The West German Territorial Army in Support of NATO

Abstract

The study concludes: (1) That NATO and FRG should agree upon an expanded tactical role for Territorial Army (TA) units in the Forward Defense Area; (2) That the staffs of NATO forward deployed forces and FRG TA Forces in the Rear Combat Zone (RCZ) should authorize a special staff position for TA unit commanders or NATO unit commanders, respectively, to insure proper employment of units within their assigned areas; (3) That joint training between NATO and TA units should emphasize tactical employment and the requirement to provide additional combat support units to the TA; (4) That NATO commanders should be made aware of the roles of the TA, its capabilities and limitations, by all information means available; and (5) That NATO war plans should be reviewed with the purpose of shifting rear area security missions within the Forward Defense Force Area to suitable TA units wherever and whenever feasible.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 06, 1975
Accession Number
ADB006704

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Area Security
  • Civil Defense
  • Combat Areas
  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Support
  • Command And Control
  • Employment
  • Field Army
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Training
  • Nato Forces
  • Rear Areas
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Students
  • Training
  • Warfare

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Political Science/ International Relations/ European Studies