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The following lists German active and reserve units within the structure 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 ...
. Reserve units do not possess any heavy equipment and their personnel is intended as replacements for losses sustained by regular units.


Unit designations

The German Army uses Jäger to denote its
infantry Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and marine i ...
formations. Mountain infantry is designated as
Gebirgsjäger ''Gebirgsjäger'' () are the light infantry part of the alpine or mountain troops (''Gebirgstruppe'') of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The word '' Jäger'' (meaning "hunter" or "huntsman") is a characteristic term used for light infantry in ...
, while
Paratroopers A paratrooper is a military parachutist—someone trained to parachute into a military operation, and usually functioning as part of an airborne force. Military parachutists (troops) and parachutes were first used on a large scale during Worl ...
are designated as Fallschirmjäger. Armoured units equipped with
main battle tanks A main battle tank (MBT), also known as a battle tank or universal tank, is a tank that fills the role of armor-protected direct fire and maneuver in many modern armies. Cold War-era development of more powerful engines, better suspension sys ...
are designated as
Panzer This article deals with the tanks (german: panzer) serving in the German Army (''Deutsches Heer'') throughout history, such as the World War I tanks of the Imperial German Army, the interwar and World War II tanks of the Nazi German Wehrmacht, ...
formations, while
mechanized infantry Mechanized infantry are infantry units equipped with armored personnel carriers (APCs) or infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) for transport and combat (see also mechanized force). As defined by the United States Army, mechanized infantry is di ...
units equipped with tracked infantry fighting vehicles are designated as
Panzergrenadier ''Panzergrenadier'' (), abbreviated as ''PzG'' (WWII) or ''PzGren'' (modern), meaning '' "Armour"-ed fighting vehicle "Grenadier"'', is a German term for mechanized infantry units of armoured forces who specialize in fighting from and in conjunc ...
formations.


Army Command

* Army Command (Kommando Heer), in
Strausberg Strausberg () is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, located 30 km east of Berlin. With a population of about 27,000 it is the largest town in the district of Märkisch-Oderland. History Strausberg was founded ''circa'' 1240, and in 1333 its firs ...
** 1st Panzer Division (1. Panzerdivision), in
Oldenburg Oldenburg may also refer to: Places *Mount Oldenburg, Ellsworth Land, Antarctica *Oldenburg (city), an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany **Oldenburg (district), a district historically in Oldenburg Free State and now in Lower Saxony *Olde ...
** 10th Panzer Division (10. Panzerdivision), in Veitshöchheim ** Rapid Forces Division (Division Schnelle Kräfte), in Stadtallendorf ** Training Command (Ausbildungskommando), in
Leipzig Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as wel ...
** Army Development Office (Amt für Heeresentwicklung), in
Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...
** Central Army Storage (Zentrales Langzeitlager), in Herongen ** Central Army Storage (Zentrales Langzeitlager), in
Pirmasens Pirmasens (; pfl, Bärmesens (also ''Bermesens'' or ''Bärmasens'')) is an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France. It was famous for the manufacture of shoes. The surrounding rural district was called ''Lan ...
** Central Mobilisation Base (Zentraler Mobilmachungsstützpunkt), in Brück


