1976 Gefechtsübung "Deutsches Eck" - dabei 2./Jägerbataillon 742

From September 14 to 25, 1976, the military district combat exercise "Deutsches Eck" took place. In addition to Bundeswehr units, a company of the RP riot police, the Federal Agency for Technical Relief, and the German Red Cross participated, among others. Civil-military cooperation was tested on a large scale, including for the first time with full troops. The mobilized Jäger Battalion 742 (TerrH) also participated in this combat exercise, which was designed to be "free-roaming" from the beginning until the end and took place exclusively in open terrain. 742 was the battalion located at the "Hessenaue" mobilization base near Groß-Gerau, which later received the number 841. The number 742 was then used for the Jäger Battalion located in Koblenz. One cannot emphasize enough the quality of these West German reserve units, which were often reviled by the active troops for "their demeanor." But these "old soldiers" with 18 months of active service and several reserve exercises, the warrant officers who also held their own in many master craftsmen's trades in civilian life, as well as the young platoon commanders, were, in the truest sense of the word, magnificent defenders of their homeland who would not have let themselves be thrown. Finally, it should be remembered that in both the First and Second World Wars, reserve units quickly made up the majority of units and became equal to the active regiments. 00:10 Pennant of the 2./JgBtl 742 From 00:23 Arrival of the reservists from the greater Frankfurt/Main and Darmstadt area at the Hessenaue mobile base. 00:49 Right: Commander of JgBtl 742, Major (d.R.) Jürgen Dobirr (+, was a bank director in civilian life) 01:03 At the 3rd/ 01:37 Right: Commander of 4th/ First Lieutenant (d.R.) Ardelt in conversation with office sergeants From 02:00 Impressions From 02:56 Commander of 3rd/ First Lieutenant (d.R.) Ihrig, then Major (d.R.) Dobirr, then Commander of 2nd/ First Lieutenant (d.R.) Trivelli From 03:08 First Lieutenant (d.R.) Heinz, Platoon Commander of 2nd Platoon, 2nd/742, in a radio conversation with Commander of 2nd/ From 03:44 Impressions 05:50 Captain (d.R.), Commander of 5th/ (mortars and light artillery LSG 110mm) From 06:58 At the sports field Trebur with II. Platoon 2./742 during the exercise From 9:50 a.m. The II. Platoon, many sturdy lance corporals, all brave Hessians, veteran soldiers. Unfortunately, there are no pictures of the exercise itself. Among other things, the II. Platoon, which had its command post in the barn of the "Hühnerkirche" restaurant on the B54, successfully attacked an "enemy" airborne paratrooper company of LLBtl 263 under H dR Manfred Palmen near Limburg. However, M. Palmen had claimed the opposite and spoke of the attacking Hessian riflemen :) From 1:08 p.m. The battalion marching to Mensfelder Kopf for the final roll call. From 2:28 p.m. Entry of HMK 5 (Koblenz) and flag detachments. From 3:07 PM, review of the front: Commander of the WBK IV, Major General Hantel, and Hesse's Interior Minister Bielefeld (FDP) From 4:23 PM, speeches From 4:51 PM, march-out of the flag detachments From 5:44 PM, waiting for orders to return to the mob base, followed by demobilization the following day