# Homeland Defence Division

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The **Homeland Defence Division** (German: *Heimatschutzdivision*; HSchDiv) is a partially active [German Army](/source/German_Army) [Division](/source/Division_(military)) of the *[Bundeswehr](/source/Bundeswehr)*,[1] which combines the forces of *[Heimatschutz](/source/Heimatschutz_(Bundeswehr))* (Homeland Defence). It is subordinate to the [Army Command](/source/Army_Command_(Germany)).

## Order

The mission of the Homeland Defence Division and the Homeland Security Forces is to protect Germany, support civil authorities, and secure critical infrastructure. Unlike the Field Army, the Homeland Security Forces' operational area is exclusively German territory, even in a [state of defence](/source/State_of_defence).[2]

Other tasks include protection and security tasks as well as property protection within the framework of national defence (*[Landesverteidigung](/source/Landesverteidigung)*) and [collective defence](/source/Collective_defense), *[Host Nation Support](/source/Host_Nation_Support)*, deployment support for [NATO](/source/NATO) forces, maintenance of [domestic security](/source/Domestic_security) in cooperation with the [police](/source/Law_enforcement_in_Germany) and civil protection, and support of civil protection in the event of serious [natural disasters](/source/Natural_disaster) or accidents.[2][3]

Any available [reservist](/source/Reservist) can be assigned to the Homeland Defence Forces. This increase in personnel is supported by the training and equipment necessary for deployment, as needed. Regionally assigned units support the Homeland Defence. The organizational structures take into account regional conditions and available personnel potential. They can be flexibly adapted as needed.

## Outline

The Homeland Defence Division is directly subordinate to the Army Command. The Homeland Defence Division is divided into six Homeland Defence Regiments. All Homeland Defence companies that were subordinate to the respective state commands (*[Landeskommando](/source/Landeskommando)*) before the establishment of the Homeland Defence Division were each assigned to a Homeland Defence Regiment.[1]

A homeland defense regiment consists of a staff and supply company (Stabs-/VersKp; 1st Company), a support company (UstgKp; 2nd Company), a training company (AusbKp; 3rd Company) and several homeland defense companies, which additionally have a regional designation (e.g. 14./HSchRgt 1 "Schwäbische Alb").

### Regiments

- 1st Homeland Defence Regiment (*Heimatschutzregiment 1*)
- 2nd Homeland Defence Regiment (*Heimatschutzregiment 2*)
- 3rd Homeland Defence Regiment (*Heimatschutzregiment 3*)
- 4th Homeland Defence Regiment (*Heimatschutzregiment 4*)
- 5th Homeland Defence Regiment (*Heimatschutzregiment 5*)
- 6th Homeland Defence Regiment (*Heimatschutzregiment 6*) (Planned for October 2025)

Locations

Regiment Name Company Garrison State Remark HSchRgt 1 1./HSchRgt 1 Stabs-/VersKp Roth BY 2./HSchRgt 1 UstgKp Roth BY 3./HSchRgt 1 AusbKp Roth BY 4./HSchRgt 1 HSchKp Unterfranken Volkach BY 5./HSchRgt 1 HSchKp Mittelfranken Nürnberg BY 6./HSchRgt 1 HSchKp Oberfranken Hof BY 7./HSchRgt 1 HSchKp Niederbayern Bogen BY 8./HSchRgt 1 HSchKp Oberpfalz Kümmersbruck BY 9./HSchRgt 1 HSchKp Schwaben Dillingen an der Donau BY 10./HSchRgt 1 HSchKp Oberbayern Murnau am Staffelsee BY 11./HSchRgt 1 HSchKp Donau-Pfalz Münchsmünster BY 12./HSchRgt 1 HSchKp Odenwald Walldürn BW 13./HSchRgt 1 HSchKp Oberrhein Bruchsal BW 14./HSchRgt 1 HSchKp Schwäbische Alb Stetten am kalten Markt BW 15./HSchRgt 1 HSchKp Linzgau Pfullendorf BW HSchRgt 2 1./HSchRgt 2 Stabs-/VersKp Münster NW 2./HSchRgt 2 UstgKp Münster NW 3./HSchRgt 2 AusbKp Münster NW 4./HSchRgt 2 HSchKp Rheinland Düsseldorf NW 5./HSchRgt 2 HSchKp Ruhrgebiet Unna NW 6./HSchRgt 2 HSchKp Westfalen Ahlen NW 7./HSchRgt 2 HSchKp Saarland Saarlouis SL 8./HSchRgt 2 HSchKp Hunsrück Baumholder RP 9./HSchRgt 2 HSchKp Kurpfalz Germersheim RP 10./HSchRgt 2 HSchKp Rheinland Pfalz Mainz RP HSchRgt 3 1./HSchRgt 3 Stabs-/VersKp Nienburg/Weser NI 2./HSchRgt 3 UstgKp Nienburg/Weser NI 3./HSchRgt 3 AusbKp Nienburg/Weser NI 4./HSchRgt 3 HSchKp Solling Holzminden NI 5./HSchRgt 3 HSchKp Nordheide Lüneburg NI 6./HSchRgt 3 HSchKp Küste Wittmund NI 7./HSchRgt 3 HSchKp Hannover Hannover NI 8./HSchRgt 3 HSchKp Bremen I Bremen HB 9./HSchRgt 3 HSchKp Bremen II Bremerhaven HB HSchRgt 4 1./HSchRgt 4 Stabs-/VersKp Alt Duvenstedt SH 2./HSchRgt 4 UstgKp Alt Duvenstedt SH 3./HSchRgt 4 AusbKp Alt Duvenstedt SH 4./HSchRgt 4 HSchKp Ostsee Parow MV 5./HSchRgt 4 HSchKp Mecklenburg Schwerin MV 6./HSchRgt 4 HSchKp Vorpommern Neubrandenburg MV 7./HSchRgt 4 HSchKp Hamburg Hamburg HH 8./HSchRgt 4 HSchKp Schleswig Husum SH 9./HSchRgt 4 HSchKp Holstein Eutin SH HSchRgt 5 1./HSchRgt 5 Stabs-/VersKp Ohrdruf TH 2./HSchRgt 5 UstgKp Ohrdruf TH 3./HSchRgt 5 AusbKp Ohrdruf TH 4./HSchRgt 5 HSchKp Nordhessen Frankenberg (Eder) HE 5./HSchRgt 5 HSchKp Mittelhessen Wiesbaden HE 6./HSchRgt 5 HSchKp Südhessen Wiesbaden HE 7./HSchRgt 5 HSchKp Thüringen Erfurt TH 8./HSchRgt 5 HSchKp Sachsen Dresden SN HSchRgt 6 1./HSchRgt 6 Stabs-/VersKp Altengrabow ST Planned for October 2025 2./HSchRgt 6 UstgKp Altengrabow ST Planned for October 2025 3./HSchRgt 6 AusbKp Altengrabow ST Planned for October 2025 4./HSchRgt 6 HSchKp Berlin I Berlin BE Planned for October 2025 5./HSchRgt 6 HSchKp Berlin II Berlin BE Planned for October 2025 6./HSchRgt 6 HSchKp Brandenburg I Potsdam BB Planned for October 2025 7./HSchRgt 6 HSchKp Brandenburg II Potsdam BB Planned for October 2025 8./HSchRgt 6 HSchKp Sachsen-Anhalt I Magdeburg ST Planned for October 2025 9./HSchRgt 6 HSchKp Sachsen-Anhalt II Klietz ST Planned for October 2025

