Nachrichtenregiment 14
In German, the word Nachrichtenregiment can be ambiguous, and imply an intelligence/signal intelligence purpose. However, this regiment was unequivocally primarily a signal unit.
History
NR-14 was established in 1956 as a battalion-sized signal unit (de. Nachrichtenbataillon 2) in Waldsieversdorf (Rotes Luch).
After interim steps in 1960 this battalion was expanded to become the Signal Regiment 19 (NR-19), a regiment-sized unit. In 1967, the name of honour Harro Schulze-Boysen was dedicated to this particular signal regiment. Subsequent to restructuring in 1970 the unit received finally the designation Nachrichtenregiment 14 (NR-14), Harro Schulze-Boysen.
Organization
The NR-14 was direct supported to the NVA Air Force Command (Kdo LSK/LV) with the organization structure as follows:
- Signal battalion HQ Kdo LSK/LV (stationary)
- Signal Operation’s Office / COMMCEN Strausberg (Eggersdorf), alternative COMMCEN-22
- Radio Relay Axis (RVG-961, stationary) with 10 radio relay sites (in bunkers)
- Radio Transmitter Center (stationary) with 4 RX sites
- COMMCEN Ranzig / Beeskow, alternative COMMCEN-23
- Signal battalion MOC Kdo LSK/LV (stationary)
- COMMCEN Fürstenwalde Bunker Fuchsbau, Alternative COMMCEN-21
- Transmission Center Fürstenwalde 2
- Two radio companies, key telegraph, RX center (HF)
- Training battalion communications and Air Traffic Control
- Two training companies
- Radio battalion (deployable) with TX stations HF long distance (stationary)
- Telephone, teleprinter, switchboard, carrier frequency telephone/voice frequency telegraphy
- HF, Aeronautical mobile service
- Radio relay stations (deployable, up to 24 standard telephone channels)
- Field cable laying equipment (cable: LFL, FFK 36/250, FVK 60)
- Special equipment: Battle command center (de: GFZ)
- TX site HF (partial stationary) TX Center-2
- Repair and maintenance company
Organization after disbandment of the NVA
With the disbandment of the NVA in 1990 the stationary HF transmitter site (Limsdorf) was long-lasting integrated into the organization structure of the German Air Force (GAF). Also, some handheld equipment and the so-called aeronautical radio equipment east were integrated to the equipment pool Deployable Air Situation Display and Interface Processor System (DASDIPS).
After that the NR-14, meanwhile Fernmeldeabteilung 14 (FmAbt-14), was disbanded April 1, 1993. The Bundswehr site Waldsieversdorf (Rotes Luch) was given up as well.
The in-service support management for DASDIPS equipment, in operation at present, is with GAF Weapon Systems Command. The operational responsibility to DASDIPS is with the German Air Force Command.
1956–1961 | LtCol H. Müller |
1961–1963 | LtCol K. Frohberg |
1963–1968 | LtCol H-J. Brandenburg |
1968–1975 | Col K. Frohbertg |
1975–1988 | Col. M. Werner |
1988–1990 | Col. H-U. Augustin |
1990–2003 | LtCol Boesenberg |
References
Sources
- Präzisierung Bildung NR-19 aus NB-2 und NB-12 anhand Dok. im Militärarchiv Freiburg
- Auszug Direktive 1/85 als Kopie aus der VS-Stelle/ Registratur A2 Kdo 5. Luftwaffendivision Herbst 1991
- Org-Befehl 11/1990 ff. des Kommandeur Kdo LSK/LV Vorbereitungsstab 5. LwDiv
- Chronik der 5. Luftwaffendivision- Verfasser Major i.G. Gäbelein
Literature
- Wilfried Kopenhagen: Die Luftstreitkräfte der NVA, Motorbuch, Stuttgart, 2002, ISBN 3-613-02235-4