Country Germany Branch German Army | Allegiance Bundeswehr | |
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Active 3 April 1997–17 December 2013 Type Stabilisation and intervention forces Part of Airmobile Operations Division | ||
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.
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.
Commanders
The following commanders have led the Brigade:
Colonel Mittelberg was acting commander until the disbanding of the brigade.
References
1st Airmobile Brigade (Bundeswehr) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA