User:Noclador/sandbox/Structure of the German Armed Forces in 1989

x Corps

 * 600th Air Defence Regiment, Rendsburg
 * Staff Company, 600th Air Defence Regiment, Rendsburg
 * 610th Air Defence Battalion, Rendsburg, (18x Roland missile systems mounted Marder 1, 108 FIM-43 Redeye launchers))
 * 620th Air Defence Battalion (Reserve), Rendsburg, (18x Gepard, 108 FIM-43 Redeye launchers)
 * 630th Air Defence Battalion (Reserve), Rendsburg, (24x Bofors 40L70)
 * 610th Signal Battalion, Rendsburg
 * 650th Rocket Artillery Battalion, Flensburg, (4x Lance missile launcher)
 * 610th Security Battalion (Reserve), Flensburg
 * 611th Nuclear Weapons Supply Company, Flensburg

6th Panzergrenadier Division

 * 6th Panzergrenadier Division, Neumünster
 * Staff Company, 6th Panzergrenadier Division, Neumünster
 * 16th Panzergrenadier Brigade, Wentorf
 * Staff Company, 16th Panzergrenadier Brigade, Wentorf, (8x M577, 8x Luchs)
 * 161st Panzergrenadier Battalion, Wentorf, (13x Leopard 1A1A1, 24x Marder, 12x M113)
 * 162nd Panzergrenadier Battalion, Wentorf, (24x Marder, 6x Panzermörser, 23x M113)
 * 163rd Panzergrenadier Battalion, Wentorf, (24x Marder, 6x Panzermörser, 23x M113)
 * 164th Panzer Battalion, Schwarzenbek, (41x Leopard 1A1A1, 12x M113)
 * 165th Panzer Artillery Battalion, Wentorf, (18x M109A3G)
 * 160th Anti-Tank Company, Schwarzenbek, (12x Jaguar 2)
 * 160th Armored Engineer Company, Schwarzenbek
 * 160th Supply Company, Wentorf
 * 160th Maintenance Company, Schwarzenbek
 * 17th Panzergrenadier Brigade, Hamburg
 * Staff Company, 17th Panzergrenadier Brigade, Hamburg, (8x M577, 8x Luchs)
 * 171st Panzergrenadier Battalion, Hamburg, (13x Leopard 1A1A2, 24x Marder, 12x M113)
 * 172nd Panzergrenadier Battalion, Lübeck, (24x Marder, 6x Panzermörser, 23x M113)
 * 173rd Panzergrenadier Battalion, Hamburg, (24x Marder, 6x Panzermörser, 23x M113)
 * 174th Panzer Battalion, Hamburg, (41x Leopard 1A1A2, 12x M113)
 * 175th Panzer Artillery Battalion, Hamburg, (18x M109A3G)
 * 170th Anti-Tank Company, Lübeck, (12x Jaguar 1)
 * 170th Armored Engineer Company, Lübeck
 * 170th Supply Company, Hamburg
 * 170th Maintenance Company, Hamburg
 * 18th Panzer Brigade, Neumünster
 * Staff Company, 18th Panzer Brigade, Neumünster, (8x M577, 8x Luchs)
 * 181st Panzer Battalion, Neumünster, (28x Leopard 1A2, 6x Marder, 12x M113)
 * 182nd Panzergrenadier Battalion, Bad Segeberg, (35x Marder, 6x Panzermörser, 12x M113)
 * 183rd Panzer Battalion, Boostedt, (41x Leopard 1A2, 12x M113)