1st Panzer Division

* 1st Panzer Division (1. Panzerdivision), in
Oldenburg Oldenburg may also refer to: Places *Mount Oldenburg, Ellsworth Land, Antarctica *Oldenburg (city), an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany **Oldenburg (district), a district historically in Oldenburg Free State and now in Lower Saxony *Olde ...
** Staff and Signal Company 1st Panzer Division, in Oldenburg ** ''1st Operations Support Battalion'' (Unterstützungsbataillon Einsatz 1), in
Oldenburg Oldenburg may also refer to: Places *Mount Oldenburg, Ellsworth Land, Antarctica *Oldenburg (city), an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany **Oldenburg (district), a district historically in Oldenburg Free State and now in Lower Saxony *Olde ...
(Reserve unit) ** 325th Artillery Demonstration Battalion (Artillerielehrbataillon 325), in
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 ...
with 24x PzH 2000 155mm
self-propelled Self-propelled may refer to * Human-powered transport, humans moving themselves (and their cargo) via their own muscle energy * Machines that power their own movement: ** Automobile (from ''auto-'' + ''mobile'', "self-moving") ** Locomotive (from ...
howitzers, 8x
M270 MLRS The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (M270 MLRS) is an American-developed armored, self-propelled, multiple rocket launcher. The U.S. Army variant of the MLRS vehicle is based on the chassis of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The first M270s wer ...
multiple rocket launch systems, KZO drones and 2x Euro-Art COBRA
counter-battery radar A counter-battery radar (alternatively weapon tracking radar or COBRA) is a radar system that detects artillery projectiles fired by one or more guns, howitzers, mortars or rocket launchers and, from their trajectories, locates the position on ...
s ** Signal Battalion 610 (Fernmeldebataillon 610), in Prenzlau (Operationally assigned to NATO's
Multinational Corps Northeast Multinational Corps Northeast was formed on 18 September 1999 at Szczecin, Poland, which became its headquarters. It evolved from what was for many years the only multinational corps in NATO, Allied Land Forces Schleswig-Holstein and Jutland (LAND ...
) ** ''901st Heavy Engineer Battalion'' (Schweres Pionierbataillon 901), in Havelberg (Reserve unit) Note: The 1st Panzer Division also has the
Royal Netherlands Army The Royal Netherlands Army ( nl, Koninklijke Landmacht) is the land branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces. Though the Royal Netherlands Army was raised on 9 January 1814, its origins date back to 1572, when the was raised – making the Dutc ...
's 43rd Mechanized Brigade under its command.


9th Panzerlehr Brigade

* 9th Panzerlehr Brigade (Panzerlehrbrigade 9), in Munster ** Staff and Support Company 9th Panzerlehr Brigade, in Munster ** 3rd Reconnaissance Demonstration Battalion (Aufklärungslehrbataillon 3), in Lüneburg with Fennek reconnaissance vehicles and KZO drones ** 33rd Panzergrenadier Battalion (Panzergrenadierbataillon 33), in Neustadt am Rübenberge with 44x
Puma Puma or PUMA may refer to: Animals * ''Puma'' (genus), a genus in the family Felidae ** Puma (species) or cougar, a large cat Businesses and organisations * Puma (brand), a multinational shoe and sportswear company * Puma Energy, a mid- and d ...
infantry fighting vehicle An infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle (MICV), is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide direct-fire support. The 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forc ...
s ** 92nd Panzergrenadier Demonstration Battalion (Panzergrenadierlehrbataillon 92), in Munster with 44x Puma infantry fighting vehicles ** 93rd Panzer Demonstration Battalion (Panzerlehrbataillon 93), in Munster with 44x
Leopard 2A6 The Leopard 2 is a 3rd generation main battle tank originally developed by Krauss-Maffei in the 1970s for the West German army. The tank first entered service in 1979 and succeeded the earlier Leopard 1 as the main battle tank of the West Germ ...
main battle tank A main battle tank (MBT), also known as a battle tank or universal tank, is a tank that fills the role of armor-protected direct fire and maneuver in many modern armies. Cold War-era development of more powerful engines, better suspension sys ...
s ** 203rd Panzer Battalion (Panzerbataillon 203), in Augustdorf with 44x Leopard 2A7 main battle tanks ** 130th German/British Bridging Engineer Battalion (Deutsch/Britische Pionierbrückenbataillon 130), in
Minden Minden () is a middle-sized town in the very north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the greatest town between Bielefeld and Hanover. It is the capital of the district (''Kreis'') of Minden-Lübbecke, which is part of the region of Detm ...
** 141st Supply Battalion (Versorgungsbataillon 141), in Neustadt am Rübenberge ** Signal Company 9th Panzerlehr Brigade, in Munster


