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Overview

Why KSK?
The decision to create a Bundeswehr Special Forces unit for freeing and rescuing German hostages was made in 1994 when in Rwanda Belgian soldiers had to rescue German employees of the “Deutschen Welle” (a German radio station). Also in the past Germany had to rely on friendly countries during similar actions for example in 1990/91 when Germans were evacuated from Iraq, Saudi-Arabia and Israel.

• The reconnoiter and control of important operation waypoints, areas and communication lines in some distance away
• The preventive actions against enemy forces and covered operating opponents before they can reach german facilities or military forces
• Direct protection of persons of risk within a dangerous zone or till the leaving of the dangerous zone
  

• Evacuating and saving of German citizens and other persons from war and civil war zones: amongst other things the rescuing of hostages
• Tracking down and rescuing of German soldiers, that have been captured or have been taking as hostages during foreign operations of the Bundeswehr and the return to their units
  

• Gaining of key information for the political and military control over the operation zone, enemy facilities, troop movements, positions, persons and more
• Reconnoiter and control targets with a high military significance
  

• occupying, destroying or paralyzing of important objects, facilities and weapons for the enemy warefare
  

• Staff 
  • Group further development
  • Supporting units
• staff and supply company 
  • support company
  • signal company 
• Task forces: 
  • 4 x command companies
  • Fernspähkompanie 
  • Ausbildungs- und Versuchszentrum 
• Command companies are divided in platoons, which have several tasks
  • 1st Platoon operates by land 
  • 2nd platoon operates by air 
  • 3rd platoon for amphibious operations 
  • 4th platoon operates under extreme geographically and meteorological conditions 
    

The command companies are made up by professional soldiers and soldiers serving for a mixed period. Only officers till the age of 30, enlisted with portepee till 32 and enlisted without portepee till 28 are accepted for the application. In the other units (staff, support, …) are also persons liable for military service.
The KSK is already in action on the Balkan and has arrested war criminals together with allied Special Forces. Afghanistan is another area where they are in action.

• The homepage of the Kommando Spezial Kräfte (KSK) are now at the website of the German Army
• Further information about the Bundeswehr as an employer are here:
  • www.bundeswehr.de
  • www.treff.bundeswehr.de
  • www.bundeswehr-karriere.de