 * 184th Panzer Battalion, Boostedt, (41x Leopard 1A2, 12x M113)
 * 185th Panzer Artillery Battalion, Boostedt, (18x M109A3G)
 * 180th Anti-Tank Company, Bad Segeberg, (12x Jaguar 1)
 * 180th Armored Engineer Company, Lübeck
 * 180th Supply Company, Boostedt
 * 180th Maintenance Company, Boostedt
 * 51st Home Defence Brigade, Eutin (originally a brigade of the Territorial Army; it was partially activated and staffed in 1982 and subordinated to the 6th Division as reinforcement in 1985)
 * Staff Company, 51st Home Defence Brigade, Eutin, (8x M577, 8x Luchs)
 * 511th Jäger Battalion, Flensburg, (7x Leopard 1A1A2, 6x Panzermörser)
 * 512th Jäger Battalion, Putlos, (7x Leopard 11A1A2, 30x M113, 6x Panzermörser)
 * 513th Panzer Battalion, Flensburg, (41x Leopard 1A1A2, 12x M113)
 * 514th Panzer Battalion (Reserve), Putlos, (41x Leopard 1A1A2, 12x M113)
 * 515th Field Artillery Battalion, Kellinghusen, (18x M101)
 * 517th Field Replacement Battalion, Süderbrarup
 * 510th Armored Engineer Company, Plön
 * 510th Medical Company, Idstedt
 * 510th Supply Company, Schleswig
 * 510th Maintenance Company, Schleswig
 * 6th Artillery Regiment, Kellinghusen
 * Staff Battery, 6th Artillery Regiment, Kellinghusen
 * 61st Field Artillery Battalion, Albersdorf, (18x M110A2, 18x FH-70)
 * 62nd Rocket Artillery Battalion, Kellinghusen, (16x LARS, 16x MLRS)
 * 63rd Surveillance Battalion, Itzehoe, (12x CL-89 drones)
 * 6th Infantry Battery, Kellinghusen
 * 6th Army Aviation Regiment, Hohenlockstedt, (15x BO-105M, 24x UH-1D, 21x PAH-1)
 * 6th Air Defence Regiment, Lütjenburg, (36x Gepard, 216x FIM-43 Redeye launchers)
 * 6th Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Eutin, (34x Leopard 1A1A1, 10x Luchs, 18x Fuchs - 9 of which carry a RASIT radar)
 * 6th Engineer Battalion, Plön, (8x Biber AVLB, 8x Pionierpanzer 1, 4x Skorpion Mine Layers, 12x Floating Bridge Modules)
 * 61st Engineer Battalion, Lübeck, (8x Biber AVLB, 8x Pionierpanzer 1, 4x Skorpion Mine Layers, 12x Floating Bridge Modules)
 * 6th Signal Battalion, Neumünster
 * 6th Medical Battalion, Itzehoe
 * 6th Supply Battalion, Neumünster
 * 6th Maintenance Battalion, Hamburg
 * 5x Field Replacement Battalions: 61st and 65th in Neumünster, 62nd in Itzehoe, 63rd and 64th in Hamburg
 * 66th Jäger Battalion (aktiv), Wentorf, (30x M113, 6x Panzermörser)
 * 67th Jäger Battalion (aktiv), Breitenburg, (30x M113, 6x Panzermörser)
 * 68th Security Battalion (Reserve), Breitenburg