21st Panzer Brigade

* 21st Panzer Brigade (Panzerbrigade 21), in
Augustdorf Augustdorf is a municipality in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has an area of 42.18 km² and about 10,100 inhabitants (2020). History In 1775 Simon August, Count of Lippe-Detmold Simon August, Count of Lippe (12 ...
** Staff and Support Company 21st Panzer Brigade, in Augustdorf ** 7th Reconnaissance Battalion (Aufklärungsbataillon 7), in Ahlen with Fennek reconnaissance vehicles and KZO drones ** 1st Jäger Battalion (Jägerbataillon 1),
Schwarzenborn Schwarzenborn is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The municipality lies ...
with GTK Boxer armoured personnel carriers ** 91st Jäger Battalion (Jägerbataillon 91), in Rotenburg an der Wümme with GTK Boxer armoured personnel carriers ** 413th Jäger Battalion (Jägerbataillon 413), in
Torgelow Torgelow () is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in north-eastern Germany. It is situated on the river Uecker, 12 km south of Ueckermünde, and 41 km northwest of Szczecin, Poland ...
with GTK Boxer armoured personnel carriers ** ''921st Jäger Battalion'' (Jägerbataillon 921), in Schwarzenborn (Reserve unit) ** 1st Panzer Engineer Battalion (Panzerpionierbataillon 1), in
Holzminden Holzminden (; nds, Holtsminne) is a town in southern Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Holzminden. It is located on the river Weser, which at this point forms the border with the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Histor ...
** 7th Supply Battalion (Versorgungsbataillon 7), in
Unna Unna is a city of around 59,000 people in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the seat of the Unna district. The newly refurbished Unna station has trains to all major cities in North Rhine Westphalia including Dortmund, Cologne, Münster, Hamm, D ...
** Signal Company 21st Panzer Brigade, in Augustdorf


41st Panzergrenadier Brigade

* 41st Panzergrenadier Brigade (Panzergrenadierbrigade 41), in
Neubrandenburg Neubrandenburg (lit. ''New Brandenburg'', ) is a city in the southeast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located on the shore of a lake called Tollensesee and forms the urban centre of the Mecklenburg Lakeland. The city is famous for its ...
** Staff and Support Company 41st Panzergrenadier Brigade, in Neubrandenburg ** 6th Reconnaissance Battalion (Aufklärungsbataillon 6), in
Eutin Eutin () is the district capital of Ostholstein, Eastern Holstein county located in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. As of 2020, the town had some 17,000 inhabitants. History The name Eutin (originally Utin) is of Slavic origin. I ...
with Fennek reconnaissance vehicles and KZO drones ** 401st Panzergrenadier Battalion (Panzergrenadierbataillon 401), in Hagenow with 44x Marder infantry fighting vehicles ** 411th Panzergrenadier Battalion (Panzergrenadierbataillon 411), in
Viereck Viereck is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Eur ...
with 44x Marder infantry fighting vehicles ** ''908th Panzergrenadier Battalion'' (Panzergrenadierbataillon 908), in
Viereck Viereck is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Eur ...
(Reserve unit) ** 803rd Panzer Engineer Battalion (Panzerpionierbataillon 803), in Havelberg ** 142nd Supply Battalion (Versorgungsbataillon 142), in Hagenow ** Signal Company 41st Panzergrenadier Brigade, in Neubrandenburg


10th Panzer Division

* 10th Panzer Division (10. Panzerdivision), in Veitshöchheim ** 10th Signal Battalion (Fernmeldebataillon 10), in Veitshöchheim (activated 1 April 2021) ** ''10th Operations Support Battalion'' (Unterstützungsbataillon Einsatz 10), in Veitshöchheim (Reserve unit) ** 131st Artillery Battalion (Artilleriebataillon 131), in
Weiden in der Oberpfalz Weiden in der Oberpfalz (official name: Weiden i.d.OPf.; Northern Bavarian: ''Weidn in da Owapfalz'') is a district-free city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located east of Nuremberg and west of the Czech border. A branch of the German Army is locat ...
with 16x PzH 2000 155mm
self-propelled Self-propelled may refer to * Human-powered transport, humans moving themselves (and their cargo) via their own muscle energy * Machines that power their own movement: ** Automobile (from ''auto-'' + ''mobile'', "self-moving") ** Locomotive (from ...
howitzers, 8x
M270 MLRS The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (M270 MLRS) is an American-developed armored, self-propelled, multiple rocket launcher. The U.S. Army variant of the MLRS vehicle is based on the chassis of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The first M270s wer ...
multiple rocket launch systems, KZO drones and 2x Euro-Art COBRA
counter-battery radar A counter-battery radar (alternatively weapon tracking radar or COBRA) is a radar system that detects artillery projectiles fired by one or more guns, howitzers, mortars or rocket launchers and, from their trajectories, locates the position on ...
s ** 345th Artillery Demonstration Battalion (Artillerielehrbataillon 345), in Idar-Oberstein with 24x PzH 2000 155mm self-propelled howitzers, 8x M270 MLRS multiple rocket launch systems, 12x 120mm mortars, KZO drones and 2x Euro-Art COBRA counter-battery radars ** ''905th Engineer Battalion'' (Pionierbataillon 905), in
Ingolstadt Ingolstadt (, Austro-Bavarian: ) is an independent city on the Danube in Upper Bavaria with 139,553 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2022). Around half a million people live in the metropolitan area. Ingolstadt is the second largest city in Upper Bav ...
(Reserve unit) Note: The 10th Panzer Division also has the
Royal Netherlands Army The Royal Netherlands Army ( nl, Koninklijke Landmacht) is the land branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces. Though the Royal Netherlands Army was raised on 9 January 1814, its origins date back to 1572, when the was raised – making the Dutc ...
's 13th Light Brigade under its command.


12th Panzer Brigade

* 12th Panzer Brigade (Panzerbrigade 12), in Cham ** Staff Company 12th Panzer Brigade (Stabskompanie Panzerbrigade 12), in Cham ** 8th Reconnaissance Battalion (Aufklärungsbataillon 8), in Freyung with Fennek reconnaissance vehicles and KZO drones ** 8th Mountain Panzer Battalion (Gebirgspanzerbataillon 8), in
Pfreimd Pfreimd is a town in the district of Schwandorf, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Naab, 19 km north of Schwandorf, and 20 km south of Weiden in der Oberpfalz. It is also close to the border with the Czech Republic. May ...
(Reserve unit, 1 of 3 tank companies is active in peacetime and assigned to the 104th Battalion) ** 104th Panzer Battalion (Panzerbataillon 104), in Pfreimd with 44x Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks ** 363rd Panzer Battalion (Panzerbataillon 363), in
Hardheim Hardheim is a municipality in the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The town is twinned with Müntschemier in Switzerland and Suippes Suippes () is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. ...
with 44x Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks ** 112th Panzergrenadier Battalion (Panzergrenadierbataillon 112), in Regen with 44x
Puma Puma or PUMA may refer to: Animals * ''Puma'' (genus), a genus in the family Felidae ** Puma (species) or cougar, a large cat Businesses and organisations * Puma (brand), a multinational shoe and sportswear company * Puma Energy, a mid- and d ...
Infantry fighting vehicle An infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle (MICV), is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide direct-fire support. The 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forc ...
s ** 122nd Panzergrenadier Battalion (Panzergrenadierbataillon 122), in
Oberviechtach Oberviechtach () is a town in the district of Schwandorf, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated southeast of Weiden in der Oberpfalz, and northeast of Schwandorf. It is famous for being the birthplace of Johann Andreas Eisenbarth. The name com ...
with 44x Puma Infantry fighting vehicles ** 4th Panzer Engineer Battalion (Panzerpionierbataillon 4), in Bogen ** 4th Supply Battalion (Versorgungsbataillon 4), in Roding ** Signal Company 12th Panzer Brigade (Fernmeldekompanie Panzerbrigade 12), in Cham


37th Panzergrenadier Brigade

* 37th Panzergrenadier Brigade (Panzergrenadierbrigade 37), in Frankenberg ** Staff Company 37th Panzergrenadier Brigade (Stabskompanie Panzergrenadierbrigade 37), in Frankenberg ** 13h Reconnaissance Battalion (Aufklärungsbataillon 13), in Gotha with Fennek reconnaissance vehicles and KZO drones ** 212th Panzergrenadier Battalion (Panzergrenadierbataillon 212), in Augustdorf with 44x Puma infantry fighting vehicles ** 371st Panzergrenadier Battalion (Panzergrenadierbataillon 371), in Marienberg with 44x Marder infantry fighting vehicles ** 391st Panzergrenadier Battalion (Panzergrenadierbataillon 391), in
Bad Salzungen Bad Salzungen () is a town in Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the Wartburgkreis district. Geography Location Bad Salzungen is situated on the river Werra, east of Tiefenort and south of Eisenach. Divisions In July 2018 the former m ...
with 44x Marder infantry fighting vehicles ** 393rd Panzer Battalion (Panzerbataillon 393), in
Bad Frankenhausen Bad Frankenhausen (officially: Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser) is a spa town in the German state of Thuringia. It is located at the southern slope of the Kyffhäuser mountain range, on an artificial arm of the Wipper river, a tributary of the Unstr ...
with 44x Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks ** ''909th Panzergrenadier Battalion'' (Panzergrenadierbataillon 909), in Marienberg (Reserve unit) ** 701st Panzer Engineer Battalion (Panzerpionierbataillon 701), in Gera ** 131st Supply Battalion (Versorgungsbataillon 131), in Bad Frankenhausen ** Signal Company 37th Panzergrenadier Brigade (Fernmeldekompanie Panzergrenadierbrigade 37), in Frankenberg


