Nachrichtenregiment 14 Explained

Unit Name:Nachrichtenregiment 14
(Signal Regiment 14)
— III —
Dates:1956 - April 1, 1993
Branch: Air Forces of the National People's Army
Command Structure:Air Force Command
(Kommando LSK/LV)
Garrison:Waldsieversdorf/ Rotes Luch

The Nachrichenregiment 14 (NR-14)Harro Schulze-Boysen“ was a signal regiment-sized unit of the National People's Army (NVA) Air Forces of the National People's Army of the former East Germany (GDR). The primary task of that unit consisted in the signal support to the Air Force Command (Kdo LSK/LV) as well as of the Main Operation Centre (MOC), the so-called ZGS LSK/LV.

In German, the word Nachrichtenregiment can be ambiguous, and imply an intelligence/signal intelligence purpose. However, this regiment was unequivocally primarily a signal unit.

History

NR-14 was established in 1956 as a battalion-sized signal unit (de. Nachrichtenbataillon 2) in Waldsieversdorf (Rotes Luch).[1]

After interim steps in 1960 this battalion was expanded to become the Signal Regiment 19 (NR-19), a regiment-sized unit. In 1967 the name of honour Harro Schulze-Boysen was dedicated to this particular signal regiment. Subsequent to restructuring in 1970 the unit received finally the designation Nachrichtenregiment 14 (NR-14), Harro Schulze-Boysen.

Organization

The NR-14 was direct supported to the NVA Air Force Command (Kdo LSK/LV) with the organization structure as follows:

Organization after disbandment of the NVA

With the disbandment of the NVA in 1990 the stationary HF transmitter site (Limsdorf) was long-lasting integrated into the organization structure of the German Air Force (GAF). Also some handheld equipment and the so-called aeronautical radio equipment east were integrated to the equipment pool Deployable Air Situation Display and Interface Processor System (DASDIPS).

After that the NR-14, meanwhile Fernmeldeabteilung 14 (FmAbt-14), was disbanded April 1, 1993. The Bundswehr site Waldsieversdorf (Rotes Luch) was given up as well.

The in-service support management for DASDIPS equipment, in operation at present, is with GAF Weapon Systems Command. The operational responsibility to DASDIPS is with the German Air Force Command.

Commanding officers
1956–1961 LtCol H. Müller
1961–1963 LtCol K. Frohberg
1963–1968 LtCol H-J. Brandenburg
1968–1975 Col K. Frohbertg
1975–1988Col. M. Werner
1988–1990 Col. H-U. Augustin
1990–2003 LtCol Boesenberg

References

  1. https://www.bundesarchiv.de/bestaende_findmittel/bestaendeuebersicht/body.html?id_main=5699&where=naeheres&what=parent_id&id_bestand=3390&suchbegriff= NR-14 auf der Homepage des Militärarchivs; eingesehen am 16. Juni 2009

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