1st Airmobile Brigade (Bundeswehr)

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.

1st Airmobile Brigade
German: Luftbewegliche Brigade 1
Coat of arms
Active3 April 1997–17 December 2013
Country Germany
AllegianceBundeswehr
Branch German Army
TypeStabilisation and intervention forces
Part of Airmobile Operations Division
Headquarters locationFritzlar
Motto(s)Gewagt Gewonnen ("Dared, won")
Commanders
CommanderColonel Michael Mittelberg

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:

Rank Name Takeover date Handover date
Brigadier general Dieter Budde 3 April 1997 April 1999
Brigadier general Reinhard Kammerer April 1999 September 2002
Brigadier general Werner Freers September 2002 16 December 2002
Brigadier general Reinhard Wolski 17 December 2002 4 August 2006
Brigadier general Volker Halbauer 4 August 2006 5 December 2008
Brigadier general Jürgen Setzer 5 December 2008 6 May 2011
Brigadier general Alfons Mais 6 May 2011 5 April 2013
Colonel Michael Mittelberg 5 April 2013 17 December 2013

References
  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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