Kommando Landstreitkräfte


The Kommando Landstreitkräfte was the Army staff — and simultaneously the Army command of the National People's Army Land Forces of the former GDR.

History

On 1 December 1972 the Kommando LaSK was established under the command of LG Horst Stechbarth as independent Army Staff, and Main Army Command of the Land Forces, a military branch of the GDR National People's Army. As HQ served the former barracks of the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe, built by Ernst Sagebiel in 1936, and located in the area of the Wildpark Potsdam.
It was disbanded together with the NPA in 1990. The legal successor became the Bundeswehrkommando Ost under LG Jörg Schönbohm. Today the "Einsatzführungskommando of the Bundeswehr" is stationed in this Barracks.

Command and Organization

Command, Control, and Communications

The main task of the NPA Army Command was to provide Command, Control and Communications to the military branch as the whole, as well as to the subordinated corps-sized commands, officer's high schools, groups, organizations, and units of the NPA's Land Forces.
Under deployment conditions, and in line with the situation awareness C3 had to be executed from the Component Headquarters in Geltow, Field Component Headquarters or Operations Centers.

Commanding generals of the NPA Army Command

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; Remark:
The commanding general was competent, mandated and authorized to provide tasks and orders direct to the subordinated deputies. He was assisted by a so-called Militärrat of the Army Command, the highest HQ advisory body on deputy level.

Organization

The command was composed by the following establishment:
; Deputy Minister and Commander-in-chief Army with the military advisor
; Deputy of the Commander Army Command and Chief of the Political Division with
  • Three branches including Chief Party Control Commission, Central Party Leadership, Spec-Propaganda, and Political Branch of the Kdo LSK/LV
; DC Army Command and Chief of Staff with
  • Assistant Chief Of Staff and G3 with
  • ACOS and Chief General Tasks with
  • Chief G1 with PTA and WTA
  • Chief Organization/Replenishment with
; DC Army and Chief G4 with
; Chief SAM Forces
; Chief Army Aviation
; Military prosecutor
; Division 2000: - Here the branch G2 with responsibility to the military branch Land Forces of the National People's Army

Subordinated commands, forces, units, and organizations

The following units and commands reported directly to NPA Land Forces Command: