Kommando Landstreitkräfte
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The Kommando Landstreitkräfte (short: Kdo LaSK or Kommando LaSK) was the Army staff — and simultaneously the Army command of the National People's Army (NPA) Land Forces of the former GDR.
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Land Forces Command (Kdo LaSK) | |
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Kommando Landstreitkräfte — XXXX — | |
Active | 1 December 1972 – 2 October 1990 |
Disbanded | 2 October 1990 |
Country | East Germany |
Allegiance | National Defense Council |
Branch | Land Forces |
Type | Formation |
Role | Army Command |
Size | ca. 800 military people and 200 civilians |
Part of | Ministry of National Defence |
Garrison/HQ | Geltow |
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Vehicle Insignia |
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.
The main task of the NPA Army Command was to provide Command, Control and Communications (C3) 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.
Source:[1]
No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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1 | Horst Stechbarth (1925–2016) | Colonel general1 December 1972 | 31 December 1989 | 17 years, 30 days | |
2 | Horst Skerra (born 1930) | Lieutenant general1 January 1990 | 14 September 1990 | 256 days | |
3 | Hans-Christian Reiche (born 1944) | Major general15 September 1990 | 2 October 1990 | 17 days |
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.
The command was composed by the following establishment:
Name[2] | Military rank | Position | Remark |
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Engelhardt, Lothar | Major general |
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last Chief of the NPA |
Großer, Roland | Major general |
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Handke, Heiny | Lieutenant general |
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Winter, Werner | Major general | DC Army Command on Training | |
The following units and commands reported directly to NPA Land Forces Command:[3]
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