Territorial Command Schleswig-Holstein

 * Territorial Command Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel
 * Staff Company, Territorial Command Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel
 * 600th Front News Company (Reserve), Neumünster
 * 61st Home Defence Brigade, Idstedt
 * Staff Company (Reserve), 61st Home Defence Brigade, Idstedt
 * 611th Infantry Battalion (Reserve), Klein Wittensee, (7x Leopard 1A1A1)
 * 612th Infantry Battalion (Reserve), Flensburg, (7x Leopard 1A1A1)
 * 613th Panzer Battalion (Reserve), Hamburg, (41x Leopard 1A1A1, 12x M113)
 * 615th Artillery Battalion (Reserve), Hamburg, (18x M101)
 * 610th Engineer Company (Reserve), Idstedt
 * 71st Home Defence Regiment, Neumünster
 * Staff Company (Reserve), 71st Home Defence Regiment, Neumünster
 * 711th Infantry Battalion (Reserve), Neumünster
 * 712th Infantry Battalion (Reserve), Seeth
 * 713th Infantry Battalion (Reserve), Albersdorf
 * 710th Mortar Company (Reserve), Neumünster, (18x 120mm mortars)
 * 710th Supply Company (Reserve), Neumünster
 * 81st Home Defence Regiment, Süderlügum
 * Staff Company (Reserve), 81st Home Defence Regiment, Süderlügum
 * 811th Infantry Battalion (Reserve), Süderbrarup
 * 812th Infantry Battalion (Reserve), Idstedt
 * 813th Infantry Battalion (Reserve), Eutin
 * 810th Mortar Company (Reserve), Süderlügum, (18x 120mm mortars)
 * 810th Supply Company (Reserve), Süderlügum
 * 60th Engineer Regiment, Klein Wittensee
 * Staff Company (Reserve), 60th Engineer Regiment, Klein Wittensee
 * 620th Engineer Battalion, Schleswig
 * 630th Engineer Battalion (Reserve), Albersdorf
 * 640th Engineer Battalion (Reserve), Idstedt
 * 650th Engineer Battalion, Rendsburg, (8x Biber AVLB, 8x Pionierpanzer 1, 4x Skorpion Mine Layers, 12x Floating Bridge Modules)
 * 660th Floating Bridging Battalion, Schleswig
 * 670th Floating Bridging Battalion (Reserve), Albersdorf
 * 600th Pipeline Engineer Battalion (Reserve), Idstedt
 * 600th Amphibious Engineer Company, Plön
 * 600th Signal Company (Reserve), Klein Wittensee
 * 600th Signal Command, Kiel
 * Staff Company, 600th Signal Command, Kiel
 * 620th Signal Battalion, Flensburg
 * 600th Medical Command, Neumünster
 * Staff Company, 600th Medical Command, Neumünster
 * 610th Medical Battalion, Itzehoe
 * 6x Medical Transport Companies, 6x Field Clinics, 55x Field Hospitals
 * 600th Supply Command, Flensburg
 * Staff Company, 600th Supply Command, Flensburg
 * 610th Transport Battalion, Heide
 * 610th Supply Battalion, Seeth
 * 620th Supply Battalion (Reserve), Süderlügum
 * 610th Maintenance Battalion, Flensburg
 * 60th Field Replacement Regiment, Rendsburg
 * Staff Company (Reserve), 60th Field Replacement Regiment, Rendsburg
 * 602nd Field Replacement Battalion (Reserve), Rendsburg
 * 603rd Field Replacement Battalion (Reserve), Rendsburg
 * 604th Field Replacement Battalion (Reserve), Rendsburg
 * 610th Military Police Battalion, Heide
 * 600th Army Aviation Squadron (Reserve), Hohenlockstedt
 * 610th NBC Defence Battalion, Albersdorf
 * 610th Field Replacement Battalion (Reserve), Husum
 * 620th Field Replacement Battalion (Reserve), Idelstedt
 * 6x Training Battalions
 * 10x Home Defence Companies

German Air Force

 * Luftwaffe
 * Husum Air Base
 * Jagdbombergeschwader 41, 2x squadrons with 18x Alpha Jets each, and 8x Alpha Jets in reserve
 * Leck Air Base
 * Aufklärungsgeschwader 52, 2x squadrons with 15x RF-4E (Reconnaissance)
 * 144th Air Defence Missile Squadron (Reserve), Alt Duvenstedt, with 4x Roland systems

Naval Aviation

 * Marine
 * Marinefliegerdivision, Kiel Air Base
 * Schleswig Air Base
 * Marinefliegergeschwader 1, 2x squadrons with 24x Tornado IDS each
 * Air Defence Squadron 1, Kropp, with 6x Roland systems
 * Eggebek Air Base
 * Marinefliegergeschwader 2, 2x squadrons with 24x Tornado IDS each
 * Air Defence Squadron 2, Tarp, with 6x Roland systems
 * Nordholz Airbase, tasked with submarine hunting in the North Sea
 * Marinefliegergeschwader 3, 2x squadrons with a total of 20x Breguet Atlantic (15x maritime patrol and 5x BR 1150M signals intelligence variant), 1x squadron with 19x Sea Lynx Mk88 helicopters for Navy's destroyers and frigates
 * Air Defence Squadron 3, Nordholz, with 6x Roland systems

Flag Officer Germany


The Flag Officer Germany (FOG) was the commanding vice admiral of the West-German Navy's Fleet Command. In peacetime he commanded all German naval units in the North and Baltic Sea. In case of war the command of German units in the North Sea would pass to the Commander German North Sea Subarea. Fleet Command was based during peacetime in Glücksburg, but would have moved to an underground command center in Glücksburg-Meierwik in case of war.

