Asgaard – German Security Group

Asgaard – German Security Group (founded in 2007) is a German private military company.

Asgaard – German Security Group

Industry	Security company[1]
Founded	2007
Headquarters	Telgte, Germany
Key people	Dirk Gaßmann (CEO)
Services	Security
Revenue	60.000 Euro[2]
Number of employees	5[2] (Not including field agents)
Website	www.asgaardgsg.de

In May 2010, Asgaard secured a contract with Somali politician Ahmad Galadid Abdinur Darman, which in turn sparked controversy in Germany. According to spokespersons for the German Institute for International and Security Affairs and the Düsseldorf Institute for Foreign and Security Policy, Darman was a politically unimportant player in Somalia, whose political clout might change considerably if he acquired armed security.^[3] That over a hundred former German soldiers would begin to play a part in Somali politics led to discussion in the German Bundestag. Politicians spoke of a "fall from grace," but there appeared to be little that could be done, since the German government had for years neglected to draw up rules for private military companies.^[4]

In June 2010, the chairman of the Reservist Association of the Bundeswehr, major Gerd Höfer, wrote a letter to Asgaards manager Thomas Kaltegärtner and asked him to resign from the association. Kaltegärtner was a staff sergeant in the reserve.^[5]

Literature

• Dirk Laabs: Public enemies in uniform. How militant rights subvert our institutions . Ullstein book publishers, Berlin 2021, ISBN 978-3-430-21032-4

References

1. "Unsere Operators haben keinen Kampfauftrag, wir arbeiten als ganz normale, private Sicherheitsfirma mit Jedermannsrechten im Ausland. Wir legen Wert auf die Feststellung, dass Asgaard kein Söldnerunternehmen ist." Archived 2020-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
2. ASGAARD German Security Guards - Consulting GmbH Hamm (vormals: Aachen), Jahresabschluss zum Geschäftsjahr vom 01.01.2017 bis zum 31.12.2017 im Bundesanzeiger
3. Feyder, Franz (22 May 2010). "Deutsche Söldner für Bürgerkrieg in Somalia". Tagesschau (Germany). Archived from the original on 25 May 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
4. "Der selbst verschuldete "Sündenfall"". Tagesschau (Germany). 23 May 2010. Archived from the original on 25 May 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
5. Sicherheitsfirma Asgaard: Söldner aus dem Münsterland Archived 2021-01-13 at the Wayback Machine, abendblatt.de, 22 June 2010

External links

• Asgaard-gsg.de, official Homepage
• Söldner werden – mithilfe des Staates. Umschulung wird subventioniert.