Army Staff (Germany)

Army Staff in MOD Germany
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Führungsstab des Heeres (Fü H) im BMVg
Formation sign of the military division
Formation sign of the military division
ActiveNovember 1957–October 2012
Country Germany
AllegianceBundeswehr
Branch German Army
TypeDept. of Federal Ministry of Defence
& highest command level in German Army
Size180
LocationHardthöhe, Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia
Websitewww.bmvg.de

The Army Staff, in the meaning of the Army general staff, of the German Army (German: Führungsstab des Heeres - Fü H) was a department of the Federal Ministry of Defence and one of the five staff headquarters in the military command of the Bundeswehr. The Army Staff was thus at the same time a ministerial division and the highest level of military command within the German Army. It was merged with the other high command authorities of the German Army to form the Army Command (Kommando Heer) in 2012.

In 2012, there existed in MOD Germany supreme military command authority as follows:

  • Armed Forces Staff (Führungsstab der Streitkräfte – Fü S; General Staff of the Armed Forces)
  • Army Staff (Führungsstab des Heeres – Fü H; Army General Staff)
  • Air Force Staff (Führungsstab der Luftwaffe – Fü L; Air Force General Staff)
  • Navy Staff (Führungsstab der Marine – Fü M)
  • Medical Staff (Führungsstab des Sanitätsdienstes – Fü San; Medical Service Staff)