The Army Training Centres (german: Zentren des Heeres), together with the

Army Training Schools The German Army Training Schools (german: Schulen des Heeres) are the training establishments of the German Army, alongside the Army Training Centres (''Zentren des Heeres''). Command The training schools are subordinated to the Army Office. ...

(''Schulen des Heeres''), form the training establishments 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 ...

within the '' Bundeswehr''. They are subordinated to the

German Army Office The Army Office (german: Heeresamt, HA) in Cologne was one of the two command pillars of the German Army, alongside the Army Forces Command (''Heeresführungskommando, HFüKdo''), until both were merged to create the current Army Command (''Kom ...

(''Heeresamt''). Several are not (exclusively) charged with training, but are also support establishments that, e. g. are responsible for Army logistics or the maintenance and operations of training facilities, including the military training areas. The distinction between training centres and schools or arms schools in the Army is sometimes blurred. For example, many centres that are charged with basic and continuation training for an arm or service are run by a general who is the head of arm, such as the General of the Armoured Corps (''

General der Panzertruppen General der Panzertruppe () was a General of the branch OF8 rank of the German Army, introduced in 1935. A ''General der Panzertruppe'' was a Lieutenant General, above Major General (Generalleutnant), commanding a Panzer corps. Rank and rank ...

''). The individual Army Training Centres are: * Special Operations Training Centre (''Ausbildungszentrum Spezielle Operationen'') at

Pfullendorf Pfullendorf is a small town of about 13,000 inhabitants located north of Lake Constance in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was a Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire for nearly 600 years. The town is in the district of Sigmaringen south of ...

Munster Training Centre Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the ...

(''Ausbildungszentrum Munster'') at

Munster Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the ...

Army Reconnaissance Training Centre An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

(''Ausbildungszentrum Heeresaufklärungstruppe'') at Munster ** COA HFlaS

Army Air Defence Training Centre (''Ausbildungszentrum Heeresflugabwehrtruppe'') at Munster,

Rendsburg Rendsburg ( da, Rendsborg, also ''Rensborg'', nds, Rendsborg, also ''Rensborg'') is a town on the River Eider and the Kiel Canal in the central part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the ''Kreis'' (district) of Rendsburg-Ecke ...

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Munster Officer Training Battalion (''Offizieranwärterbataillon Munster'') ** Armoured Corps Training Centre (''Ausbildungszentrum Panzertruppen'') at

Army Combat Simulation Centre An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

(''Gefechtssimulationszentrum Heer'') at

Wildflecken Wildflecken is a municipality in the Bad Kissingen district, at the border of northwestern Bavaria and southern Hesse. In 2005, its population was 3,285; the postal code is 97772 (US Forces used APO NY 09026 until July 15, 1991, when APO/FPO/DPO ...

Army Combat Training Centre An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

(''Gefechtsübungszentrum Heer'') at Letzlingen *

Army Tactics Centre An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

(''Taktikzentrum des Heeres'') at Dresden (attached to the

Army Officer Training School An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

or ''Offizierschule des Heeres'')

Former training centres

The Bundeswehr Military Intelligence Centre (''Feldnachrichtenzentrum der Bundeswehr'') was a training establishment and provider of troops for military intelligence units. Since 2007 it has been incorporated into the

(''Ausbildungszentrum Heeresaufklärungstruppe'') * LogZH

Army Logistics Centre An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

(''Logistikzentrum des Heeres''),

Bad Neuenahr Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler () is a spa town in the German Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate that serves as the capital of the Ahrweiler district. The A61 motorway connects the town with cities like Cologne and Mainz. Formed by the merging of the ...

was incorporated in 2008 as Department V within the

External links

Website with links to the Army Training Centres

Former training centres

See also

External links