armia niemiecka

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Leopard 1A5 main battle tank 780
Leopard 2A5/2A6* main battle tank 1780
Gepard A1/2 anti-aircraft tank 379
Jaguar 1/2 infantry fighting vehicle 312
Wiesel 1 infantry fighting vehicle 343
M113 A1G/G2/G3 infantry fighting vehicle 2492
Puma* infantry fighting vehicle 410
Fennek 4X4* armoured personnel carrier 202
Marder 1A3/1A5* armoured personnel carrier 2118
Luchs armoured personnel carrier 409
Fuchs armoured personnel carrier 920
Dingo 1/2* armoured personnel carrier 200
BV206* tracked all-terrain vehicle 240
MARS 227mm multiple launched rocket system 154
SF2 LARS 110mm multiple launched rocket system 78
Pzh 2000* 155mm self-propelled howitzer 147
M109A3 155mm self-propelled howitzer 570
M-84 Keiler mine clearance vehicle n/a
Skorpion mine clearance vehicle n/a
LKW Wolf mine clearance vehicle n/a
MILAN shoulder-launched anti-tank missile n/a
MR Trigat* shoulder-launched anti-tank missile n/a
Tiger UHT* anti-tank helicopter 212
Bo105P PAH-1/M VBH anti-tank/observation helicopter 224
CH-53G/GS Stallion transport 95
NH-90 TTH* transport 50
UH-1D Huey transport 145
EC135T1 training 15
SA315 Alouette II training 30
CL289 unmanned aerial vehicle 80
Brevel* unmanned aerial vehicle 80


* on order

COMMAND STRUCTURE AND UNITS:

The German Army is presently divided into a main force and a rapid reaction
force, composed of 50,000 troops.

Under the command of Heeresführugskommando (Army Guidance Command) are 7
divisions composed of around 43 brigades, 71 regiments and 472 battalions.
The main divisions of the German Army are: 1. Panzerdivision (1st Armoured
Division), 7. Panzerdivision (7th Armoured Division), 10. Panzerdivision
(10th Armoured Division), 13. Panzergrenadierdivision (13th Armoured Infantry
Division), 14. Panzergrenadierdivision (14th Armoured Infantry Division),
Division Spezialle Operationen (Special Operations Division) and Division
Luftlande Operationen (Air Operations Division). An additional command,
Heerestruppenkommandos (Army Troop Command), provides combat and logistical
support to Army Guidance Command.

Units assigned to the 1st Armoured Division include the Panzerbrigade 1 (1st
Armoured Brigade), the Panzergrenadierbrigade 7 (7th Armoured Infantry
Brigade), Panzerlehrbrigade 9 (9th Tank Brigade), Artillerieregiment 1 (1st
Artillery Regiment), Logistikregiment 1 (1st Logistics Regiment) and
Pionierbrigade 42 (42nd Engineer Brigade).

The 7th Armoured Division is Germany’s main contribution to NATO and includes
two armoured brigades (Panzerbrigade 14 and 21). 10th Armoured Division units
include the Panzergrenadierbrigade 30 (30th Armoured Infantry Brigade), the
Gebirgsjägerbrigade 23 (23rd Mountain Infantry Brigade), German Army
contributions to the Franco-German Brigade and two artillery regiments (4 and
12). Panzerbrigade 18 (18th Armoured Brigade) and the Panzergrenadierbrigade
41 (41st Armoured Infantry Brigade) are assigned to the 13th Armoured
Infantry Division while Panzerbrigade 12 (12th Armoured Brigade) and the
Panzerbrigade 37 (37th Armoured Brigade) are assigned to the 14th Armoured
Infantry Division.

The Special Operations Division includes the German Army’s special forces,
the Kommando Spezial Kräfte (KSK), and two airmobile brigades
(Luftlandebrigade 26 and 31). Units assigned to the Air Operations Division
are the Luftmechanisiertebrigade 1 (1st Air Mechanised Brigade) and the
Heersfliegerbrigade 3 (3rd Army Flying Brigade), both comprising the German
Army’s helicopter assets of the Heeresflieger (Army Aviation). Additionally,
a number of brigades are assigned to Army Troop Command, including the
Artilleriebrigade 100 (100th Artillery Brigade), Logistikbrigade (Logistics
Brigade) 100 and 200, Pionierbrigade 100 (100th Engineer Brigade) and the ABC-
Abwehrbrigade (Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defence Brigade).

