German Bundeswehr Association

The German Bundeswehr Association (Deutscher BundeswehrVerband, DBwV) describes itself as the independent unity and umbrella organization representing the general, ideological, social and professional interests of all active and former soldiers, their family members and survivors, as well as civilian Bundeswehr employees, before parliament, government and the public. Its regional structure includes the Landesverbände Nord, West, Ost and Süddeutschland, which implement the policies of the association's main assemblies in their areas. The association reports more than 200,000 members overall.

The Deutscher BundeswehrVerband is structured into regional associations (Landesverbände). The Landesverband Ost was founded on 5 April 1991 in Magdeburg with 6,500 members and currently organizes around 34,000 members, including former soldiers of the National People's Army. The Landesverband Nord was created in 1997 through the merger of the Niedersachsen/Bremen and Schleswig-Holstein/Hamburg regional associations and represents around 60,000 members. The Landesverband West was founded in 1997 through the merger of the former regional associations Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Hessen and Saarland and serves over 58,000 members. Together with the Landesverband Süddeutschland, these regional associations implement the policies of the association's main assemblies in their areas.

Independent unity and umbrella organization representing the interests of Bundeswehr soldiers and their families before parliament, government and the public.

1. 1DBwV - Deutscher Bundeswehr Verband e.V.dbwv.de
2. 2Über uns - Deutscher Bundeswehr Verband e.V. (LV Ost)dbwv.de
3. 3Über uns - Deutscher Bundeswehr Verband e.V. (LV Nord)dbwv.de
4. 4Über uns - Deutscher Bundeswehr Verband e.V. (LV West)dbwv.de