CENTAG wartime structure in 1989

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CENTAG major unit locations 1989

The

Federal Republic of Germany (FRG). The northern half of the FRG was defended by the four Army Corps of NATO's Northern Army Group (NORTHAG). During wartime, CENTAG would command four frontline corps (II German, III German, V US, and VII US). Air support was provided by Fourth Allied Tactical Air Force
.

In addition to these forces, the

Structure of the French Army in 1989
).

The estimated wartime structure of CENTAG in the fall of 1989 at the end of the Cold War follows below. The main source for U.S. entries is Johnson, Andy; Callahan, Pat (2012). NATO Order of Battle 1989..

56th Field Artillery Command

The

United States Army Europe, whereas, during heightened tension or war, command passed to NATO, with Allied Air Forces Central Europe as the next higher headquarters.[3] The Pershing systems were eliminated after the ratification of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty on 27 May 1988.[4] The missiles began to be withdrawn in October 1988 and the last of the missiles were destroyed by the static burn of their motors and subsequently crushed in May 1991 at the Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant near Caddo Lake
, Texas.

HQ CENTAG

  • 7th US Army HQ, Heidelberg
    , FRG
    • 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Bad Tölz
    • 7th Support Command, Rheinberg
    • 3rd Battalion, 58th Aviation (Air Traffic Control), Schwäbisch Hall
    • Company E, 58th Aviation (Air Traffic Control), Mannheim-Sandhofen
    • 207th Aviation Company, Heidelberg, (7x C-12, 10x UH-1H, 2x UH-60A)
    • 7th Army Training Command, Grafenwöhr, (3x UH-1H)
    • 7th Medical Command, Heidelberg
      • 30th Medical Group, Ludwigsburg, (Assigned to VII Corps)
      • 68th Medical Group, Wiesbaden, (Assigned to V Corps)
      • 421st Medical Evacuation Battalion, Nellingen-Stuttgart
        • 45th Medical Company, Nellingen-Stuttgart (15x UH-60A)
        • 159th Medical Company, Darmstadt (15x UH-60A)
        • 236th Medical Company, Landstuhl (15x UH-60A)
          • Det 1. Grafenwöhr
          • Det 2. Giebelstadt

18th Engineer Brigade

32nd Army Air Defense Command

The army's

32nd Army Air Defense Command fell operationally under Fourth Allied Tactical Air Force
.

1st Canadian Division

note 1: In case of war approximately 1,400 men from 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group would have been sent to Germany to bring 4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group to full wartime strength.
note 2: Each of 4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group's mechanized battalions fielded the following equipment: 2x M577, 65x M113, 11x Lynx, 18x M113 TUA with TOW, 24x M125 with a 81mm mortar.
note 3: This brigade had formed the Canadian Air-Sea Transportable Brigade Group and would in wartime have supported NATO forces in Norway. In case of war, Canada thus would have had to support one brigade each in two far apart theatres of war. In 1987, the Canadian government therefore decided to make 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group a wartime support for the German theatre, bringing its contribution there to division strength.[7]

