1st_Airmobile_Brigade_(Bundeswehr)

1st Airmobile Brigade (Bundeswehr)

1st Airmobile Brigade (Bundeswehr)

Military unit

The 1st Airmobile Brigade (German: Luftbewegliche Brigade 1) was a brigade in the German Army with its headquarters at the Fritzlar Air Base in North Hesse, It was part of the Airmobile Operations Division (Germany). The various elements of the brigade were located in the federal states of Lower Saxony, Hesse and Bavaria. Parts of the brigade were classed as intervention forces.

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History

In October 2011 the German Federal Ministry of Defence announced a reorganisation/reduction of the German Armed Forces. As a result, 1st Airmobile Brigade was disbanded on 17 December 2013.[1]

Structure

1st Airmobile Brigade Graphic before disbandment.
  • HQ Company
  • Jägerregiment 1 formation sign 1st Infantry Regiment (Jägerregiment 1)
  • Kampfhubschrauberregiment 26 "Franken" formation sign 26th (Franconia) Attack Helicopter Regiment (Kampfhubschrauberregiment 26)
  • Kampfubschrauberregiment 36 "Kurhessen" formation sign 36th Attack Helicopter Regiment (Kampfhubschrauberregiment 36)
  • Transporthubschrauberregiment 10 formation sign 10th Transport Helicopter Regiment (Transporthubschrauberregiment 10)

Commanders

The following commanders have led the Brigade:

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References

  1. [1]
    "Neuausrichtung geht voran – Heeresfliegerverbände werden neu unterstellt". Nachrichten und Berichte (in German). Federal Ministry of Defence. 18 December 2013. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2015.

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