Reservist Association of Deutsche Bundeswehr
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Verband der Reservisten der Deutschen Bundeswehr e. V. | |
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| Abbreviation | VdRBw |
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| Formation | 22 January 1960 |
| Legal status | Non-profit organization |
| Purpose | represent the interests of the reservists |
| Headquarters | Bonn, Berlin |
Region | Germany |
Membership (2019) | 115.000 |
Official language | German |
President | Patrick Sensburg |
Vice-presidents | Thomas Erndl Pascal Kober Ralf Bodamer Marc Lemmermann Wolfgang Wehrend Martin Hammer Edgar Strauch Joachim Sanden Lutz-Georg Berkling |
Treasurer | Michael Nebel |
Bundesgeschäftsführer | Christoph Max vom Hagen |
Main organ | Bundesdelegiertenversammlung |
| Website | reservistenverband |
Reservist Association of Deutsche Bundeswehr (German: Verband der Reservisten der Deutschen Bundeswehr e. V.) (VdRBw) is the organisation of voluntary reservists of the German armed forces Bundeswehr. Founded in 1960 it has about 115.000 members (2019).[1] VdRBw works under the mandate of Deutscher Bundestag in the field of security policy, military training, and supplying of Bundeswehr and public relations. The President is retired Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Sensburg (CDU).[2]
Since March 2020, the reservist association has been supporting the Bundeswehr in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] According to information from the association's president Sensburg, many reservists have volunteered to help and support.[5] Among the 115,000 members of the reservist association, more than 1,000 are involved in the medical service. By early April, more than 15,000 reservists had volunteered.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Verband der Reservisten der Deutschen Bundeswehr e.V. "Der Verband". Archiv.reservistenverband.de. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ "Liveblog zur 20. BDV – Sensburg zum Präsidenten gewählt" (in German). Fr.de. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ "Verbandspräsident Sensburg sagt Bundeswehr volle Unterstützung zu". Reservistenverband (in German). Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ Rieke, Christoph. "Wie die Bundeswehr das Virus bekämpft". n-tv.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ "Reserve im Kampf gegen das Coronavirus "Gewehr bei Fuß"". Reservistenverband (in German). Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ "Corona-Einsatz: Was Arbeitnehmer und Arbeitgeber jetzt wissen müssen". Reservistenverband (in German). Retrieved 2020-04-27.
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