“A new territorial defense division is being formed in Germany: what is known Germany is creating a fourth division within the Ground Forces to protect critical infrastructure. The new unit will unite 6 Teroboron regiments with a total number of 6,000 people.”, — write on: unn.ua
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According to the media, in April 2024, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius presented the new structure of the Bundeswehr. According to him, it is needed to strengthen the country’s defense capabilities. Among other things, it provides for the reorganization and expansion of territorial reserves.
Currently, they include four territorial defense regiments (Heimatschutzregiment). They only have reservists. They are subordinate to the command in a specific region of Germany.
According to the new plans, the Bundeswehr will form six ground defense regiments with a total strength of approximately 6,000 in Bavaria, Berlin, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and North Rhine-Westphalia. They will be combined into a new territorial defense division. Both reservists and active servicemen will serve there.
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The Territorial Defense Forces (Heimatschutzkräfte) will be subordinated directly to the Ground Forces (Heer) from April 1. Currently, there are only three divisions in their composition: two tank divisions (1st and 10th), as well as a division of rapid reaction forces. About 20,000 people serve in each. The Territorial Defense Division will become the fourth.
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The publication notes that the task of the new connection will be the protection of critical facilities within Germany, such as ports, railway facilities, transshipment points, pipelines, roads, bridges, transport interchanges and digital infrastructure. In peacetime, the Territorial Defense Division can be deployed to help in the event of accidents, terrorist attacks, or pandemics.
As reported by the dpa agency, the plan to create a territorial defense division is also based on the assumption that three other divisions of the Ground Forces can be transferred to the eastern flank of NATO, for example, in Poland, Lithuania or Estonia, to deter or reflect military aggression. Then Germany will need a reliable defense in the rear.