Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr | |
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| Motto | "Mens agitat molem" (English: "Mind moves matter") |
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| Type | Staff college and senior military academy of the German Armed Forces, the Bundeswehr |
| Established | 15 May 1957 (15 October 1810 as Prussian Military Academy) |
| Location | , |
The Bundeswehr Command and Staff College (German: Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr, FüAkBw) is the General Staff College (Senior Military Academy) of the German armed forces, the Bundeswehr, established in 1957 as the successor of the Prussian Military Academy, founded in 1810. Since 1958 it has been located in Hamburg. Its motto, Mens agitat molem, translates to "Mind moves matter". The leading educational institution of the German armed forces, the academy is internationally renowned for its excellence. The academy educates the future élite of not only the German armed forces but also of other member-states of the European Union and NATO.[1]
Following German re-unification in 1989-1991, the Führungsakademie began training officers of the former East German National People's Army (German: Nationale Volksarmee (NVA)) in 1993.[2]
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[...] 1993 begann die Bundeswehr, die aus der ehemaligen NVA hervorgegangenen Offiziere auf der Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr auszubilden, mit bemerkenswertem Erfolg.