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Command Flags and Pennants of the Territorial Army (Germany)

Kommandozeichen des Territorialheeres

Introduction
Command Pennant for a Territorial Army Brigade (Kommandozeichen einer Territorialheer-Brigade)
Command Flag for a Territorial Army Regiment (Kommandozeichen einem Territorialheer-Regiment)
Command Pennant for a Territorial Army Batallion (Kommandozeichen einem Territorialheer-Bataillon)
Command Pennant for a Territorial Army Company (Kommandozeichen einer Territorialheer-Kompanie)

See also:

Command Flags and Pennants of Army Units (Kommandozeichen der Einheiten des Heeres)
Germany

Introduction

During the Cold War, the army branch of the Bundeswehr (the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany) was organised into the Feldheer (standing army?) and the Territorialheer (territorial army). While the Feldheer was active in peacetime, and would have been placed under NATO command in wartime, the Territorialheer's peacetime strength was only 10% of its due size. In the case of a war it would have been filled up with reservists and was to remain under national command. From 1992 on, a new concept was introduced (Heeresstruktur 5) in which the structures of Feldheer and Territorialheer were merged. A more detailed (English language) overview of how the structure of the army evolved from 1955 until today is in this webpage.

Stefan Schwoon, 14 February 2002

The German Territorialheer is the part-time reserve component of the German Army (Bundesheer). It bears some similarity to the US Army National Guard/Army Reserve. The Territorialheer is organized, trained and equipped to reinforce the Bundesheer on short notice with combat brigades and battalions (primarily mechanized infantry). During the Cold War, when West Germany followed a policy of 'forward defense', its role was considered critical. Most Territorialheer soldiers lived close to their mobilization stations, and most units were earmarked for operations in their home regions. Thus the name 'Territorial Army'. Though in the post-Cold War era the Territorialheer has been somewhat pruned, and though it has assumed some new missions, its basic structure has not changed.

The modern Territorialheer descends form the Landwehr, the reserve military force of Pr