## History

The establishment of the Homeland Defence Division was first publicly announced in November 2024 and officially announced in January 2025. The division was established on 14 March 2025 as a partially active division in the [Julius Leber Barracks](/source/Julius_Leber_Barracks_(Berlin)) in [Berlin](/source/Berlin).[1][4] It is the fourth division in the German Army alongside the [Rapid Forces Division](/source/Rapid_Forces_Division), the [1st Panzer Division](/source/1st_Panzer_Division_(Bundeswehr)) and the [10th Panzer Division](/source/10th_Panzer_Division_(Bundeswehr)).[1] An establishment staff was commissioned on 13 December 2024, and the Homeland Defence Division staff was commissioned on 1 January 2025.[1][5] The first commander of the Homeland Defence Division was the former deputy commander of the Bundeswehr Territorial Command (*[Territoriales Führungskommando der Bundeswehr](/source/Territoriales_F%C3%BChrungskommando_der_Bundeswehr)*), [Major General](/source/Major_general) [Andreas Henne](/source/Andreas_Henne).[1]

Since April 1, 2025, all existing Homeland Defence regiments and Homeland Defence companies have been subordinate to the Homeland Defence Division. The establishment of up to twelve homeland security regiments is planned in the medium term.[6]

## References

1. Peter Müller (2025-03-14). ["Deutsches Heer übernimmt Heimatschutzkräfte"](https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/organisation/heer/aktuelles/deutsches-heer-uebernimmt-heimatschutzkraefte-5920020) (in German). *bundeswehr.de*. [Bundesministerium der Verteidigung](/source/Bundesministerium_der_Verteidigung). Retrieved 2025-03-14.

1. ["Heimatschutzdivision"](https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/organisation/heer/organisation/heimatschutzdivision) (in German). *bundeswehr.de*. Bundesministerium der Verteidigung. 2025-03-14. Retrieved 2025-03-14.

1. ["Heimatschutz und Territoriale Reserve"](https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/ueber-die-bundeswehr/die-reserve-der-bundeswehr/reservist-werden-in-der-bundeswehr-/territoriale-reserve) (in German). *bundeswehr.de*. 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2024-09-20.

1. ["Aufstellungsappell der Heimatschutzdivision: künftig 6.000 Mann unter einem Kommando"](https://soldat-und-technik.de/2025/03/streitkraefte/42803/heimatschutzdivision/) (in German). *S&T - Soldat & Technik*. 2025-03-14. Retrieved 2025-03-15.

1. *Die Heimat schützen*. No. 3/2025. Fazit Communication GmbH. March 2025. p. 48.

1. Sicherheit & Verteidigung (2025-04-13). ["Die Zukunft der Heimatschutzkräfte - Struktur / Ausrüstung / Aufgaben"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KQ-eawDNnk) (in German). *[YouTube](/source/YouTube)*. Retrieved 2025-04-14.

## External links

- ["Heimatschutzdivision"](https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/organisation/heer/organisation/heimatschutzdivision). [Bundeswehr](/source/Bundeswehr). Retrieved 2025-03-17.
- ["Territoriale Reserve und Heimatschutz"](https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/ueber-die-bundeswehr/die-reserve-der-bundeswehr/reservist-werden-in-der-bundeswehr-/territoriale-reserve). [Bundeswehr](/source/Bundeswehr). Retrieved 2025-03-17.
- ["Personalwechsel bei der Heimatschutzdivision"](https://esut.de/2025/02/meldungen/57207/personalwechsel-bei-der-heimatschutzdivision/). [Europäische Sicherheit & Technik](/source/Europ%C3%A4ische_Sicherheit_%26_Technik). Retrieved 2025-03-17.
- ["General Henne und der Heimatschutz"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqVIQ2GQzg4). BTB-concept auf [YouTube](/source/YouTube). Retrieved 2025-06-11.

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