Homeland Defence Division


The Homeland Defence Division is a partially active German Army Division of the Bundeswehr, which combines the forces of . It is subordinate to the Army Command.

Order

The mission of the Homeland Defence Division and the Homeland Security Forces is to protect Germany, support civil authorities, and secure critical infrastructure. Unlike the Field Army, the Homeland Security Forces' operational area is exclusively German territory, even in a state of defence.
Other tasks include protection and security tasks as well as property protection within the framework of national defence and collective defence, , deployment support for NATO forces, maintenance of domestic security in cooperation with the police and civil protection, and support of civil protection in the event of serious natural disasters or accidents.
Any available reservist can be assigned to the Homeland Defence Forces. This increase in personnel is supported by the training and equipment necessary for deployment, as needed. Regionally assigned units support the Homeland Defence. The organizational structures take into account regional conditions and available personnel potential. They can be flexibly adapted as needed.

Outline

The Homeland Defence Division is directly subordinate to the Army Command. The Homeland Defence Division is divided into six Homeland Defence Regiments. All Homeland Defence companies that were subordinate to the respective state commands before the establishment of the Homeland Defence Division were each assigned to a Homeland Defence Regiment.
A homeland defense regiment consists of a staff and supply company, a support company, a training company and several homeland defense companies, which additionally have a regional designation.

