1st Airmobile Brigade (Bundeswehr)
The Airmobile Brigade 1 ( LBwglBrig 1) was a brigade of the German Army with headquarters of the rod on the Heeresflugplatz Fritzlar in northern Hesse. She was the Airmobile Division, provides operations. The units of the brigade were distributed among the federal states of Lower Saxony, Hesse and Bavaria. Parts of the brigade were classified as response forces.
Order
The brigade brought together in a unique way for the Bundeswehr highly mobile forces of the airmobile infantry and the Army for air transport, and fire support for independent airborne fire fighting. The brigade command planned, prepared and led forces in the context of airmobile operations. The brigade could be used in the context of deployments of the response forces or stabilizing forces. You could special forces and the Special Operations Division at recovery operations and Search and Rescue ( CSAR) support operations. For this to detachment from the brigade infantry forces regiment of hunters 1 were capable than airmobile forces to conduct initial operations without the support of additional mechanized and armored units.
Badge
The Badge was on a silver background with an eagle swooping stretched upward swing and thus had a part of the symbolism of the Association of insignia of the Airmobile Division operations. The coat of arms was, as usual, only the division crest, edged with a silver cord with Woven black thread; This is possibly explained by the fact that the first brigade was under no division.
History
The brigade as a major unit of the Rapid Reaction Force was established in 1995 following the restructuring of the Bundeswehr for "new army for new tasks " with the assistance of forces of Panzergrenadierbrigade 5 from Homberg (Efze ) and the Army Aviation Corps on 3 April 1997 officially as Luftmechanisierte Brigade 1 in Fritzlar in Commissioned. She was under the IV Corps in Potsdam and had a peacetime strength of 3,300 soldiers who were stationed in Fritzlar, Fassberg and Celle Cottbus. Initially ordered the brigade only antitank helicopter BO 105 PAH and 1 multi-purpose helicopter UH- 1D.
As of 2002, the Brigade Division Airmobile Operations ( DLO ) belonged.
Later the brigade also participated in foreign missions and missions in the framework of disaster relief and humanitarian aid. 2007, the Brigade was reinforced by the Jägerregiment 1 and renamed Airmobile Brigade 1. The new name highlighted the development of a support brigade to a highly mobile combat brigade. The strength of the brigade was about 4,500 soldiers at that time.
The Hunters Regiment 1 was spun again in December 2012 and placed under the tank brigade 21.
Decommissioning
As part of the realignment of the Armed Forces on 17 December 2013 Fritzlar the phasing out of the air Moving Brigade 1 At the same time, the remaining helicopters organizations of the Army, the Transport Helicopter Regiment 10 were the Transport Helicopter Regiment 30 ( Niederstetten ) with the transport helicopter NH -90 as well as the combat helicopter regiment 36 in fritzlar with the support helicopter "Tiger " Division assumed Fast forces in Stadtallendorf. The combat helicopter regiment 26 in Roth was provided on 31 December 2013 out of service.
Outline to December 17, 2013
- Headquarters Company ( Fritzlar ) Army repair Season 100 (Army Airfield Celle)
- Army Aviation Support Season 1 ( Aerodrome wood village)
- Transport Helicopter Regiment 10 " Luneburg Heath " ( Heeresflugplatz Fassberg ) NH90 transport helicopter feed from 1 July 2009
- Combat helicopter regiment 26 "Franks" ( Otto -Lilienthal -Kaserne Roth) with Bo 105
- Combat helicopter regiment 36 " Kurhessentherme " ( Heeresflugplatz Fritzlar ) with Bo 105 ( Tiger combat helicopter in inlet)
Commanders
The former deputy commander Colonel Michael Mittelberg commanded the Brigade from April 2013 to its dissolution. Prior to following commanders led the brigade: