Cyber and Information Domain Service

Cyber and Information Domain Service (CIDS)
Cyber- und Informationsraum (CIR)
Insignia
Active1 April 2017 – present
Country Federal Republic of Germany
TypeSignals and Electronic Warfare
Size15,200 (2023)[1]
Garrison/HQBonn
MarchCyber-March[2]
Websitewww.bundeswehr.de/de/organisation/cyber-und-informationsraum
Commanders
Inspector of CIRVice admiral Thomas Daum
Vice Inspector of CIRMajor General Jürgen Setzer

The Cyber and Information Domain Service (CIDS) (German: Cyber- und Informationsraum, German pronunciation: [ˈsaɪ̯bɐ ʊnt ɪnfɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌʁaʊ̯m] ; CIR) is the youngest branch of the German Armed Forces, the Bundeswehr. The decision to form an organizational unit was presented by Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen on 26 April 2016, becoming operational on 1 April 2017. It is headquartered in Bonn.[3]

  1. ^ "Aktuelle Personalzahlen der Bundeswehr [Current personnel numbers of the Federal Defence]". Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Der Cyber-Marsch" (in German). 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  3. ^ "Kommando Cyber- und Informationsraum". bundeswehr.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-12-28.