conceptual development of the Army, as well as its training and equipment. In addition the Army Office was responsible for the organisational structure of the Army, for issues to do with in-service systems, and for managing logistic support to the Army. Reporting to the Army Office were the

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and Training Centres. The Army Office was subordinate to the

General Staff A military staff or general staff (also referred to as army staff, navy staff, or air staff within the individual services) is a group of officers, enlisted and civilian staff who serve the commander of a division or other large military un ...

. After the disbandment of the Army Office and its merger with the Army Forces Command, its premises and large parts of its personnel have been transferred to the new

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(''Amt für Heeresentwicklung, AHEntwg''), which also inherited the Army Office's Motto.

Department heads

References

External links

Inventories of the Federal Archives

Article on the disbandment of the Army Office
{{Authority control German Army (1956–present) Commands (military formations) of Germany Bundeswehr Rodenkirchen Military units and formations established in 1956 Military units and formations disestablished in 2013