Deutsches Heer
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| German Army Deutsches Heer | |
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 Logo of the German Army | |
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| Founded | 1 January 1901 |
| Country | Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Part of | Bundeswehr |
| Size | Approximately 110,000 personnel |
| Commanders | |
| Chief of Staff, Army | Lieutenant General Werner Freers |
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| Combat equipment | |
| Tanks | Leopard 2 |
| Reconnaissance vehicles | Luchs, Fennek |
| APCs | Puma, Marder, Boxer, Fuchs, M113A2 |
| Artillery | MARS, PzH 2000, |
| Air Defence | Gepard, Roland, LeFlaSys, |
| Small Arms | |
| Rifle | G36 |
| Machine guns | MG4, MG3, M2 QCHB HMG |
| Pistols | P8 |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack Helicopter | Tiger |
| Transport Helicopter | NH90, CH-53 Sea Stallion |
| Reconnaissance | Bo 105 |
| Utility | UH-1, EC 135 |
The German Army (German: Deutsches Heer, Heer) is the land component of the armed forces of Germany. Traditionally the German military forces have been composed of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force after World War I. It was reinstalled in 1955 as the West German Army and as a part of the newly formed Bundeswehr. In the aftermath of the German reunification of 1990, the National People's Army of the former German Democratic Republic was integrated into the West German Army.
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Organisation
The German Army has significantly downsized since the end of the Cold War, but remains one of the largest armies in Europe. It has powerful units of Panzers and Panzergrenadiers. In 2002 a number of army units and their personnel were transferred to the newly-formed Joint Support Service (Streitkräftebasis) and Joint Medical Service branches.
German Army Office
The German Army Office in Cologne (Heeresamt) is the superior authority for all supporting elements of the Army, such as schools and education centres. It is commanded by a Major General, currently MajGen Joachim Clauß
- NBC Defence and Self-Protection School in Sonthofen
- Military Police and Headquarters Services School in Sonthofen
- Artillery School in Idar-Oberstein
- Three Officer Candidate Battalions in Idar-Oberstein, Munster and Hammelburg
- Special Operations Training Centre (formerly International Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol School) in Pfullendorf
- Army Warfighting Simulation Centre in Wildflecken
- Army Combat Training Centre in Letzlingen
- Army Aviation School in Bückeburg
- Training Centre Munster for
- Army Air Defence
- Armour
- Reconnaissance
- Mountain and Winter Combat School in Mittenwald
- Infantry School in Hammelburg
- Airborne Operations and Air Transport School in Altenstadt
- Army Officers' Academy in Dresden with Army Tactics Centre
- Army NCO Academies (three at different locations)
- Engineer School and Army School of Structural Engineering in Ingolstadt (formerly in Munich)
- Army Maintenance School and Army School of Engineering in Aachen
Units
Division Intervention Forces/1st Panzer Division (Hannover)
- Divisional Troops
- 9th Panzer Brigade
- 18th Panzer Brigade
- 21st Panzer Brigade "Lipperland"
10th Panzer Division (Sigmaringen)
- Divisional Troops
- 12th Panzer Brigade "Oberpfalz"
- 14th Panzer Grenadier Brigade
- 23rd Gebirgsjäger Brigade
13th Panzer Grenadier Division (Leipzig)
- Divisional Troops
- 37th Panzer Grenadier Brigade "Freistaat Sachsen"
- 41st Panzer Grenadier Brigade "Vorpommern"
- 45th Panzer Grenadier Brigade
Special Operations Division (Regensburg)
