Paratrooper Battalion 263 (Bundeswehr)

The Paratrooper Battalion 263, as part of the Special Operations Forces, the combat / use leads by 26 or as a battle group under the Airborne Brigade. It is used in the context of the entire spectrum of tasks, according to its design completely air transportable and jump capable with all proportions.

Order

Some tasks in detail:

  • Protect our own troops and equipment in use before irregular forces and terrorist threats;
  • Supports the use of special forces during evacuation operations;
  • Contributes to the safe return of military and other official persons who are employed on behalf of the NATO / EU / OSCE / UN;
  • Performs rapid initial operations with aircraft as air landing or parachute jump;
  • Takes and holds key objects and key terrain as a prerequisite for important follow-up operations;
  • Fight leads / explanation in the context of operations in depth by;
  • Leads the battle in all types of combat and special combat operations;

The Parachute Battalion is a trained for air assault operations Association. It can be laid with transport helicopters under air landing operations, but also in the parachute jump from transport aircraft in an operational area.

Structure

The Paratrooper Battalion 263 in Zweibrücken following companies are assumed:

History

As part of the Army structure IV the Parachute Battalion 263 was set up on 1 April 1982 as the third battalion of the Airborne Brigade 26. It celebrated on 30 November 1994 with a big tattoo a place in the Zweibrücken. Today, the garrison city is the home of approximately 1,000 military paratroopers. From November 1985 to July 1998, the Parachute Battalion was part of the 263 multinational AMF (L ) Brigade, since 1 April 1997, it is part of the host association evacuation operations. It has represented the German paratroopers in numerous international exercises in Denmark, Belgium and the United States. In 1993, a large part of the battalion for security duties under the UN deployment was used in Somalia. From June to October 1999, the battalion was under the auspices of the 4th company with about 150 soldiers in the KFOR mission. From July 2002 to February 2003, the battalion turned the force provider of security forces in Afghanistan. As of July 2003, the battalion made ​​a part of the Infantry parts in the fourth mission contingent of the Kabul Multinational Brigade ( KMNB ) as part of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF = International Security Assistance Force) in Afghanistan. From June to December 2006 was a big part of the Battalion, as part of EUFOR RD Congo, in Africa in order to hedge the Democratic elections in the Republic of Congo. This use was almost too smoothly and that all soldiers had arrived to Christmas 2006 back to health with their families.

The subsequent FDP politician Jürgen W. Möllemann was a reserve officer candidate member of the Parachute Battalion 263

Casualty

Liked: Stabsgefreiter Patric Sauer, 4./FschJgBtl 263

Fallen: Sergeant Michael Meier, 4./FschJgBtl 263

Liked: Staff Sergeant Patrick Behlke, 2./FschJgBtl 263

Corporal Roman Schmidt, 2./FschJgBtl 263

Liked: Corporal Alexander veil Nick, 1./FschJgBtl 263

Press

  • In June 2006, the Parachute Battalion 263 became very controversial because of negative rituals in the headlines. Saarbrücken newspaper, according to a release - - As the ritual of the officers was a soldier dried fruit rectally introduced and then beaten with a paddle on the butt. Some soldiers were treated and then the Congo operation was taken due to the incidents of other forces of the battalion.
  • On 10 July 2006 a recruit was admitted unconscious to the University Hospital Homburg to a 5000 - meter race. During his stay in the hospital despite the efforts of doctors failed his kidneys and liver, a day later the lungs. When finally exposed the heart of the recruit died.

Website

  • Website of the battalion
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