1st Airmobile Brigade (Bundeswehr)

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1st Airmobile Brigade
Luftbewegliche Brigade 1
Luftbewegliche Brigade 1 (Bundeswehr).svg
Coat of arms
Active3 April 199717 December 2013
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Allegiance Bundeswehr
Branch Bundeswehr Logo Heer with lettering.svg German Army
Type Stabilisation and intervention forces
Part of DLO.png Airmobile Operations Division
Headquarters location Fritzlar
Motto(s)Gewagt Gewonnen ("Dared, won")
Commanders
Commander Colonel Michael Mittelberg

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.

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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. 1 Airmobile Brigade Graphic.png
1st Airmobile Brigade Graphic before disbandment.

Commanders

The following commanders have led the Brigade:

RankNameTakeover dateHandover date
Brigadier general Dieter Budde 3 April 1997April 1999
Brigadier general Reinhard Kammerer April 1999September 2002
Brigadier general Werner Freers September 200216 December 2002
Brigadier general Reinhard Wolski 17 December 20024 August 2006
Brigadier general Volker Halbauer 4 August 20065 December 2008
Brigadier general Jürgen Setzer 5 December 20086 May 2011
Brigadier general Alfons Mais 6 May 20115 April 2013
Colonel Michael Mittelberg5 April 201317 December 2013

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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.

Coordinates: 51°07′13″N9°17′17″E / 51.120172°N 9.287932°E / 51.120172; 9.287932