Army Office Explained

Unit Name:Army Office
Heeresamt
Dates:16 February 1956–27 June 2013
Country: Germany
Branch: German Army
Type:High command authority
Size:1,100 (staff)
around 12,000 (incl. agencies)
Command Structure: General Staff (Führungsstab des Heeres)
Garrison:Cologne
Garrison Label:Headquarters
Motto:Heeresamt – Die Zukunft im Visier ("Army Office - the Future in our Sights")
Commander1:Generalmajor Erhard Drews
Commander1 Label:Last Department Head
Commander2:Brigadegeneral Heinrich Fischer
Commander2 Label:Last Deputy and Commander of Army Training Schools
Notable Commanders:

The Army Office (German: Heeresamt, HA) in Cologne was one of the two command pillars of the German Army, alongside the Army Forces Command (Heeresführungskommando, HFüKdo), until both were merged to create the current Army Command (Kommand Heer, KdoHeer). This disbandment and merging was done according to the new direction of the Bundeswehr, and the 2011 Basing Concept (Stationierungskonzept 2011).

At the time of its merger, the Army Office was made up 1,100 soldiers and civil servants who were responsible for the conceptual development of the Army, as well as its training and equipment. In addition the Army Office was responsible for the organisational structure of the Army, for issues to do with in-service systems, and for managing logistic support to the Army. Reporting to the Army Office were the Training Schools and Training Centres. The Army Office was subordinate to the General Staff.

After the disbandment of the Army Office and its merger with the Army Forces Command, its premises and large parts of its personnel have been transferred to the new Army Concepts and Capabilities Development Centre (Amt für Heeresentwicklung, AHEntwg), which also inherited the Army Office's Motto.

Department heads

No.NameTakeover dateHandover date
16Generalmajor Erhard Drews1 January 201327 June 2013
Brigadegeneral Heinrich Fischer (acting)1 June 201231 December 2012
15Generalmajor Wolf-Joachim Clauß15 November 20061 June 2012
14Generalmajor Wolfgang Korte1 March 200515 November 2006
13Generalmajor Jürgen Ruwe1 October 20031 March 2005
12Generalmajor Werner Widder31 March 2001September 2003
11Generalmajor Manfred Dietrich1 April 199931 March 2001
10Generalmajor Jürgen Reichardt1 April 199431 March 1999
9Generalleutnant Ernst Klaffus1 April 199031 March 1994
8Generalleutnant Wolfgang Odendahl1 December 198631 March 1990
7Generalleutnant Gerhard Wachter1 April 198630 November 1986
6Generalleutnant Werner Schäfer1 April 198331 March 1986
5Generalleutnant Horst Wenner1 October 197931 March 1983
4Generalleutnant Heinz-Georg Lemm1 April 197430 September 1979
3Generalleutnant Hubert Sonneck1 October 196831 March 1974
2Generalleutnant Hellmuth Mäder1 October 196030 September 1968
1Generalmajor Helmuth Reinhardt1 June 195630 September 1960

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