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The German Army is commanded by the Inspector of the Army (Inspekteur des Heeres) based at the Army Command (Kommando Heer) in Strausberg near Berlin. The training centers are supervised by the Army Training Command in Leipzig. The Army's combat formations comprise two Panzer (armoured) divisions and the lighter Rapid Forces Division. There are ...
Units and formations of the German Army (1956–present) (4 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Army units and formations of Germany" This category contains only the following page.
The German Army (German: Heer, '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 Luftwaffe (German Air Force). As of 2024, the German Army had a strength of 63,047 soldiers. [1]
The basic organisational formation was the army corps (Armeekorps). The corps consisted of two or more divisions and various support troops, covering a geographical area. The corps was also responsible for maintaining the reserves and Landwehr in the corps area. By 1914, there were 21 corps areas under Prussian jurisdiction and three Bavarian ...
The basic tactical formation was the division. A standard Imperial German division was organised into: Division HQ; Two infantry brigades organised into a brigade HQ and two regiments each (either of the line or light infantry), A cavalry brigade organised into a brigade HQ and two regiments; An artillery brigade organised into an HQ and two ...
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German military unit and formation stubs (172 P) Pages in category "Military units and formations of Germany" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.