III German Corps

Structure of the III German Corps in 1989
CENTAG wartime structure in 1989 is located in FRG and West Berlin
III DE
2 PzGren.
4 PzGren.
4 PzGren.
5 PzGren.
5 PzGren.
6 Panzer
6 Panzer
2 Art.
2 Art.
5 Panzer
13 PzGren.
13 PzGren.
14 Panzer
14 Panzer
15 Panzer 34 Panzer
15 Panzer
34 Panzer
5 Art.
5 Art.
12 Panzer
CENTAG wartime structure in 1989
35 PzGren.
35 PzGren.
36 Panzer
36 Panzer
12 Art.
12 Art.
26 FschJg
3 Aviation
3 Aviation
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Location of III German Corps and its units in 1989
  • III German Corps, Koblenz
    • Staff Company, III German Corps, Koblenz
    • 300th Long Range Reconnaissance Company, Diez
    • 300th Front Intelligence Company, Diez
    • 4x Field Replacement Battalions: 310th and 330th in Diez, 320th in Buch, 340th in Saarlouis
    • 3rd Artillery Command, Koblenz
      • Staff Company, 3rd Artillery Command, Koblenz
      • 350th Rocket Artillery Battalion, Montabaur (6x Lance missile launcher)
      • 320th Nuclear Weapons Supply Battalion,
        Herborn
      • 300th Security Battalion, Giessen
      • 300th UAV Battery, Idar-Oberstein
    • 3rd Engineer Command, Koblenz
      • Staff Company, 3rd Engineer Command, Koblenz
      • 310th Combat Engineer Battalion, Koblenz, (8x Biber AVLB, 8x Pionierpanzer 1, 4x Skorpion Mine Layers, 12x Floating Bridge Modules)
      • 320th Combat Engineer Battalion, Koblenz, (8x Biber AVLB, 8x Pionierpanzer 1, 4x Skorpion Mine Layers, 12x Floating Bridge Modules)
      • 330th Amphibious Engineer Battalion, Speyer
      • 340th Combat Engineer Battalion (Reserve), Emmerzhausen, (8x Biber AVLB, 8x Pionierpanzer 1, 4x Skorpion Mine Layers, 12x Floating Bridge Modules)
      • 350th Combat Engineer Battalion (Reserve), Stadtallendorf, (8x Biber AVLB, 8x Pionierpanzer 1, 4x Skorpion Mine Layers, 12x Floating Bridge Modules)
      • 360th Floating Bridge Battalion, Speyer
      • 310th NBC Defense Battalion (Reserve), Zweibrücken
    • 3rd Air Defense Command, Koblenz
      • Staff Company, 3rd Air Defense Command, Koblenz
      • 300th Air Defense Regiment,
        Marder 1
        )
      • 330th Air Defense Battalion (Reserve), Marburg, (24x Bofors 40L70)
      • 340th Air Defense Battalion (Reserve), Marburg, (24x Bofors 40L70)
    • 3rd Army Aviation Command, Mendig
      • Staff Company, 3rd Army Aviation Command, Mendig, (15x BO-105M)
      • 30th Army Aviation Regiment, Niederstetten, (48x UH-1D, 5x Alouette II)
      • 35th Army Aviation Regiment, Mendig, (32x CH-53G, 5x Alouette II)
      • 36th Army Aviation Regiment, Fritzlar, (56x PAH-1, 5x Alouette II)
      • 300th Army Aviation Squadron (Reserve), Mendig
    • 3rd Signal Command, Koblenz
      • Staff Company, 3rd Signal Command, Koblenz
      • 310th Signal Battalion, Koblenz
      • 320th Signal Battalion, Frankenberg
      • 330th Signal Battalion, Koblenz
    • 3rd Maintenance Command, Koblenz
      • Staff Company, 3rd Maintenance Command, Koblenz
      • 310th Maintenance Battalion, Koblenz
      • 320th Maintenance Battalion, Koblenz
      • 330th Maintenance Battalion (Reserve), Koblenz
    • 3rd Supply Command, Diez
      • Staff Company, 3rd Supply Command, Diez
      • 310th Supply Battalion, Diez
      • 370th Transport Battalion, Hermeskeil
      • 380th Transport Battalion, Buch
    • 3rd Medical Command, Koblenz
      • Staff Company, 3rd Medical Command, Koblenz
      • 310th Medical Battalion (Reserve), Buch
      • 320th Medical Battalion (Reserve), Giessen
      • 330th Medical Transport Battalion, Wetzlar

