Army Office (Germany)
| Army Office Heeresamt | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 16 February 1956–27 June 2013 |
| Country |
 Germany |
| Branch |
 German Army |
| Type | High command authority |
| Size |
1,100 (staff) around 12,000 (incl. agencies) |
| Part of |
 General Staff (Führungsstab des Heeres) |
| Headquarters | Cologne |
| Motto(s) | Heeresamt – Die Zukunft im Visier ("Army Office - the Future in our Sights") |
| Commanders | |
| Last Department Head | Generalmajor Erhard Drews |
| Last Deputy and Commander of Army Training Schools | Brigadegeneral Heinrich Fischer |
| Notable commanders |
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The Army Office (German: Heeresamt, HA) in Cologne was one of the two command pillars of the German Army, alongside the Army Forces Command (Heeresführungskommando, HFüKdo), until both were merged to create the current Army Command (Kommand Heer, KdoHeer). This disbandment and merging was done according to the new direction of the Bundeswehr, and the 2011 Basing Concept (Stationierungskonzept 2011).
At the time of its merger, the Army Office was made up 1,100 soldiers and civil servants who were responsible for the conceptual development of the Army, as well as its training and equipment. In addition the Army Office was responsible for the organisational structure of the Army, for issues to do with in-service systems, and for managing logistic support to the Army. Reporting to the Army Office were the Training Schools and Training Centres. The Army Office was subordinate to the General Staff.
After the disbandment of the Army Office and its merger with the Army Forces Command, its premises and large parts of its personnel have been transferred to the new Army Concepts and Capabilities Development Centre (Amt für Heeresentwicklung, AHEntwg), which also inherited the Army Office's Motto.
Department heads
| No. | Name | Takeover date | Handover date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Generalmajor Erhard Drews | 1 January 2013 | 27 June 2013 |
| – | Brigadegeneral Heinrich Fischer (acting) | 1 June 2012 | 31 December 2012 |
| 15 | Generalmajor Wolf-Joachim Clauß | 15 November 2006 | 1 June 2012 |
| 14 | Generalmajor Wolfgang Korte | 1 March 2005 | 15 November 2006 |
| 13 | Generalmajor Jürgen Ruwe | 1 October 2003 | 1 March 2005 |
| 12 | Generalmajor Werner Widder | 31 March 2001 | September 2003 |
| 11 | Generalmajor Manfred Dietrich | 1 April 1999 | 31 March 2001 |
| 10 | Generalmajor Jürgen Reichardt | 1 April 1994 | 31 March 1999 |
| 9 | Generalleutnant Ernst Klaffus | 1 April 1990 | 31 March 1994 |
| 8 | Generalleutnant Wolfgang Odendahl | 1 December 1986 | 31 March 1990 |
| 7 | Generalleutnant Gerhard Wachter | 1 April 1986 | 30 November 1986 |
| 6 | Generalleutnant Werner Schäfer | 1 April 1983 | 31 March 1986 |
| 5 | Generalleutnant Horst Wenner | 1 October 1979 | 31 March 1983 |
| 4 | Generalleutnant Heinz-Georg Lemm | 1 April 1974 | 30 September 1979 |
| 3 | Generalleutnant Hubert Sonneck | 1 October 1968 | 31 March 1974 |
| 2 | Generalleutnant Hellmuth Mäder | 1 October 1960 | 30 September 1968 |
| 1 | Generalmajor Helmuth Reinhardt | 1 June 1956 | 30 September 1960 |
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Coordinates: 50°53′51″N 6°56′55″E / 50.897363°N 6.948509°E