- Divisional Troops
- Kommando Spezialkräfte (KSK) (brigade-equivalent)
- 26th Fallschirmjäger Brigade "Saarland"
- 21st Fallschirmjäger Brigade "Oldenburg"
Airmobile Operations Division (Veitshöchheim)
- Divisional troops
- Airmobile Brigade 1
- Army Combat Support Brigade
Eurocorps
1 (German/Netherlands) Corps (Münster)
Multinational Corps North East (Stettin)
Franco-German Brigade (Müllheim)
Army Central Dump Herongen
Army Central Dump Pirmasens
Central Mobilisation Base in Brück
Equipment
Small Arms
Pistols
- Walther P1 9mm Pistol
- Heckler & Koch P8 9mm Pistol
Submachine Guns
- FN MP2 9mm Submachine Gun (Uzi)
- HK MP5 9mm Submachine Gun (Feldjäger and special forces)
- HK MP7 4.7mm Submachine Gun
Rifles
- HK G36 5.56mm Rifle
- HK G36K 5.56mm Carbine
- HK G36C 5.56mm Carbine
- HK G3 7.62mm Rifle (Reserve)
- HK G3SG/1 7.62mm Designated Marksman Rifle
- HK G8 7.62mm Rifle (special forces)
Machine Guns
- HK MG4 5.56mm Light Machine Gun
- Rheinmetall MG3 7.62mm General Purpose Machine Gun
- General Electric M134 Minigun 7.62mm Minigun
- FN MG50 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun
- Browning M3M 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun (Heeresflieger)
Sniper Rifles
- Accuracy International G22 7.62 x 66.5mm Sniper Rifle
- Barrett G82 12.7mm Sniper Rifle
- Accuracy International 12.7mm Sniper Rifle (Special forces)
Support Weapons
- HK Granatpistole 40mm Grenade Launcher
- HK AG36 40mm Grenade Launcher (mounted on the G36 rifle)
- HK GMG 40mm Automatic Grenade Launcher
- Dynamit Nobel Panzerfaust 3 Anti-Armour Rocket Launcher
- Carl Gustav 84mm Recoilless Rifle
- Euromissile MILAN Anti-Tank Missile
- Raytheon Fliegerfaust 2 (FIM-92 Stinger) Surface to Air Missile
- Remington 870 12 Gauge shotgun (Feldjäger and special forces)
Armoured Vehicles
Tanks
- Leopard 2
- Leopard 2A4 (being phased out)
- Leopard 2A5
- Leopard 2A6
- Bergepanzer 3 Büffel Armoured Recovery Vehicle
- Panzerschnellbrücke 2 Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge
- Pionierpanzer 3 Kodiak Armoured Engineering Vehicle
- Fahrschulpanzer (Driver Training Tank)
- Leopard 1 (combat tank retired, variants only in service)
- Flakpanzer Gepard
- Keiler Mine Clearing System
- Pionierpanzer 2 Dachs Armoured Engineering Vehicle
- Biber Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge
Reconnaissance Vehicles/Weapon Carriers
- Spähpanzer Luchs Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle
- LGS Fennek Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle
- Wiesel 1
- Wiesel 1 Aufklärung (Reconnaissance)
- Wiesel 1 MK20 (20mm Cannon)
- Wiesel 1 ATM TOW (Tank Destroyer)
- Wiesel 1 ATM TOW Resupply
- Wiesel 2
- Wiesel 2 Ozelot (LeFlaSys Stinger Launch Vehicle)
- Wiesel 2 AFF (LeFlaSys Radar)
- Wiesel 2 BF/UF (LeFlaSys Command)
- Wiesel 2 120mm mortar
- Wiesel 2 APC
- Wiesel 2 Command
- Wiesel 2 Carrier
- Wiesel 2 Pioneer (Combat Engineer Reconnaissance)
- Raketenjagdpanzer Jaguar 1
- Raketenjagdpanzer Jaguar 2
Armoured Personnel Carriers
- Puma Infantry Fighting Vehicle
- Marder 1 Infantry Fighting Vehicle
- Roland Surface to Air Missile System
- GTK Boxer
- Armoured Personnel Carrier
- 120mm Mortar Carrier
- Ambulance
- Command Vehicle
- Logistics
- Armoured Recovery
- Transportpanzer Fuchs
- Fuchs Armoured Personnel Carrier
- Fuchs PzAbwWa MILAN ATGW Carrier
- Fuchs PzPiGrp Armoured Engineering Vehicle
- Fuchs Krankentransport Ambulance
- Fuchs Funk Signals Vehicle
- Fuchs FüFu Command and Signals Vehicle
- Fuchs ABC Spurpanzer NBC Reconnaissance Vehicle
- Fuchs Eloka Hummel Electronic Warfare Vehicle
- Fuchs EOD-EinsFz EOD Vehicle
- Fuchs Helas Elo-Aufklärung Electronic Reconnaissance Vehicle