2nd Panzergrenadier Division

5th Panzer Division

Effolderbach

12th Panzer Division

  • 12th Panzer Division, Veitshöchheim
    • Staff Company, 12th Panzer Division, Veitshöchheim
    • 34th Panzer Brigade, Koblenz
      • Staff Company, 34th Panzer Brigade, Koblenz, (8x M577, 8x Luchs)
      • 341st Panzer Battalion, Koblenz, (28x Leopard 2A1, 11x Marder, 12x M113)
      • 342nd Panzergrenadier Battalion, Koblenz, (35x Marder, 6x Panzermörser, 12x M113)
      • 343rd Panzer Battalion, Koblenz, (41x Leopard 2A1, 12x M113)
      • 344th Panzer Battalion, Koblenz, (41x Leopard 2A1, 12x M113)
      • 345th Panzer Artillery Battalion, Kusel, (18x M109A3G)
      • 340th Anti-Tank Company, Koblenz, (12x Jaguar 1)
      • 340th Armored Engineer Company, Koblenz
      • 340th Supply Company, Koblenz
      • 340th Maintenance Company, Koblenz
    • 35th Panzergrenadier Brigade, Hammelburg
      • Staff Company, 35th Panzergrenadier Brigade, Hammelburg, (8x M577, 8x Luchs)
      • 351st Panzergrenadier Battalion, Hammelburg, (13x Leopard 1A5, 24x Marder, 12x M113)
      • 352nd Panzergrenadier Battalion, Mellrichstadt, (24x Marder, 6x Panzermörser, 23x M113)
      • 353rd Panzergrenadier Battalion, Hammelburg, (24x Marder, 6x Panzermörser, 23x M113)
      • 354th Panzer Battalion, Hammelburg, (41x Leopard 1A5, 12x M113)
      • 355th Panzer Artillery Battalion, Wildflecken, (18x M109A3G)
      • 350th Anti-Tank Company, Mellrichstadt, (12x Jaguar 2)
      • 350th Armored Engineer Company, Hammelburg
      • 350th Supply Company, Hammelburg
      • 350th Maintenance Company, Hammelburg
    • 36th Panzer Brigade, Bad Mergentheim
      • Staff Company, 36th Panzer Brigade, Bad Mergentheim, (8x M577, 8x Luchs)
      • 361st Panzer Battalion, Külsheim, (28x Leopard 2A3, 11x Marder, 12x M113)
      • 362nd Panzergrenadier Battalion, Walldürn, (35x Marder, 6x Panzermörser, 12x M113)
      • 363rd Panzer Battalion, Külsheim, (41x Leopard 2A3, 12x M113)[8]
      • 364th Panzer Battalion, Külsheim, (41x Leopard 2A3, 12x M113)
      • 365th Panzer Artillery Battalion, Walldürn, (18x M109A3G)
      • 360th Anti-Tank Company, Külsheim, (12x Jaguar 1)
      • 360th Armored Engineer Company, Bad Mergentheim
      • 360th Supply Company, Bad Mergentheim
      • 360th Maintenance Company, Bad Mergentheim
    • 12th Artillery Regiment, Tauberbischofsheim
      • Staff Battery, 12th Artillery Regiment, Tauberbischofsheim
      • 121st Field Artillery Battalion, Tauberbischofsheim, (18x
        FH-70
        )
      • 122nd Rocket Artillery Battalion, Philippsburg, (16x LARS, 16x MLRS)
      • 123rd Surveillance Battalion, Tauberbischofsheim (12x CL-289)
      • 12th Custodial Battery, Philippsburg
    • 12th Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Ebern, (34x Leopard 1A1A1, 10x Luchs, 18x Fuchs - 9 of which carry a RASIT radar)
    • 12th Air Defense Regiment, Hardheim, (36x Gepard)
    • 12th Engineer Battalion, Volkach, (8x Biber AVLB, 8x Pionierpanzer 1, 4x Skorpion Mine Layers, 12x Floating Bridge Modules)
    • 12th Army Aviation Squadron, Niederstetten, (10x Alouette II)
    • 12th Signal Battalion, Veitshöchheim
    • 12th Medical Battalion, Veitshöchheim
    • 12th Supply Battalion, Bad Mergentheim
    • 12th Maintenance Battalion, Tauberbischofsheim
    • 5x Field Replacement Battalions: 121st in Veitshöchheim, 122nd and 125th in Bad Mergentheim, 123rd in Koblenz, 124th in Hammelburg
    • 126th Jäger Battalion (Reserve), Walldürn
    • 127th Jäger Battalion (Reserve), Hammelburg
    • 128th Security Battalion (Reserve), Tauberbischofsheim

26th Airborne Brigade

  • 26th Airborne Brigade, Saarlouis
    • Staff Company, 26th Airborne Brigade, Lippstadt
    • 261st Airborne Battalion, Lebach
    • 262nd Airborne Battalion, Merzig
    • 263rd Airborne Battalion, Saarlouis
    • 264th Airborne Battalion (Reserve), Saarlouis
    • 260th Airborne Mortar Company, Lebach, (16x 120mm mortars)
    • 260th Airborne Engineer Company, Koblenz
    • 260th Airborne Medical Company, Lebach
    • 260th Airborne Logistics Company, Lebach

V US Corps

V US Corps organization 1989 (click to enlarge)
11 Cavalry
12 Aviation
12 Aviation
41 Artillery
41 Artillery
42 Artillery
42 Artillery
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Location of V US Corps and units in 1989