Kommando Landstreitkraefte

Kommando LaSK — XXX —
Command flag of the Kommando LaSK
Active	December 1, 1972 — October 2, 1990
Disbanded	October 2, 1990
Country	East Germany
Branch	Land Forces
Type	Formation
Role	Army command
Size	ca. 800 military people and 200 civilians
Part of	National People's Army (NPA)
Garrison/HQ	Geltow
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The Kommando Landstreitkräfte (short: Kdo LaSK or Kommando LaSK) was the Army staff — and simultaneously the Army command of the National People's Army (NPA) Land Forces (de: Landstreitkräfte) of the former GDR.

On December 1, 1972 the Kommando LaSK was established under the command of LG as independent Army Staff, and Main Army Command of the Land Forces, a Military branch of the GDR National People's Army. As HQ served the former barracks of the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe, built by in 1936, and located in the area of the Wildpark Potsdam.

It was disbanded together with the NPA in 1990. The legal successor became the under LG Jörg Schönbohm. Today the “Einsatzführungskommando of the Bundeswehr“ is stationed in this Barracks.

The main task of the NPA Army Command was to provide Command, Control and Communications (C3) to the military branch as the whole, as well as to the subordinated corps-sized commands, officer's high schools, groups, organizations, and units of the NPA's Land Forces.

Under deployment conditions, and in line with the situation awareness C3 had to be executed from the Component Headquarters in Geltow, Field Component Headquarters or Operations Centers.

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The commanding general was competent, mandated and authorized to provide tasks and orders direct to the subordinated deputies. He was assisted by a so-called Militärrat of the Army Command, the highest HQ advisory body on deputy level.

The command was composed by the following establishment:

The following units and commands reported directly to NPA Land Forces Command: