Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps

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NATO Response Force ( temporary)

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The Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps ( ARRC ) is a multinational NATO Corps under the command of Britain, which is now positioned essentially only as a headquarters. The Staff Headquarters Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps ( ARRC ) was formed from parts of the former 1st British Corps in 1992 and was stationed since May 1994 in JHQ Rheindahlen in Mönchengladbach. In the summer of 2010, the staff of the ARRC by Innsworth laid in the county of Gloucestershire in England. In addition to the UK, 16 nations participate in the Corps, including Germany.

Tasks and Skills

The ARRC is able to provide a headquarters for conducting missions of crisis management under NATO / or EU leadership. In concrete terms, the ARRC headquarters of one of these types:

• A corps headquarters
• A Land Component Headquarters
• A Combined Joint Force Land Component Command
• A Land Component HQ in command of the NATO Response Force

The ARRC is under the SHAPE and Rapidly Deployable Corps as Headquarters and High Readiness Force ( Land) HQ classified. It is thus able to provide forces for the Rapid Reaction Force of NATO. The headquarters is within five to 30 days worldwide deployable and operational by including the fulfillment of all self-protection and management support needs.

Structure

Are constantly present only the staff with appropriate management support forces such as remote sensors, pioneers and backup units in the ARRC. In particular, subject to the corporate office:

• Central Staffs ( Support Group for the Commanding General )
• Operations Division (planning / corporate office )
• Rear Support Command (responsible for the relocation of the HQ ARRC )
• Combat Service Support Division ( Combat Support Division)
• G6 department (IT support)
• Engineer Branch ( pioneer command )
• 1 (UK) Telecommunications Brigade ( Elmpt and Rheindahlen )

Lead nation of the ARRC is the UK, it is run by a British three -star general. Great Britain funded the Corps to about 80 % and represents approximately 60% of the soldiers. Among the 16 other nations involved, make each part of the rod or just liaison officers include: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Greece, Italy, Canada, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey, Hungary and United States. The staff of the ARRC consists of about 400 people. The fixed assignation defined national divisions and their on-demand assumption has been abandoned with transformation into a high- Readiness Force ( Land) HQ. The nations involved are still able to provide required forces in case of need or exercises. These are currently:

History

Early years

That ARRC was put into service in October 1992 as part of a parade in Bielefeld. The staff of this multinational organization, the ARRC Headquarters (HQ ARRC ) was formed from the former 1st British Corps and is stationed since May 1994 in JHQ Rheindahlen in Mönchengladbach. The ARRC was part of the Allied Command Europe (ACE ) and was in time of peace, the supreme commander of the NATO Headquarters Europe ( SHAPE), Supreme Allied Commander Europe ( SACEUR ) was assumed. The ARRC could lead up to 4 divisions at the same time in a military operation in Europe. To this end, the participating NATO nations ten divisions were assigned as options for such use. These were:

At the same time introduced the nations a wide range of combat support units as possible corps troops available. Were among the 17 participating nations: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Greece, Great Britain, Italy, Canada, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey, Hungary and USA.

Transformation

As part of the transformation of NATO, the ARRC was gradually converted to the corps headquarters with today's tasks. The ARRC tested to between 18 February and 7 March 2002, a maneuver in Sennelager its commitment as " rapidly available corps staff " ( HRF ) and passed this test successfully. With the exercise ARRCADE GUARD both military capabilities and options should be explored to secure peace. A total of 2,500 soldiers were involved in the exercise.

In the new NATO command structure, the ARRC to the High Command of the NATO headquarters in Europe Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe ( SHAPE) is assumed. The ARRC is now one of seven rapidly deployable multinational corps headquarters (High Readiness Forces).

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Summer of 2010, the Corps was moved to Gloucestershire in the UK.

Inserts

The ARRC led missions abroad by:

• IFOR: From May 1995 to 1996, the ARRC as Land Component Command ( LCC) along with U.S. officers NATO operation " Implementation Force " ( Peace Implementation Forces, IFOR ) in the former Yugoslavia. Participation was, inter alia, 24th Airmobile Brigade, the British with 5,500 soldiers, and 4,000 French and 180 Dutch soldiers. On July 25, 1995 advised parts of the ARRC on Mount Igman near Sarajevo in a firefight with the Bosnian Serbs. In April 1996, Holger Hoff chamber deputy chief of staff of the ARRC and commanded to November 1996, the IFOR Headquarters in Croatia.
• KFOR (1999)
• ISAF (2006)
• ISAF (2011)

Commanding generals

The former commanding generals were:

Badge and Motto

The Association of insignia shows an upward spearhead without spear on green gothic shield. The presentation of the spearhead is reminiscent of the Association of insignia other multinational organizations such as the 1st German - Netherlands Corps. The Badge is worn by German members of the corps corps without name on the left sleeve. Next to the name of the corps badge overleaf contains the Latin inscription: AUDENTIS FORTUNA iuvat ( German: The Daring helps lucky ). This proverb is to go back to the Roman poet Virgil.