Franco-German Brigade

The division also has administrative control of the German units in the Franco-German Brigade: * Franco-German Brigade (Deutsch-Französische Brigade), in Müllheim ** 291st Jäger Battalion (Jägerbataillon 291), in Illkirch-Graffenstaden ( FR) ** 292nd Jäger Battalion (Jägerbataillon 292), in
Donaueschingen Donaueschingen (; Low Alemannic: ''Eschinge'') is a German town in the Black Forest in the southwest of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg in the Schwarzwald-Baar '' Kreis''. It stands near the confluence of the two sources of the river Da ...
** 295th Artillery Battalion (Artilleriebataillon 295), in
Stetten am kalten Markt Stetten am kalten Markt (Stetten a.k.M.) is a municipality in the Sigmaringen district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Towns The towns of Nusplingen, Frohnstetten, Storzingen and Glashütte are part of Stetten am kalten Markt. History The area ...
with 16x PzH 2000 155mm
self-propelled Self-propelled may refer to * Human-powered transport, humans moving themselves (and their cargo) via their own muscle energy * Machines that power their own movement: ** Automobile (from ''auto-'' + ''mobile'', "self-moving") ** Locomotive (from ...
howitzers, 8x
M270 MLRS The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (M270 MLRS) is an American-developed armored, self-propelled, multiple rocket launcher. The U.S. Army variant of the MLRS vehicle is based on the chassis of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The first M270s wer ...
multiple rocket launch systems, KZO drones and 2x Euro-Art COBRA
counter-battery radar A counter-battery radar (alternatively weapon tracking radar or COBRA) is a radar system that detects artillery projectiles fired by one or more guns, howitzers, mortars or rocket launchers and, from their trajectories, locates the position on ...
s ** German-French Supply Battalion (Deutsch-Französisches Versorgungsbataillon), in Müllheim ** 550th Panzer Engineer Company (Panzerpionierkompanie 550), in Stetten am kalten Markt


Rapid Forces Division

* Rapid Forces Division (Division Schnelle Kräfte), in Stadtallendorf ** Staff and Signal Company, Rapid Forces Division, in Stadtallendorf ** Staff and Command Support Company, Special Operations Component Command (SOCC), in
Hardheim Hardheim is a municipality in the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The town is twinned with Müntschemier in Switzerland and Suippes Suippes () is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. ...
** Long Range Reconnaissance Company 1, in
Schwarzenborn Schwarzenborn is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The municipality lies ...
(activated 1 Oktober 2022) Note: The Rapid Forces Division also has the
Royal Netherlands Army The Royal Netherlands Army ( nl, Koninklijke Landmacht) is the land branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces. Though the Royal Netherlands Army was raised on 9 January 1814, its origins date back to 1572, when the was raised – making the Dutc ...
's 11th Airmobile Brigade under its command.


1st Airborne Brigade

* 1st Airborne Brigade (Luftlandebrigade 1), in
Saarlouis Saarlouis (; french: link=no, Sarrelouis, ; formerly Sarre-Libre and Saarlautern) is a town in Saarland, Germany, capital of the district of Saarlouis. In 2020, the town had a population of 34,409. Saarlouis, as the name implies, is located on t ...
** Staff and Signal Company 1st Airborne Brigade, in Saarlouis ** 26th Fallschirmjäger Regiment (Fallschirmjägerregiment 26), in
Zweibrücken Zweibrücken (; french: Deux-Ponts, ; Palatinate German: ''Zweebrigge'', ; literally translated as "Two Bridges") is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Schwarzbach river. Name The name ''Zweibrücken'' means 'two bridges'; olde ...
*** 1x Staff, 2x Paratroopers-Commando, 3x Paratroopers, 1x Fire Support, 1x Supply, 1x Medical, 1x Reserve, and 1x Training Company ** 31st Fallschirmjäger Regiment (Fallschirmjägerregiment 31), in Seedorf *** 1x Staff, 2x Paratroopers-Commando, 3x Paratroopers, 1x Fire Support, 1x Supply, 1x Medical, 1x Reserve, and 1x Training Company ** 260th Airborne Reconnaissance Company (Luftlandeaufklärungskompanie 260), in Lebach ** 310th Airborne Reconnaissance Company (Luftlandeaufklärungskompanie 310), in Seedorf ** 260th Airborne Engineer Company (Luftlandepionierkompanie 260), in Saarlouis ** 270th Airborne Engineer Company (Luftlandepionierkompanie 270), in Seedorf


