Homeland Defence Division

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.^[2]

Other tasks include protection and security tasks as well as property protection within the framework of national defence (Landesverteidigung (de)) and collective defence, Host Nation Support (de), 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.^[2][3]

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.

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 (Landeskommando (de)) before the establishment of the Homeland Defence Division were each assigned to a Homeland Defence Regiment.^[1]

A homeland defense regiment consists of a staff and supply company (Stabs-/VersKp; 1st Company), a support company (UstgKp; 2nd Company), a training company (AusbKp; 3rd Company) and several homeland defense companies, which additionally have a regional designation (e.g. 14./HSchRgt 1 "Schwäbische Alb").

• 1st Homeland Defence Regiment (Heimatschutzregiment 1)
• 2nd Homeland Defence Regiment (Heimatschutzregiment 2)
• 3rd Homeland Defence Regiment (Heimatschutzregiment 3)
• 4th Homeland Defence Regiment (Heimatschutzregiment 4)
• 5th Homeland Defence Regiment (Heimatschutzregiment 5)
• 6th Homeland Defence Regiment (Heimatschutzregiment 6) (Planned for October 2025)

Locations

Regiment	Name	Company	Garrison	State	Remark
HSchRgt 1	1./HSchRgt 1	Stabs-/VersKp	Roth	BY
	2./HSchRgt 1	UstgKp	Roth	BY
	3./HSchRgt 1	AusbKp	Roth	BY
	4./HSchRgt 1	HSchKp Unterfranken	Volkach	BY
	5./HSchRgt 1	HSchKp Mittelfranken	Nürnberg	BY
	6./HSchRgt 1	HSchKp Oberfranken	Hof	BY
	7./HSchRgt 1	HSchKp Niederbayern	Bogen	BY
	8./HSchRgt 1	HSchKp Oberpfalz	Kümmersbruck	BY
	9./HSchRgt 1	HSchKp Schwaben	Dillingen an der Donau	BY
	10./HSchRgt 1	HSchKp Oberbayern	Murnau am Staffelsee	BY
	11./HSchRgt 1	HSchKp Donau-Pfalz	Münchsmünster	BY
	12./HSchRgt 1	HSchKp Odenwald	Walldürn	BW
	13./HSchRgt 1	HSchKp Oberrhein	Bruchsal	BW
	14./HSchRgt 1	HSchKp Schwäbische Alb	Stetten am kalten Markt	BW
	15./HSchRgt 1	HSchKp Linzgau	Pfullendorf	BW
HSchRgt 2	1./HSchRgt 2	Stabs-/VersKp	Münster	NW
	2./HSchRgt 2	UstgKp	Münster	NW
	3./HSchRgt 2	AusbKp	Münster	NW
	4./HSchRgt 2	HSchKp Rheinland	Düsseldorf	NW
	5./HSchRgt 2	HSchKp Ruhrgebiet	Unna	NW
	6./HSchRgt 2	HSchKp Westfalen	Ahlen	NW
	7./HSchRgt 2	HSchKp Saarland	Saarlouis	SL
	8./HSchRgt 2	HSchKp Hunsrück	Baumholder	RP
	9./HSchRgt 2	HSchKp Kurpfalz	Germersheim	RP
	10./HSchRgt 2	HSchKp Rheinland Pfalz	Mainz	RP
HSchRgt 3	1./HSchRgt 3	Stabs-/VersKp	Nienburg/Weser	NI
	2./HSchRgt 3	UstgKp	Nienburg/Weser	NI
	3./HSchRgt 3	AusbKp	Nienburg/Weser	NI
	4./HSchRgt 3	HSchKp Solling	Holzminden	NI
	5./HSchRgt 3	HSchKp Nordheide	Lüneburg	NI
	6./HSchRgt 3	HSchKp Küste	Wittmund	NI
	7./HSchRgt 3	HSchKp Hannover	Hannover	NI
	8./HSchRgt 3	HSchKp Bremen I	Bremen	HB
	9./HSchRgt 3	HSchKp Bremen II	Bremerhaven	HB
HSchRgt 4	1./HSchRgt 4	Stabs-/VersKp	Alt Duvenstedt	SH
	2./HSchRgt 4	UstgKp	Alt Duvenstedt	SH
	3./HSchRgt 4	AusbKp	Alt Duvenstedt	SH
	4./HSchRgt 4	HSchKp Ostsee	Parow	MV
	5./HSchRgt 4	HSchKp Mecklenburg	Schwerin	MV
	6./HSchRgt 4	HSchKp Vorpommern	Neubrandenburg	MV
	7./HSchRgt 4	HSchKp Hamburg	Hamburg	HH
	8./HSchRgt 4	HSchKp Schleswig	Husum	SH
	9./HSchRgt 4	HSchKp Holstein	Eutin	SH
HSchRgt 5	1./HSchRgt 5	Stabs-/VersKp	Ohrdruf	TH
	2./HSchRgt 5	UstgKp	Ohrdruf	TH
	3./HSchRgt 5	AusbKp	Ohrdruf	TH
	4./HSchRgt 5	HSchKp Nordhessen	Frankenberg (Eder)	HE
	5./HSchRgt 5	HSchKp Mittelhessen	Wiesbaden	HE
	6./HSchRgt 5	HSchKp Südhessen	Wiesbaden	HE
	7./HSchRgt 5	HSchKp Thüringen	Erfurt	TH
	8./HSchRgt 5	HSchKp Sachsen	Dresden	SN
HSchRgt 6	1./HSchRgt 6	Stabs-/VersKp	Altengrabow	ST	Planned for October 2025
	2./HSchRgt 6	UstgKp	Altengrabow	ST	Planned for October 2025
	3./HSchRgt 6	AusbKp	Altengrabow	ST	Planned for October 2025
	4./HSchRgt 6	HSchKp Berlin I	Berlin	BE	Planned for October 2025
	5./HSchRgt 6	HSchKp Berlin II	Berlin	BE	Planned for October 2025
	6./HSchRgt 6	HSchKp Brandenburg I	Potsdam	BB	Planned for October 2025
	7./HSchRgt 6	HSchKp Brandenburg II	Potsdam	BB	Planned for October 2025
	8./HSchRgt 6	HSchKp Sachsen-Anhalt I	Magdeburg	ST	Planned for October 2025
	9./HSchRgt 6	HSchKp Sachsen-Anhalt II	Klietz	ST	Planned for October 2025