World Military and Police Forces: Germany

Germany

Capital: Berlin

NATO member nation.

Historical

Ambush of Roman forces in the Teutonberg forest

Saxony

King George III

Hessian mercenaries in the service of the British

Unification of Germany in 1871- Princes of the German states gathered together to proclaim Wilhelm of Prussia as Emperor of the German Empire after the German victory in the Franco-Prussian War.

World War 1

World War 2

Germany was divided into East Germany and West Germany after World War 2.

Reunified in 1990

Frederick the Great (or Frederick II) of Prussia

Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben- Also know as Baron von Steuben. Served as inspector general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Wrote “The Revolutionary war Drill Manual”.

Major General Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831)- Prussian general during the Napoleonic Wars. Wrote the book “On War”

Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher (1742-1819)- Prussian Field Marshal during the Napoleonic Wars.

Wilhelm I

Otto von Bismarck

Military Bases

Ramstein Air Base

Believed to have around 15 U.S. B61 nuclear bombs in storage. Can be used on German Tornado aircraft.

Spangdahlem Air Base

Believed to have around 20 U.S. B61 nuclear bombs in storage. Can be used on German Tornado aircraft.

Buechel Air Base
Believed to have around 10 U.S. B61 nuclear bombs in storage. Can be used on German Tornado aircraft.

TAURUS KEPD 350 air launched cruise missiles

Bundeswehr

Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Approximately 32,292 personnel

Eurofighter EF-2000 (100)

F-4 Phantom (21)

Tornado IDS (100)
Tornado ECR (31)

Alpha Jet

Cessna T-37 trainer aircraft (56)

T-38 Talon trainer aircraft (87)

P-3C aircraft used for maritime patrol (8)

Transall C-160 transport aircraft (60)

Dornier Do 225 transport aircraft (15)

Airbus A400M transport aircraft (40 on order)

Airbus A310 strategic transport aircraft (1)

Airbus A310MRTT refueling aircraft (4)

UH-1 helicopters (54)

AS532 Cougar (3)

NH90 helicopter (4)

MiG-29 Fulcrum?

MiG-23 Flogger?

MiG-21 Fishbed?

SU-27 Flanker?

F-104 Starfighter?

Skyservant light propeller transport aircraft. Short Take Off and Landing (STOL) capable.?

IAI Heron unmanned aerial vehicles

EuroHawk (RQ-4B) unmanned aerial vehicles
EADS Barracuda unmanned combat aerial vehicle. Currently under development.

TAURUS KEPD 350 air launched cruise missiles

Taifun- Considered an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle or Anti-tank drone with a shaped charge warhead.

AIM-9

AIM-120

ASRAAM

AIM-92 Stinger air-to-air Stinger missile

IRIS-T air-to-air missile

Navy (Deutche Marine)
Approximately 15,000 personnel

Frigates (15)

Corvettes (2)

Submarines (4)

Type 212 class submarines (4)

Fast Patrol Boats (8)

Mine Warfare Vessels (17)

Auxiliary Ships (21)

SH-3 Sea King helicopters used in Anti-Submarine Warfare role. (21)

Super Lynx helicopters used in Anti-Submarine Warfare role. (22)

Camcopter S-100 Austrian made unmanned aerial vehicles (6 on order)

P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft (8)

Do 228 aircraft (2)

Atlantique maritime patrol aircraft (retired)

Penguin Mk 3 anti-ship missiles

AS-34 Kormoran air launched anti-ship missiles

Exocet anti-ship missiles

RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles

ASROC torpedoes

Kampfschwimmer (Group 3402)

Combat divers of the German navy.

German Army (Heer)

92,000 personnel

Army Aviation

Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopters (27)

Tiger attack helicopters may be equipped with HOT or Trigat (PARS 3 LR) anti-tank missiles, Hydra 70mm rockets and AIM-92 Stinger air-to-air missiles.

MBB BO-105 helicopters used in utility, anti-tank and reconnaissance role (104)

UH-1 helicopters (82)

CH-53 Sea Stallion transport helicopters

EC135 helicopters used for training (15)

NH90 helicopters (22)

Alouette II helicopters?