Units from the 10th Armoured Division contribute to the joint 1. German-
Netherlands Corps and the Franco-German Brigade of Eurocorps. The German Army
also supplies forces (from the 14th Armoured Infantry Brigade) to the Polish-
German-Danish brigade of Multi-National Corps North-East (MNC NE). During
wartime operations in Central Europe, German Army units would be assigned to
the II (GE/ US) Corps and the V (US/GE) Corps. II (GE/US) Corps would be
under German command while V (US/GE) Corps would be under US command.

The German Army is equipped with about 2,560 MBTs, 3,150 AIFVs, 4,190 APCs,
950 artillery pieces and 509 helicopters

Eurofighter Taifun* air defence/strike/recon 180
F-4F Phantom II interception 150
MiG-29G/GT Fulcrum air defence/operational conversion 20
Tornado IDS/ECR strike/recon/electronic warfare 230
A400M FLA* transport 40
C-160D Transall transport 86
A310/VIP/MRT transport/VIP/medical evacuation 7
707-320C transport/air-to-air refuelling 1
Do 228 transport 1
CL-601 Challenger VIP 7
NH-90 TTH* transport/search and rescue 30
AS.532 Cougar transport/VIP/medical evacuation 3
UH-1D Iroquois transport/VIP/search and rescue 80
T-37B** training n/a
T-38A Talon** training n/a
HAWK surface to air missile n/a
PATRIOT surface to air missile n/a
ROLAND surface to air missile n/a


* on order. **owned by the Luftwaffe but based at Shepards Air Force
Base in the United States.

COMMAND STRUCTURE AND UNITS:

Four Air Force Division Commands (1, 2, 3 and 4 Kommando Luftwaffendivision)
and one Air Transport Command (Lufttransportkommando) provide overall command
of the German Air Force.

The Luftwaffe’s front-line combat capability is provided by four fighter
wings (Jagdgeschwader 71, 72, 73 and 74) and a number of staffels
(squadrons), equipped with the F-4F Phantom II and MiG-29G Fulcrum - soon to
be replaced by the Taifun (Typhoon). Four fighter-bomber wings
(Jagdbombergeschwader 31, 32, 33 and 38) provide Germany with a strike
capability, equipped with the Tornado IDS/ECR. Three air transport wings
(Lufttransportgeschwader 61, 62 and 63) provide the German Air Force with its
airlift capability. Training is undertaken in the United States. Other major
units include six air defence squadrons (Flugawehrraketengeschwader 1, 2, 3,
4, 5 and 6), equipped with HAWK, PATRIOT and ROLAND surface to air missiles,
and one VIP squadron (Flugbereitschaft BMVg).

Major airbases are at Büchel, Hohn, Hopsten, Jever, Laage, Lechfeld,
Memmingen, Neuberg, Nörvenich and Wittmund. The German Air Force operates 585
aircraft, including 502 fixed-wing aircraft and 83 helicopters

U206A Class: S171 U22, S172 U23, S173 U24, S174 U25, S175 U26, S177 U28, S178
U29, S179 U30, S194 U15, S195 U16, S196 U17 and S197 U18 - fast attack
submarines
U212 Class - fast attack submarines*
Lüetjen Type 103B Class: D185 Lüetjen and D186 Mölders - destroyers
Bremen Type 122 Class: F207 Bremen, F208 Niedersachsan, F209 Rheinland-Pfalz,
F210 Ernden, F211 Köln, F212 Karlsruhe, F213 Augsburg and F214 Lübeck -
frigates
Brandenburg Type 123 Class: F215 Brandenburg, F216 Schleswig-Holsten, F217
Bayern and F218 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - frigates
Sachsen Type 124 Class: F219 Sachsen, F220 Hamburg and F221 Hessen - frigates*
Braunschweig Class (K130): Braunschweig, Erfurt, Ludwigshafen, Madeburg and
Oldenburg - corvettes*
Albatros Type 143 Class: S61 Albatros, S62 Falke, S63 Geier, S64 Bussard, S65
Sperber, S66 Greif, S67 Kondor, S68 Seeadler, S69 Habicht and S70 Korman -
corvettes
Gepard Type 143A Class: S71 Gepard, S72 Puma, S73 Hermelin, S74 Nerz, S75
Zobel, S76 Frettchen, S77 Dachs, S78 Ozelot, S79 Wiesel and S80 Hyäne -
corvettes
Tiger Type 14B Class: S45 Leopard, S46 Fuchs, S47 Jaguar, S48 Löwe, S50
Panther, S55 Alk, S56 Dommel, S57 Weihe, S58 Pinguin and S59 Reiher - fast
patrol craft
Kulmbach Type 333 C