Mission

HQ 1 (German/Netherlands) Corps is a High Readiness Forces (Land) Headquarters (HRF(L) HQ). It is deployable within 20-30 days to command corps-sized land forces.

HQ 1 (German/Netherlands) Corps is a multi-national Corps HQ based in the beautiful city of Münster, Germany. Since mid 2002 the HQ is a High Readiness Forces (Land) HQ.  This implies that it has to be ready to direct a military mission abroad after a preparation time of 20 to 30 days. Before, this HQ commanded the 1 (GE/NL) Corps, a successful co-operation between 1 (NL) Division and 2 (GE) Divisions. To this day the motto of the HQ is Communitate Valemus; 'Together we are Strong'.

Within the German-Netherlands framework, 70 slots of the Peace Establishment of the HQ is available for NATO and EU military personnel. Thus, working together with colleagues of different nationalities has become a common issue, which proved beneficial when commanding units from different countries for the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF III) in Kabul, Afghanistan from 10 February to 11 August 2003 and from July 2009 to February 2010.

Tasks

Meeting up with the high readiness standards HQ 1 (German/Netherlands) Corps now has the ability to conduct high intensity operations, crisis management and peace support operations, conducted in or outside NATO’s territory.  Furthermore, the units assigned to and affiliated with this HQ are in a position to conduct humanitarian and other relief missions.

 

Applying the NATO Response Force (NRF) Concept

In November 2002 at the Prague Summit, NATO decided to build up a robust, high readiness, fully trained and certified force that is prepared to tackle the full spectrum of missions, including force. The force should be ready to deploy in five days and should be able to sustain itself for 30 days. The NRF will be tailored to a specific operation as required. It might be based on a brigade size land element, including special operations forces as well as a joint naval task force and an air element. The forces will be drawn from NATO’s force structure.

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International Security Assistance Force

ISAF, in support of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIROA), conducts operations in Afghanistan to reduce the capability and will of the insurgency, support the growth in capacity and capability of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), and facilitate improvements in governance and socio-economic development, in order to provide a secure environment for sustainable stability that is observable to the population.

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