Puma helicopters?

Lynx helicopters?

Mi-24 Hind attack helicopters?

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

IAI Harop loitering Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

KZO reconnaissance UAV

EMT Aladin reconnaissance UAV

Camcopter S-100 rotary reconnaissance UAV

MIKADO mini reconnaissance UAV

Fancopter mini reconnaissance rotary UAV

Leopard 2 tanks

Spz Puma IFV's with 30mm cannon and Spike anti-tank missiles (to eventually replace the Marder)

Marder Infantry Fighting Vehicles with 20mm cannon and MILAN anti-tank missiles

GTK Boxer 8x8 Infantry Fighting Vehicles

Fuchs 1 Armored Personnel Carriers

M113 APC's

Jaguar Tank Destroyer with TOW missiles

Wiesel armored vehicle

Wiesel armored vehicles with TOW anti-tank missiles

Wiesel armored vehicles with 120mm mortar

Wiesel armored vehicles with 20mm auto cannon

Wiesel armored vehicles with Stinger surface-to-air missiles

Luchs with 20mm gun

Fennek armored reconnaissance vehicle with 40mm grenade launcher

Dingo 2 armored vehicles. German made.

Dingo armored wheeled vehicles. German made.
Grizzly armored wheeled vehicles

DURO III armored wheeled vehicles

BV206 armored tracked transport vehicles

Mungo ESK armored transport vehicles

Light Armored Patrol Vehicle LAPV Enok

Eagle IV armored wheeled vehicles

Skorpion mine laying vehicles

Kommando Spezial Krafte (KSK)- Special Forces Command. Part of the German Army.

Panzerfaust 3 shoulder fired anti-tank rocket launchers. 110mm rockets. HEAT and special BASTEG (Barricade and Street Encounter Grenade) rockets.

HK GMG automatic grenade launcher (40mm)

AG36 under barrel grenade launcher (40mm)

Granatpistole 40mm grenade launcher

G22 sniper rifles- German designation for the Accuracy International AWM in 7.62x67mm (.300 Winchester Magnum)

G24 sniper rifles (accuracy International Arctic Warfare. .50 cal. Used by Special Forces)

G82 sniper rifles (M82 .50 cal)

G3A3ZF-DMR designated marksman rifle. Modified G3.

G28 designated marksman rifle. Modified HKMR308

HK MG3 machine guns (7.62x51)

HK21 machine guns (7.62x51mm. Used by Special Forces)

HK MG4 machine guns (5.56mm)
HK G36 assault rifles (5.56x45mm)

HK G8 rifles (7.62x51mm. Used by Special Forces)
HK MP5 sub-machine guns (9x19mm)

HK MP7 sub-machine guns (4.6x30mm)

MP2 sub-machine guns (9x19mm)

HK P8 pistols (9x19mm)

Remington 870 shotguns

KM2000 combat knife

Artillery

Mittleres Artillerie Raketen System (MARS)- German designation for the M270 MLRS 227mm multiple rocket launcher.
PzH 2000 155mm self propelled howitzers

The LARS II 110mm multiple rocket launcher has been replaced by the MARS.

SMArt 155 precision guided ammunition for 155mm howitzers

120mm mortars

Air Defense

Patriot missile system

IRIS-T SL air defense system

HAWK missile system?

Roland self propelled surface-to-air missile system on Marder chassis.

Gepard air defense system with two 35mm auto cannons.

LeSysFla Light Systems Air Defense. Mobile. The Ozelot missile carrier is based on the Wiesel platform.

Militarpolizistin (Military Police)
Also called Feldjager

Red berets

Green berets are worn by infantry units
Black berets are worn by armored units
Maroon berets are worn by Special units
Red berets are worn by support units including the Military Police. artillery, engineers, supply, etc.
Blue berets are worn by medical personnel
Dark blue berets are worn by Air Force (Luftwaffe) and Navy (Deutsche Marine) personnel

Bundespolizei- German Federal Police
Formerly known as the Federal Border Guard (Bundesgrenzschutz)

Grenzschatzgruppe 9 (GSG9)- Border Guard Group 9. Special Operations and counter-terrorist force of the German Federal Police.