23rd Gebirgsjäger Brigade

* 23rd Gebirgsjäger Brigade (Gebirgsjägerbrigade 23), in Bad Reichenhall ** Staff and Signal Company 23rd Gebirgsjäger Brigade, in Bad Reichenhall ** 230th Mountain Reconnaissance Battalion (Gebirgsaufklärungsbataillon 230), in Füssen with Fennek reconnaissance vehicles and KZO drones ** 231st Gebirgsjäger Battalion (Gebirgsjägerbataillon 231), in Bad Reichenhall with GTK Boxer armoured personnel carriers ** 232nd Gebirgsjäger Battalion (Gebirgsjägerbataillon 232), in
Bischofswiesen Bischofswiesen is a municipality in the district of Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria in Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe af ...
with
Bv206S Bandvagn 206 (Bv 206) (meaning ''"Tracked Vehicle 206"'' in English) is a tracked articulated, all-terrain carrier developed by Hägglunds (now part of BAE Systems Platforms & Services) for the Swedish Army. It consists of two units, with all ...
** 233rd Gebirgsjäger Battalion (Gebirgsjägerbataillon 233), in
Mittenwald Mittenwald is a German municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria. Geography Mittenwald is located approximately 16 kilometres to the south-east of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. It is situated in the Valley of the River Isar, b ...
with Bv206S ** 8th Mountain Engineer Battalion (Gebirgspionierbataillon 8), in
Ingolstadt Ingolstadt (, Austro-Bavarian: ) is an independent city on the Danube in Upper Bavaria with 139,553 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2022). Around half a million people live in the metropolitan area. Ingolstadt is the second largest city in Upper Bav ...
** 8th Mountain Supply Battalion (Gebirgsversorgungsbataillon 8), in Füssen ** 230th Mountain Pack Animal Operations and Training Centre (Einsatz- und Ausbildungszentrum für Gebirgstragtierwesen 230), in Bad Reichenhall


Special Forces Command

* Special Forces Command (Kommando Spezialkräfte) (KSK), in Calw ** 1x Staff, 1x Special Recon, 1x Special Commando, 3x Commando, 1x Signal Company, 1x Medical, 1x Support, and 1x Supply company; a Training Department and a Development Department


Helicopter Command

* Helicopter Command (Kommando Hubschrauber), in Bückeburg ** 10th Transport Helicopter Regiment (Transporthubschrauberregiment 10), in
Faßberg Faßberg (ang. Fassberg) is a municipality in the Celle (district), district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 35 km north of Celle, and 30 km west of Uelzen. History :''The pre-war history of Fassberg air ...
with 40x NH90 transport helicopters ** 30th Transport Helicopter Regiment (Transporthubschrauberregiment 30), in Niederstetten with 40x NH90 transport helicopters ** 36th Attack Helicopter Regiment (Kampfhubschrauberregiment 36), at
Fritzlar Air Base Fritzlar Air Base (German: ''Heeresflugplatz Fritzlar'', IATA: FRZ, ICAO: ETHF) is a military air field of the German Army Aviation Corps. It is located near the town of Fritzlar in northern Hesse, Germany. The airfield is part of the Georg-Fr ...
with 40x
Eurocopter Tiger The Eurocopter Tiger is a four-blade, twin-engine attack helicopter which first entered service in 2003. It is manufactured by Airbus Helicopters (formerly Eurocopter), which arose from the merger of Aérospatiale's and DASA's respective he ...
attack helicopters ** International Helicopter Training Centre (Internationales Hubschrauberausbildungszentrum), in Bückeburg ** Army Helicopter Maintenance Centre (Systemzentrum Drehflügler Heer), in Donauwörth


