Bundeswehr Plans for a National Command and Control Structure

Abstract

Since the armament of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1955, the Bundeswehr has lacked the capability to execute effectively military operations outside of NATO command and control structures. The reason for this has been the lack of a national operational control capability. Under previous security imperatives where the Bundeswehr focused practically all of its attention to the Central Region, NATO structures were envisaged to provide direction. Now that security concerns on the flanks are coming to the forefront in the Alliance, the Federal Republic has begun to reorient its defense structures to provide assistance to its allies outside the Central Region. The creation of a national command and control capability for the Bundeswehr is a step in this direction.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 24, 1992
Accession Number
ADA249707

Entities

People

  • Thomas-Durell Young

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alliances
  • Availability
  • Central Europe
  • Classification
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Crisis Management
  • Germany
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Military Forces (Foreign)
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Task Forces
  • War
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control