The Homeland Defence Division (; ) is a partially active German Army Division of the Bundeswehr, which combines the forces of (Homeland Defence). It is subordinate to the Army Command.

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.

Other tasks include protection and security tasks as well as property protection within the framework of national defence () and collective defence, , deployment support for NATO forces, maintenance of domestic security in cooperation with the police and civil protection, and support of civil protection in the event of serious natural disasters or accidents.

Any available 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 () before the establishment of the Homeland Defence Division were each assigned to a Homeland Defence Regiment.

A homeland defense regiment consists of a staff and supply company (; 1st Company), a support company (; 2nd Company), a training company (; 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 () 2nd Homeland Defence Regiment () 3rd Homeland Defence Regiment () 4th Homeland Defence Regiment () 5th Homeland Defence Regiment () 6th Homeland Defence Regiment () (Planned for October 2025)

Locations RegimentNameCompanyGarrisonStateRemark HSchRgt 11./HSchRgt 1Roth BY2./HSchRgt 1Roth BY3./HSchRgt 1Roth BY4./HSchRgt 1HSchKp UnterfrankenVolkach BY5./HSchRgt 1HSchKp MittelfrankenNürnberg BY6./HSchRgt 1HSchKp OberfrankenHof BY7./HSchRgt 1HSchKp NiederbayernBogen BY8./HSchRgt 1HSchKp OberpfalzKümmersbruck BY9./HSchRgt 1HSchKp SchwabenDillingen an der Donau BY10./HSchRgt 1HSchKp OberbayernMurnau am Staffelsee BY11./HSchRgt 1HSchKp Donau-PfalzMünchsmünster BY12./HSchRgt 1HSchKp OdenwaldWalldürn BW13./HSchRgt 1HSchKp OberrheinBruchsal BW14./HSchRgt 1HSchKp Schwäbische AlbStetten am kalten Markt BW15./HSchRgt 1HSchKp LinzgauPfullendorf BW HSchRgt 21./HSchRgt 2Stabs-/VersKpMünster NW2./HSchRgt 2UstgKpMünster NW3./HSchRgt 2AusbKpMünster NW4./HSchRgt 2HSchKp RheinlandDüsseldorf NW5./HSchRgt 2HSchKp RuhrgebietUnna NW6./HSchRgt 2HSchKp WestfalenAhlen NW7./HSchRgt 2HSchKp SaarlandSaarlouis SL8./HSchRgt 2HSchKp HunsrückBaumholder RP9./HSchRgt 2HSchKp KurpfalzGermersheim RP10./HSchRgt 2HSchKp Rheinland PfalzMainz RP HSchRgt 31./HSchRgt 3Stabs-/VersKpNienburg/Weser NI2./HSchRgt 3UstgKpNienburg/Weser NI3./HSchRgt 3AusbKpNienburg/Weser NI4./HSchRgt 3HSchKp SollingHolzminden NI5./HSchRgt 3HSchKp NordheideLüneburg NI6./HSchRgt 3HSchKp KüsteWittmund NI7./HSchRgt 3HSchKp HannoverHannover NI8./HSchRgt 3HSchKp Bremen IBremen HB9./HSchRgt 3HSchKp Bremen IIBremerhaven HB HSchRgt 41./HSchRgt 4Stabs-/VersKpAlt Duvenstedt SH2./HSchRgt 4UstgKpAlt Duvenstedt SH3./HSchRgt 4AusbKpAlt Duvenstedt SH4./HSchRgt 4HSchKp OstseeParow MV5./HSchRgt 4HSchKp MecklenburgSchwerin MV6./HSchRgt 4HSchKp VorpommernNeubrandenburg MV7./HSchRgt 4HSchKp HamburgHamburg HH8./HSchRgt 4HSchKp SchleswigHusum SH9./HSchRgt 4HSchKp HolsteinEutin SH HSchRgt 51./HSchRgt 5Stabs-/VersKpOhrdruf TH2./HSchRgt 5UstgKpOhrdruf TH3./HSchRgt 5AusbKpOhrdruf TH4./HSchRgt 5HSchKp NordhessenFrankenberg (Eder) HE5./HSchRgt 5HSchKp MittelhessenWiesbaden HE6./HSchRgt 5HSchKp SüdhessenWiesbaden HE7./HSchRgt 5HSchKp ThüringenErfurt TH8./HSchRgt 5HSchKp SachsenDresden SN HSchRgt 61./HSchRgt 6Stabs-/VersKpAltengrabow STPlanned for October 20252./HSchRgt 6UstgKpAltengrabow STPlanned for October 20253./HSchRgt 6AusbKpAltengrabow STPlanned for October 20254./HSchRgt 6HSchKp Berlin IBerlin BEPlanned for October 20255./HSchRgt 6HSchKp Berlin IIBerlin BEPlanned for October 20256./HSchRgt 6HSchKp Brandenburg IPotsdam BBPlanned for October 20257./HSchRgt 6HSchKp Brandenburg IIPotsdam BBPlanned for October 20258./HSchRgt 6HSchKp Sachsen-Anhalt IMagdeburg STPlanned for October 20259./HSchRgt 6HSchKp Sachsen-Anhalt IIKlietz STPlanned 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 in Berlin. It is the fourth division in the German Army alongside the Rapid Forces Division, the 1st Panzer Division and the 10th Panzer Division. An establishment staff was commissioned on 13 December 2024, and the Homeland Defence Division staff was commissioned on 1 January 2025. The first commander of the Homeland Defence Division was the former deputy commander of the Bundeswehr Territorial Command (), Major General .

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.

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