1st Airmobile Brigade

1st Airborne (disambiguation)1st Airborne 1st Airmobile Brigade de Luftbewegliche Brigade 1 Luftbewegliche Brigade 1 (Bundeswehr).svg Coat of arms 3 April 1997–17 December 2013 Germany Bundeswehr 15px German Army Stabilisation and intervention forces 15px Airmobile Operations Division Fritzlar Headquarters location Gewagt Gewonnen ("Dared, won") Colonel Michael Mittelberg Commander The 1st Airmobile Brigade (de 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. 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. Neuausrichtung geht voran – Heeresfliegerverbände werden neu unterstellt Nachrichten und Berichte Federal Ministry of Defence 18 December 2013 de http://www.deutschesheer.de/portal/a/heer/!ut/p/c4/NYzBCsIwEET_aDe1eKg3SwWFnrxovW3TpYmmSVm2CuLHmwrOwMDwhsEbZkd6-pHUp0gBr9hZv-tf4JgF6KELhwCRrBNvnXKEOznZmKKEgd889fwreFmfBgabIuuaeao-5yikSWBOomEli0gm4AfsTNHUZmv-Kj7V4dh2dVVWzak-4zxN-y_MhyJs/ https://web.archive.org/web/20131220234924/http://www.deutschesheer.de/portal/a/heer/!ut/p/c4/NYzBCsIwEET_aDe1eKg3SwWFnrxovW3TpYmmSVm2CuLHmwrOwMDwhsEbZkd6-pHUp0gBr9hZv-tf4JgF6KELhwCRrBNvnXKEOznZmKKEgd889fwreFmfBgabIuuaeao-5yikSWBOomEli0gm4AfsTNHUZmv-Kj7V4dh2dVVWzak-4zxN-y_MhyJs dead December 20, 2013 26 September 2015 Structure thumb|1st Airmobile Brigade Graphic before disbandment. 15px HQ Company 15px|Jägerregiment 1 formation sign 1st Infantry Regiment (Jägerregiment 1) 15px| Kampfhubschrauberregiment 26 "Franken" formation sign 26th (Franconia) Attack Helicopter Regiment (Kampfhubschrauberregiment 26) 15px| Kampfubschrauberregiment 36 "Kurhessen" formation sign 36th Attack Helicopter Regiment (Kampfhubschrauberregiment 36) 15px|Transporthubschrauberregiment 10 formation sign 10th Transport Helicopter Regiment (Transporthubschrauberregiment 10) Commanders The following commanders have led the Brigade: Rank Name Takeover date Handover dateBrigadier generalDieter Budde3 April 1997April 1999Brigadier generalReinhard KammererApril 1999September 2002Brigadier generalWerner FreersSeptember 200216 December 2002Brigadier generalReinhard Wolski17 December 20024 August 2006Brigadier generalVolker Halbauer4 August 20065 December 2008Brigadier generalJürgen Setzer5 December 20086 May 2011Brigadier generalAlfons Mais6 May 20115 April 2013ColonelMichael Mittelberg5 April 201317 December 2013 References External links 51.120172 N 9.287932 E type:landmark_region:DE-HE title Category:Brigades of the Bundeswehr Category:Airmobile brigades Category:Military units and formations established in 1997 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 2013