Regiments

  • 1st Homeland Defence Regiment
  • 2nd Homeland Defence Regiment
  • 3rd Homeland Defence Regiment
  • 4th Homeland Defence Regiment
  • 5th Homeland Defence Regiment
  • 6th Homeland Defence Regiment
Locations
RegimentNameCompanyGarrisonStateRemark
HSchRgt 11./HSchRgt 1Roth BY
HSchRgt 12./HSchRgt 1Roth BY
HSchRgt 13./HSchRgt 1Roth BY
HSchRgt 14./HSchRgt 1HSchKp UnterfrankenVolkach BY
HSchRgt 15./HSchRgt 1HSchKp MittelfrankenNürnberg BY
HSchRgt 16./HSchRgt 1HSchKp OberfrankenHof BY
HSchRgt 17./HSchRgt 1HSchKp NiederbayernBogen BY
HSchRgt 18./HSchRgt 1HSchKp OberpfalzKümmersbruck BY
HSchRgt 19./HSchRgt 1HSchKp SchwabenDillingen an der Donau BY
HSchRgt 110./HSchRgt 1HSchKp OberbayernMurnau am Staffelsee BY
HSchRgt 111./HSchRgt 1HSchKp Donau-PfalzMünchsmünster BY
HSchRgt 112./HSchRgt 1HSchKp OdenwaldWalldürn BW
HSchRgt 113./HSchRgt 1HSchKp OberrheinBruchsal BW
HSchRgt 114./HSchRgt 1HSchKp Schwäbische AlbStetten am kalten Markt BW
HSchRgt 115./HSchRgt 1HSchKp LinzgauPfullendorf BW
HSchRgt 21./HSchRgt 2Stabs-/VersKpMünster NW
HSchRgt 22./HSchRgt 2UstgKpMünster NW
HSchRgt 23./HSchRgt 2AusbKpMünster NW
HSchRgt 24./HSchRgt 2HSchKp RheinlandDüsseldorf NW
HSchRgt 25./HSchRgt 2HSchKp RuhrgebietUnna NW
HSchRgt 26./HSchRgt 2HSchKp WestfalenAhlen NW
HSchRgt 27./HSchRgt 2HSchKp SaarlandSaarlouis SL
HSchRgt 28./HSchRgt 2HSchKp HunsrückBaumholder RP
HSchRgt 29./HSchRgt 2HSchKp KurpfalzGermersheim RP
HSchRgt 210./HSchRgt 2HSchKp Rheinland PfalzMainz RP
HSchRgt 31./HSchRgt 3Stabs-/VersKpNienburg/Weser NI
HSchRgt 32./HSchRgt 3UstgKpNienburg/Weser NI
HSchRgt 33./HSchRgt 3AusbKpNienburg/Weser NI
HSchRgt 34./HSchRgt 3HSchKp SollingHolzminden NI
HSchRgt 35./HSchRgt 3HSchKp NordheideLüneburg NI
HSchRgt 36./HSchRgt 3HSchKp KüsteWittmund NI
HSchRgt 37./HSchRgt 3HSchKp HannoverHannover NI
HSchRgt 38./HSchRgt 3HSchKp Bremen IBremen HB
HSchRgt 39./HSchRgt 3HSchKp Bremen IIBremerhaven HB
HSchRgt 41./HSchRgt 4Stabs-/VersKpAlt Duvenstedt SH
HSchRgt 42./HSchRgt 4UstgKpAlt Duvenstedt SH
HSchRgt 43./HSchRgt 4AusbKpAlt Duvenstedt SH
HSchRgt 44./HSchRgt 4HSchKp OstseeParow MV
HSchRgt 45./HSchRgt 4HSchKp MecklenburgSchwerin MV
HSchRgt 46./HSchRgt 4HSchKp VorpommernNeubrandenburg MV
HSchRgt 47./HSchRgt 4HSchKp HamburgHamburg HH
HSchRgt 48./HSchRgt 4HSchKp SchleswigHusum SH
HSchRgt 49./HSchRgt 4HSchKp HolsteinEutin SH
HSchRgt 51./HSchRgt 5Stabs-/VersKpOhrdruf TH
HSchRgt 52./HSchRgt 5UstgKpOhrdruf TH
HSchRgt 53./HSchRgt 5AusbKpOhrdruf TH
HSchRgt 54./HSchRgt 5HSchKp NordhessenFrankenberg (Eder) HE
HSchRgt 55./HSchRgt 5HSchKp MittelhessenWiesbaden HE
HSchRgt 56./HSchRgt 5HSchKp SüdhessenWiesbaden HE
HSchRgt 57./HSchRgt 5HSchKp ThüringenErfurt TH
HSchRgt 58./HSchRgt 5HSchKp SachsenDresden SN
HSchRgt 61./HSchRgt 6Stabs-/VersKpAltengrabow STPlanned for October 2025
HSchRgt 62./HSchRgt 6UstgKpAltengrabow STPlanned for October 2025
HSchRgt 63./HSchRgt 6AusbKpAltengrabow STPlanned for October 2025
HSchRgt 64./HSchRgt 6HSchKp Berlin IBerlin BEPlanned for October 2025
HSchRgt 65./HSchRgt 6HSchKp Berlin IIBerlin BEPlanned for October 2025
HSchRgt 66./HSchRgt 6HSchKp Brandenburg IPotsdam BBPlanned for October 2025
HSchRgt 67./HSchRgt 6HSchKp Brandenburg IIPotsdam BBPlanned for October 2025
HSchRgt 68./HSchRgt 6HSchKp Sachsen-Anhalt IMagdeburg STPlanned for October 2025
HSchRgt 69./HSchRgt 6HSchKp Sachsen-Anhalt IIKlietz STPlanned for October 2025

History

The establishment of the Homeland Defence Division was first publicly announced in November 2024 and officially announced in January 2025. The division was established on 14 March 2025 as a partially active division in the Julius Leber Barracks in Berlin. It is the fourth division in the German Army alongside the Rapid Forces Division, the 1st Panzer Division and the 10th Panzer Division. An establishment staff was commissioned on 13 December 2024, and the Homeland Defence Division staff was commissioned on 1 January 2025. The first commander of the Homeland Defence Division was the former deputy commander of the Bundeswehr Territorial Command, Major General.
Since April 1, 2025, all existing Homeland Defence regiments and Homeland Defence companies have been subordinate to the Homeland Defence Division. The establishment of up to twelve homeland security regiments is planned in the medium term.