The German naval forces in the Baltic Sea had the task to prevent Warsaw Pact naval forces from passing through the Danish straits and to prevent amphibious landings on the German coast. To fulfill its mission the German navy fielded like the Danish Navy a large number of minelayers and fast attack crafts. All German submarines were based in the Baltic Sea and tasked with mining enemy harbors and sinking enemy supply ships far from German waters. The main bases in the Baltic Sea were Naval Base Kiel, Naval Base Kiel-Holtenau, Naval Base Flensburg, Naval Base Flensburg-Mürwik, Naval Base Olpenitz, Neustadt Naval Base and Naval Base Eckernförde. At the beginning of 1989 the Flag Officer Germany would have commanded the following ships. The peacetime administrative flotilla commands in Wilhelmshaven and Cuxhaven would have been removed from the chain of command in times of war.


 * Fleet Command in Glücksburg
 * Destroyer Flotilla in Wilhelmshaven
 * 1st Destroyer Squadron in Kiel with Lütjens-class destroyers
 * D185 Lütjens
 * D186 Mölders
 * D187 Rommel
 * Fleet Service Squadron in Flensburg-Mürwik with Thetis-class submarine chasers and Oste-class SIGINT/ELINT ships
 * A1449 Hans Bürkner, command and control ship for the Thetis-class submarine chasers
 * P6052 Thetis
 * P6053 Hermes
 * P6054 Najade
 * P6055 Triton
 * P6056 Theseus
 * A50 Alster, commissioned October 1989
 * A52 Oste
 * A53 Oker
 * Fast attack craft Flotilla in Flensburg-Mürwik
 * 2nd Fast Attack Craft Squadron in Olpenitz with Albatros-class fast attack craft
 * P6111 Albatros
 * P6112 Falke
 * P6113 Geier
 * P6114 Bussard
 * P6115 Sperber
 * P6116 Greif
 * P6117 Kondor
 * P6118 Seeadler
 * P6119 Habicht
 * P6120 Kormoran
 * A69 Donau, 401C-class supply and support tender
 * 3rd Fast Attack Craft Squadron in Flensburg-Mürwik with Tiger-class fast attack craft
 * P6141 Tiger
 * P6142 Iltis
 * P6143 Luchs
 * P6144 Marder
 * P6145 Leopard
 * P6146 Fuchs
 * P6147 Jaguar
 * P6148 Löwe
 * P6149 Wolf
 * P6150 Panther
 * A58 Rhein, 401C-class supply and support tender
 * 5th Fast Attack Craft Squadron in Olpenitz with Tiger-class fast attack craft
 * P6151 Häher
 * P6152 Storch
 * P6153 Pelikan
 * P6154 Elster
 * P6155 Alk
 * P6156 Dommel
 * P6157 Weihe
 * P6158 Pinguin
 * P6159 Reiher
 * P6160 Kranich
 * A63 Main, 401C-class supply and support tender
 * 7th Fast Attack Craft Squadron in Kiel with Gepard-class fast attack craft
 * P6121 Gepard
 * P6122 Puma
 * P6123 Hermelin
 * P6124 Nerz
 * P6125 Zobel
 * P6126 Frettchen
 * P6127 Dachs
 * P6128 Ozelot
 * P6129 Wiesel
 * P6130 Hyäne
 * A61 Elbe, 401D-class supply and support tender
 * A66 Neckar, 401B-class supply and support tender, decommissioned November 1989
 * Mine Countermeasures Flotilla in Wilhelmshaven
 * Mine Diver Company in Eckernförde
 * 1st Minesweeping Squadron in Flensburg with Schütze-class fast minesweepers
 * M1051 Castor
 * M1054 Pollux
 * M1055 Sirius
 * M1056 Rigel
 * M1057 Regulus
 * M1058 Mars
 * M1059 Spica
 * M1060 Skorpion
 * M1062 Schütze
 * M1063 Waage
 * A1437 Sachsenwald, 762-class naval mine transport ship
 * A1438 Steigerwald, 762-class naval mine transport ship
 * 3rd Minesweeping Squadron in Kiel with Ariadne-class coastal minesweepers
