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1 56th Field Artillery Command  





2 HQ CENTAG  



2.1  18th Engineer Brigade  





2.2  32nd Army Air Defense Command  





2.3  1st Canadian Division  





2.4  III German Corps  



2.4.1  2nd Panzergrenadier Division  





2.4.2  5th Panzer Division  





2.4.3  12th Panzer Division  





2.4.4  26th Airborne Brigade  







2.5  V US Corps  



2.5.1  3rd Armored Division  





2.5.2  4th Infantry Division (Mechanized)  





2.5.3  8th Infantry Division (Mechanized)  





2.5.4  194th Armored Brigade  





2.5.5  197th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized)  





2.5.6  11th Armored Cavalry  





2.5.7  V Corps Artillery  





2.5.8  3rd Corps Support Command  







2.6  VII US Corps  



2.6.1  1st Armored Division  





2.6.2  1st Infantry Division (Mechanized)  





2.6.3  3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized)  





2.6.4  2nd Armored Cavalry  





2.6.5  VII Corps Artillery  





2.6.6  2nd Corps Support Command  







2.7  II German Corps  



2.7.1  4th Panzergrenadier Division  





2.7.2  1st Mountain Division  





2.7.3  10th Panzer Division  





2.7.4  25th Airborne Brigade  







2.8  21st Theater Army Area Command  





2.9  59th Ordnance Brigade, circa 1990  







3 Notes  





4 Sources  





5 Further reading  














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5th PzD
12th PzD
10th PzD
4th PgD
1st Mtn
1 CAN
3rd AD
8th ID
1st AD
3rd ID
1st ID
4th ID
11th Cavalry
2nd Cavalry
CENTAG major unit locations 1989

The Central Army Group (CENTAG) was a NATO military formation comprising four Army Corps from two NATO member nations comprising troops from Canada, West Germany and the United States. During the Cold War, CENTAG was NATO's forward defence in the southern half of 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 French Forces in Germany (made up of the 1st Army Corps and 2nd Army Corps) were associated with the Army Group. In 1966, France had withdrawn from the NATO Command Structure, but it still wished to take part in the defence of Western Europe. A series of secret US-French agreements, the Lemnitzer-Ailleret Agreements, made between NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and the French Chief of the Defence Staff detailed how French forces would reintegrate into the NATO Command Structure in case of war.[1][2] Three armored divisions of the First Army were based within Germany and held yearly maneuvers with their allies to train for the moment French units would be committed to CENTAG (see also: 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[edit]

The 56th Field Artillery Command was organized to always report directly to the highest commander in Europe at the time. Therefore, during peacetime, it reported to 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[edit]

18th Engineer Brigade[edit]

32nd Army Air Defense Command[edit]

The army's 32nd Army Air Defense Command fell operationally under Fourth Allied Tactical Air Force.

1st Canadian Division[edit]

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[edit]

Structure of the III German Corps in 1989
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

Location of III German Corps and its units in 1989

2nd Panzergrenadier Division[edit]

5th Panzer Division[edit]

ALeopard 1 tank of 1st Platoon, 4th Company, 153rd Panzer Battalion during REFORGER '83 near Effolderbach

12th Panzer Division[edit]

26th Airborne Brigade[edit]

V US Corps[edit]

V US Corps organization 1989 (click to enlarge)
1/3 Armor

1/3 Armor

2/3 Armor

2/3 Armor

3/3 Armor

3/3 Armor

4/3 Armor

4/3 Armor

8 Inf.
1/8 Inf.

1/8 Inf.

2/8 Inf.

2/8 Inf.

3/8 Inf.

3/8 Inf.

4/8 Inf.

4/8 Inf.