Other units

As part of the
Multinational Corps Northeast Multinational Corps Northeast was formed on 18 September 1999 at Szczecin, Poland, which became its headquarters. It evolved from what was for many years the only multinational corps in NATO, Allied Land Forces Schleswig-Holstein and Jutland (LAND ...
: *
Multinational Corps Northeast Multinational Corps Northeast was formed on 18 September 1999 at Szczecin, Poland, which became its headquarters. It evolved from what was for many years the only multinational corps in NATO, Allied Land Forces Schleswig-Holstein and Jutland (LAND ...
, in
Szczecin Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...
,
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
** 610th Signal Battalion (Fernmeldebataillon 610), in Prenzlau (Under administrative control of the 1st Panzerdivision) As part of the
Royal Netherlands Army The Royal Netherlands Army ( nl, Koninklijke Landmacht) is the land branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces. Though the Royal Netherlands Army was raised on 9 January 1814, its origins date back to 1572, when the was raised – making the Dutc ...
's 43rd Mechanized Brigade: * 43rd Mechanized Brigade (43 Gemechaniseerde Brigade), in
Havelte Havelte ( Drèents: ''Haovelte'' or ''Haovelt'') is a village in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Westerveld, Drenthe, about 60 km (37.2 mi) south-southwest of Groningen and 120 km (74.5 mi) northeast of ...
** 414th Panzer Battalion (Panzerbataillon 414), in
Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...


Training Command

* Training Command (Ausbildungskommando), in
Leipzig Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as wel ...
** Army Officer School (Offizierschule des Heeres), in
Dresden Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label=Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth larg ...
*** Army Tactics Centre (Taktikzentrum des Heeres), Dresden ** Army
Non-commissioned Officer A non-commissioned officer (NCO) is a military officer who has not pursued a commission. Non-commissioned officers usually earn their position of authority by promotion through the enlisted ranks. (Non-officers, which includes most or all enli ...
School (Unteroffizierschule des Heeres, in
Delitzsch Delitzsch (; Slavic: ''delč'' or ''delcz'' for hill) is a town in Saxony in Germany, 20 km north of Leipzig and 30 km east of Halle (Saale). With 24,850 inhabitants at the end of 2015, it is the largest town in the district of Nordsach ...
*** 1st Sergeant/ NCO Candidate Battalion (Feldwebel-/Unteroffizieranwärterbataillon 1), in
Sondershausen Sondershausen is a town in Thuringia, central Germany, capital of the Kyffhäuserkreis district, situated about 50 km north of Erfurt. On 1 December 2007, the former municipality Schernberg was incorporated by Sondershausen. Until 1918 it ...
*** 2nd Sergeant/ NCO Candidate Battalion (Feldwebel-/Unteroffizieranwärterbataillon 2), in
Celle Celle () is a town and capital of the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the banks of the river Aller, a tributary of the Weser, and has a population of about 71,000. Celle is the southern gateway to the Lü ...
*** 3rd Sergeant/ NCO Candidate Battalion (Feldwebel-/Unteroffizieranwärterbataillon 3), in Altenstadt ** Infantry Training Centre (Ausbildungszentrum Infanterie), in Hammelburg *** Mountain and Winter Combat Training Base (Ausbildungsstützpunkt Gebirgs- und Winterkampf), in
Mittenwald Mittenwald is a German municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria. Geography Mittenwald is located approximately 16 kilometres to the south-east of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. It is situated in the Valley of the River Isar, b ...
*** Airborne/ Air Transport Training Base (Ausbildungsstützpunkt Luftlande/Lufttransport), in Altenstadt *** 2nd Officer Candidate Battalion (Offizieranwärterbataillon 2), in Hammelburg ** Training Centre Munster (Ausbildungszentrum Munster), in
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 Troops Training Department (Ausbildungsbereich Heeresaufklärungstruppe), in Munster *** Panzer Troops Training (Ausbildungsbereich Panzertruppen), in Munster *** Armed Forces Joint Tactical Fire Support/ Indirect Fire Training (Ausbildungsbereich Streitkräftegemeinsame Taktische Feuerunterstützung/Indirektes Feuer), in Idar-Oberstein *** 1st Officer Candidate Battalion (Offizieranwärterbataillon 1), in Munster ** Engineer Training Centre (Ausbildungszentrum Pioniere), in
Ingolstadt Ingolstadt (, Austro-Bavarian: ) is an independent city on the Danube in Upper Bavaria with 139,553 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2022). Around half a million people live in the metropolitan area. Ingolstadt is the second largest city in Upper Bav ...
*** Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training Base (Ausbildungsstützpunkt Kampfmittelabwehr), in
Stetten am kalten Markt Stetten am kalten Markt (Stetten a.k.M.) is a municipality in the Sigmaringen district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Towns The towns of Nusplingen, Frohnstetten, Storzingen and Glashütte are part of Stetten am kalten Markt. History The area ...
** Land Systems Technology Training Centre (Ausbildungszentrum Technik Landsysteme), in
Aachen Aachen ( ; ; Aachen dialect: ''Oche'' ; French and traditional English: Aix-la-Chapelle; or ''Aquisgranum''; nl, Aken ; Polish: Akwizgran) is, with around 249,000 inhabitants, the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, and the 28th- ...
** Special Operations Training Centre (Ausbildungszentrum Spezielle Operationen), in
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 ...
** Air Mobility Training and Exercise Centre (Ausbildungs- und Übungszentrum Luftbeweglichkeit), in
Celle Celle () is a town and capital of the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the banks of the river Aller, a tributary of the Weser, and has a population of about 71,000. Celle is the southern gateway to the Lü ...
** Army Combat Simulation Centre (Gefechtssimulationszentrum Heer), in
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 (Gefechtsübungszentrum Heer), in Letzlingen ** Bundeswehr United Nations Training Centre (Vereinte Nationen Ausbildungszentrum Bundeswehr), in Hammelburg