 * M2650 Ariadne
 * M2651 Freya
 * M2652 Vineta
 * M2653 Hertha
 * M2654 Nymphe
 * M2655 Nixe
 * M2656 Amazone
 * M2657 Gazelle
 * 5th Minesweeping Squadron in Olpenitz, between 1988 and 1991 the squadron's Schütze-class fast minesweepers were replaced with Hameln-class fast minesweepers
 * M1064 Deneb, decommissioned September 1989
 * M1065 Jupiter, decommissioned September 1989
 * M1093 Neptun
 * M1094 Widder, decommissioned July 1989
 * M1096 Fische, decommissioned April 1989
 * M1092 Hameln, commissioned June 1989
 * M1095 Überherrn, commissioned September 1989
 * M1097 Laboe, commissioned December 1989
 * A67 Mosel, 402A-class supply and support tender
 * 7th Minesweeping Squadron in Neustadt with Frauenlob-class minesweepers
 * M2658 Frauenlob
 * M2659 Nautilus
 * M2660 Gefion
 * M2661 Medusa
 * M2662 Undine
 * M2663 Minerva
 * M2664 Diana
 * M2665 Loreley
 * M2666 Atlantis
 * M2667 Acheron
 * Submarine Flotilla in Kiel
 * 1st Submarine Squadron in Kiel with Type 205 and Type 206 submarines
 * S170 / U21
 * S176 / U27
 * S180 / U1 (Type 205)
 * S181 / U2 (Type 205)
 * S188 / U9 (Type 205)
 * S189 / U10 (Type 205)
 * S190 / U11 (Type 205A)
 * S191 / U12 (Type 205B)
 * S192 / U13
 * S193 / U14
 * S198 / U19
 * S199 / U20
 * A55 Lahn, 403B-class supply and support tender
 * 3rd Submarine Squadron in Eckernförde with Type 206 submarines
 * S171 / U22
 * S172 / U23
 * S173 / U24
 * S174 / U25
 * S175 / U26
 * S177 / U28
 * S178 / U29
 * S179 / U30
 * S194 / U15
 * S195 / U16
 * S196 / U17
 * S197 / U18
 * A56 Lech, 403B-class supply and support tender, decommissioned June 1989
 * Supply Flotilla in Cuxhaven
 * 1st Supply Squadron in Kiel, in wartime six additional transport ships and a fuel ship would be activated from the Navy's reserve.
 * Naval Base Kiel
 * A1407 Wittensee, 763-class fuel transport ship
 * A1412 Coburg, 701-class supply ship
 * A1417 Offenburg, 701A-class supply ship
 * A1442 Spessart, 704A-class fuel transport ship
 * A1452 Spiekeroog, 722B-class ocean going tug
 * Naval Base Flensburg-Mürwik
 * A1424 Walchensee, 703-class fuel transport ship
 * A1428 Harz, 766-class fuel transport ship
 * A1435 Westerwald, 760-class ammunition transport ship
 * Naval Base Olpenitz
 * A1411 Lüneburg, 701A-class supply ship
 * A1415 Saarburg, 701C-class supply ship
 * A1418 Meersburg, 701C-class supply ship
 * A1425 Ammersee, 703-class fuel transport ship
 * A1455 Norderney, 722B-class ocean going tug
 * Y847 Odin, maintenance ship
 * Neustadt Naval Base
 * A1458 Fehmarn, 720B-class salvage tug
 * Amphibious Group in Kiel
 * Combat Swimmers Company in Eckernförde
 * Beachmaster Company in Eckernförde with 521-class LCMs
 * L780 Hummer
 * L782 Krabbe
 * L783 Auster
 * L784 Muschel
 * L785 Koralle
 * L788 Butt (Barbe-class utility landing craft)
 * L789 Brasse (Barbe-class utility landing craft)
 * Landing Craft Group in Kiel with Barbe-class utility landing crafts
 * L760 Flunder
 * L761 Karpfen
 * L762 Lachs
 * L763 Plötze
 * L764 Rochen
 * L765 Schlei
 * L766 Stör
 * L767 Tümmler
 * L768 Wels
 * L769 Zander
 * L790 Barbe
 * L791 Delphin
 * L792 Dorsch
 * L793 Felchen
 * L794 Forelle
 * L796 Makrele
 * L797 Muräne