11 Cavalry
12 Aviation

12 Aviation

41 Artillery

41 Artillery

42 Artillery

42 Artillery

Location of V US Corps and units in 1989

3rd Armored Division[edit]

3rd Armored Division organization 1989 (click to enlarge)
American M110A2 203mm self-propelled howitzers during REFORGER '85 near Weitershain

4th Infantry Division (Mechanized)[edit]

4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) organization 1989 (click to enlarge)

8th Infantry Division (Mechanized)[edit]

8th Infantry Division (Mechanized) organization 1989 (click to enlarge)
AM60A1 of 2nd Battalion, 68th Armor during REFORGER '82

194th Armored Brigade[edit]

197th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized)[edit]

11th Armored Cavalry[edit]

V Corps Artillery[edit]

3rd Corps Support Command[edit]

VII US Corps[edit]

VII US Corps organization 1989 (click to enlarge)
1 Armor
1/1 Armor

1/1 Armor

2/1 Armor

2/1 Armor

3/1 Armor

3/1 Armor

4/1 Armor

4/1 Armor

3/1 Inf.

3/1 Inf.

3 Inf.
1/3 Inf.

1/3 Inf.

2/3 Inf.

2/3 Inf.

3/3 Inf.

3/3 Inf.

4/3 Inf.

4/3 Inf.

2 Cavalry
11 Aviation

11 Aviation

17 Artillery

17 Artillery

72 Artillery

72 Artillery

210 Artillery

210 Artillery

Location of VII US Corps and its units in 1989

1st Armored Division[edit]

1st Armored Division organization 1989 (click to enlarge)

1st Infantry Division (Mechanized)[edit]

3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized)[edit]

3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) organization 1989 (click to enlarge)
AM2 Bradley from 7th Infantry during REFORGER '85

2nd Armored Cavalry[edit]

VII Corps Artillery[edit]

2nd Corps Support Command[edit]

II German Corps[edit]

Structure of the II German Corps in 1989 (click to enlarge)
CENTAG wartime structure in 1989 is located in FRG and West Berlin
28 Panzer

28 Panzer

II DE

II DE

4 PzGren.

4 PzGren.

10 PzGren.

10 PzGren.

11 PzGren.

11 PzGren.

12 Panzer

12 Panzer

4 Artillery

4 Artillery

10 Panzer

10 Panzer

29 Panzer

29 Panzer

30 PzGren.

30 PzGren.

10 Artillery

10 Artillery

1 GebJg.

1 GebJg.

22 PzGren.

22 PzGren.

23 GebJg

23 GebJg

24 Panzer

24 Panzer

8 Artillery

8 Artillery

1 Airborne

1 Airborne

25 FschJg

25 FschJg

2 Aviation

2 Aviation

4th Panzergrenadier Division[edit]

1st Mountain Division[edit]

10th Panzer Division[edit]

25th Airborne Brigade[edit]

21st Theater Army Area Command[edit]

59th Ordnance Brigade, circa 1990[edit]

Notes[edit]

  • ^ "Pershing Keeps Soviet Bear at Bay" (PDF). Pershing Cable. 25 (1). 1986. Retrieved 27 November 2007.
  • ^ "The Pershing Weapon System and Its Elimination". United States Army. Archived from the original on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  • ^ a b c McKenney, Janice E. "Field Artillery - Army Lineage Series - Part 1" (PDF). US Army Center of Military History. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  • ^ Challenge and Commitment - A Defence Policy for Canada (PDF). Ottawa: Ministry of Defence Canada. June 1987. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  • ^ Challegen and Commitment: A Defence Policy for Canada p. 60-65
  • ^ Richter, Oliver et al. "Chronik Panzerbataillon 363, 2006, p.277 "the [received] tanks were from the fourth production batch [=2A3]"
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Field Artillery - February 1990". US Army Field Artillery School. 1990. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  • ^ "1st Battalion 77th Field Artillery Lineage". US Army Center of Military History. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  • ^ "4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Lineage". US Army Center of Military History. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  • ^ "2d Battalion 69th Armor Lineage". US Army Center of Military History. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  • ^ "1st Battalion 18th Infantry Lineage". US Army Center of Military History. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  • ^ "2d Battalion 18th Infantry Lineage". US Army Center of Military History. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  • ^ "History of the 4th U.S. Cavalry Regiment". US Army. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  • ^ "72d Engineer Company Lineage". US Army Center of Military History. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  • ^ a b c "Transportation Corps Cold War Order of Battle". US Army Transportation Corps. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  • ^ "1st Infantry Division (Forward)". US Army Germany. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  • Sources[edit]

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