Geographic Distribution


Cyber and Information Domain Command

Signals In signal processing, a signal is a function that conveys information about a phenomenon. Any quantity that can vary over space or time can be used as a signal to share messages between observers. The ''IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing'' ...
, Psychological Operations,
Strategic Reconnaissance In military operations, reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enemy forces, terrain, and other activities. Examples of reconnaissance include patrolling by troops (skirmishers, ...
(incl. SIGINT), Geographic Information (incl. military satellites), and
Electronic Warfare Electronic warfare (EW) is any action involving the use of the electromagnetic spectrum (EM spectrum) or directed energy to control the spectrum, attack an enemy, or impede enemy assaults. The purpose of electronic warfare is to deny the opponen ...
units of the German Armed Forces fall under the Cyber and Information Domain Command (Kommando Cyber- und Informationsraum) of the
Bundeswehr The ''Bundeswehr'' (, meaning literally: ''Federal Defence'') is the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The ''Bundeswehr'' is divided into a military part (armed forces or ''Streitkräfte'') and a civil part, the military part con ...
. Therefore, the German Army does not have its own units of such type, but is supported by the units of the Cyber and Information Space Command as needed.


Joint Support Service

Logistics Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics manages the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of ...
,
CBRN defense Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence (CBRN defence) are protective measures taken in situations in which chemical warfare, chemical, biological warfare, biological, radiological warfare, radiological or nuclear warfare, nucle ...
and
Military Police Military police (MP) are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state. In wartime operations, the military police may support the main fighting force with force protection, convoy security, screening, rear recon ...
units of the German Armed Forces fall under the Joint Support Service (Streitkräftebasis) of the
Bundeswehr The ''Bundeswehr'' (, meaning literally: ''Federal Defence'') is the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The ''Bundeswehr'' is divided into a military part (armed forces or ''Streitkräfte'') and a civil part, the military part con ...
. Therefore, the German Army does not have its own units of such type, but is supported by the units of the Joint Support Service as needed.


Joint Medical Service

All medical units of the German Armed Forces fall under the Joint Medical Service of the
Bundeswehr The ''Bundeswehr'' (, meaning literally: ''Federal Defence'') is the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The ''Bundeswehr'' is divided into a military part (armed forces or ''Streitkräfte'') and a civil part, the military part con ...
(Zentraler Sanitätsdienst der Bundeswehr). Therefore, the German Army does not have its own medical units, but is supported by the units of the Joint Medical Service as needed.


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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 ...