- Fuchs RASIT Radar Carrier
- M113A2 GE Armoured Personnel Carrier
- M1064A2 GE Panzermörser (120mm Mortar Carrier)
- M577A2 GE Führungs- und Funkpanzer (Signals and Command Vehicle)
- M113A2 GE Krankenwagen (Ambulance)
- M113A2 GE Schreibfunktrupppanzer (Signals Vehicle)
- M113A2 GE Beobachtungspanzer Artillerie (Artillery Observation Vehicle)
- M113A2 GE Feuerleitpanzer Artillerie (Artillery Fire Direction Centre)
- M113A2 GE Feuerleitpanzer Mörser (Mortar Fire Direction Centre)
- M113A2 GE ABRA Radar Carrier
- M113A2 GE Green Archer Radar Carrier
- M113A2 GE Trägerfahrzeug Rechner-Verbund Artillerie (Artillery Computer Vehicle)
- M113A2 GE Führungs-Feuerleitstelle (Artillery Fire Direction Centre for PzH 2000)
- M113A2 GE Trägerfahrzeug Richtfunk Multiplex (Direction Finder Carrier)
- M113A2 GE Fahrschulpanzer (Driver trainer)
- M113A2 GE Fliegerleitpanzer (FAC Vehicle)
- M548A2 GE Logistics Vehicle
- M548A2 GE Skorpion Mine Carrier
Armoured Transport Vehicles
- Mungo ESK
- DURO III
- YAK [1]
- Bandvagn 206
Armoured Patrol Vehicles
- KMW Grizzly
- ATF Dingo
- Dingo 1
- Dingo 2
- MOWAG Eagle
- LAPV Enok
Artillery
Self-Propelled Artillery
- PzH 2000 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer
- MARS Multiple Launch Rocket System [2]
Towed Artillery
- FH155-1 155mm Howitzer [3]
Mortars
- Brandt MO-81-61-L 81mm Mortar
- Tampella M65 120mm Mortar
- Soltam M65 120mm Mortar
Anti-Tank Weapons
- Hughes BGM-71D/E/F TOW
- MBDA HOT
- MBDA MILAN
Air Defence Weapons
- Raytheon Fliegerfaust 2 (FIM-92 Stinger)
- LeFlaSys
- Wiesel 2 Ozelot (LeFlaSys Stinger Launch Vehicle)
- Wiesel 2 AFF (LeFlaSys Radar)
- Wiesel 2 BF/UF (LeFlaSys Command)
- Flakpanzer Gepard 1
- Flugabwehrraketenpanzer Roland
Aircraft
Attack Helicopter
- Eurocopter Tiger UHT
Utility Helicopter
- Bell UH-1D Iroquois
- Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm Bo 105
- Eurocopter EC 135
Transport Helicopter
- NHI NH90 TTH
- Sikorsky CH-53GS Sea Stallion
Unmanned
- EMT Luna X 2000
- EMT Aladin
- Rheinmetall KZO
- EMT Mikado
- EMT Fancopter
- Schiebel Camcopter S-100
Support Vehicles
- KTM LC4 Military 27 PS, motorcycle
- ATV Yamaha Kodiak 400, Quad
- Mercedes-Benz G-class Wolf LKW leicht
- Mercedes Benz Unimog LKW 2t mil gl, 4x4
- MAN N4510 LKW 5t mil gl
- MAN N4550 LKW 7t mil gl
- MAN N4540 LKW 10t mil gl
- MAN 36.460VFAEG LKW 15t mil gl MULTI
- Faun SLT Elefant tank transporter
- Berge- und Kranfahrzeug, BKF 30.40 (salvage vehicle)
- Snowmobile Ski-Doo
- Liebherr Fahrzeugkran leicht (FKL)
- Liebherr Fahrzeugkran mittel (FKM)
Engineering Vehicles
- Panzerschnellbrücke 2 Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge
- Biber Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge
- Bergepanzer 3 Büffel Armoured Recovery Vehicle
- Bergepanzer 2 Armoured Recovery Vehicle
- Pionierpanzer 3 Kodiak Armoured Engineering Vehicle
- Pionierpanzer 2 Dachs Armoured Engineering Vehicle
- M3 Amphibious Rig
- Skorpion Mine Layer
- Keiler Mine Clearing System
- Medium Girder Bridge
- Faltfestbrücke (solid bridge system)
- Faltschwimmbrücke (swimming bridge system)
- Pontoon bridge
- Faltstraßensystem (mobile roadway system)
- Motorboot 3
Rank Insignia
Officers
Enlisted Men
Branch Insignia
Kragenspiegel are collar tabs worn traditionally by German soldiers. In the modern Deutsches Heer, they are used to denote the branch of the Army to which a soldier belongs.
| Kragenspiegel | Branch |
|---|---|
 | Infantry (including special forces and Panzer Grenadiers) |
 | Panzer troops |
 | Artillery |
 | Heeresflieger troops |
 | Flak troops |
 | Engineers |
 | Nuclear-Biological-Chemical Troops |
 | Signals Troops |
 | Logistics Troops |
 | Medical Troops |
 | Band Troops |