Commander German North Sea Subarea


The Commander German North Sea Subarea (GERNORSEA) was the commanding Flottillenadmiral (equivalent to a US Navy Rear admiral (Lower Half)) of the West-German Navy's fleet in the North Sea. In peacetime he was subordinate to the vice admiral commanding West-German Navy's Fleet Command, but in case of war he command a parallel command under NAVBALTAP. In peacetime the command was based in Wilhelmshaven, but would have moved to an underground command center in Wilhelmshaven-Sengwarden in case of war.

While German naval forces in Baltic Sea were tasked with preventing Warsaw Pact naval forces from passing through the Danish straits, the North Sea fleet was to patrol the German Bight and protect allied reinforcements and shipping heading for German ports. To GERNORSEA's East Allied Command Channel's BENECHAN command was tasked with patrolling the Western half of the Southern North Sea, while to North Allied Forces Northern Europe's SONOR command was patrolling the Southern Norwegian coast. Unlike in the Baltic Sea most vessels of GERNORSEA were destroyers and frigates. The main bases in the North Sea were Naval Base Wilhelmshaven and Naval Base Cuxhaven.

At the beginning of 1989 the Commander German North Sea Subarea would have commanded the following ships in wartime:


 * Commander German North Sea Subarea in Sengwarden
 * Destroyer Flotilla in Wilhelmshaven
 * 2nd Destroyer Squadron in Wilhelmshaven with Hamburg-class destroyers
 * D181 Hamburg
 * D182 Schleswig-Holstein
 * D183 Bayern
 * D184 Hessen
 * 2nd Frigate Squadron in Wilhelmshaven, between 1988 and 1990 the squadron replaced its Köln-class frigates with Bremen-class frigates
 * F211 Köln
 * F212 Karlsruhe
 * F213 Augsburg, commissioned October 1989
 * F214 Lübeck, fitting out, commissioned March 1990
 * F225 Braunschweig, last Köln-class frigate in service, decommissioned July 1989
 * 4th Frigate Squadron in Wilhelmshaven with Bremen-class frigates
 * F207 Bremen
 * F208 Niedersachsen
 * F209 Rheinland-Pfalz
 * F210 Emden
 * Mine Countermeasures Flotilla in Wilhelmshaven
 * 4th Minesweeping Squadron in Wilhelmshaven with Lindau-class minehunters
 * M1070 Göttingen
 * M1071 Koblenz
 * M1072 Lindau
 * M1074 Tübingen
 * M1075 Wetzlar
 * M1077 Weilheim
 * M1078 Cuxhaven
 * M1080 Marburg
 * M1084 Flensburg
 * M1085 Minden
 * M1086 Fulda
 * M1087 Völklingen
 * 6th Minesweeping Squadron in Wilhelmshaven with 351-class minesweepers (improved Lindau-class minesweepers)
 * M1073 Schleswig
 * M1076 Paderborn
 * M1079 Düren
 * M1081 Konstanz
 * M1082 Wolfsburg
 * M1083 Ulm
 * A68 Werra, 401A-class supply and support tender
 * A1410 Walther Von Ledebur, mine diver support vessel
 * Supply Flotilla in Cuxhaven
 * 2nd Supply Squadron in Wilhelmshaven, in wartime two additional two fuel transport ships and nine hospital ships would be activated from the Navy's reserve.
 * A1413 Freiburg, 701E-class supply ship
 * A1414 Glücksburg, 701C-class supply ship
 * A1416 Nienburg, 701A-class supply ship
 * A1426 Tegernsee, 703-class fuel transport ship
 * A1427 Westensee, 703-class fuel transport ship
 * A1429 Eifel, 766-class fuel transport ship
 * A1436 Odenwald, 760-class ammunition transport ship
 * A1443 Rhön, 704A-class fuel transport ship
 * A1451 Wangerooge, 722C-class ocean going tug
 * A1457 Helgoland, 720A-class salvage tug
 * Y848 Wotan, maintenance ship