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Multinational Corps North East was formed on 18 September 1999 at Szczecin
Szczecin

Szczecin is the Capital of West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest port in Poland on the Baltic Sea....
, Poland
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
, which became its headquarters. It evolved from what was for many years the only multinational corps in NATO
NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization , also called the Atlantic Alliance, is a military alliance established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949....
, Allied Land Forces Schleswig-Holstein and Jutland (LANDJUT) (in its turn, a part of Allied Forces Northern Europe
Allied Forces Northern Europe

Allied Forces Northern Europe was the most northern NATO command located at Kols?s outside Oslo. It was part of Allied Command Europe from around 1952 to 2003....
). From 1962 LANDJUT had been responsible for the defence of the Baltic Approaches from a headquarters at Rendsburg
Rendsburg

Rendsburg is a town on the Kiel Canal in the northeastern part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the Kreis of Rendsburg-Eckernfoerde....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. It comprised the 6th Panzergrenadier Division and the Danish Jutland-Division.

A tri-national working group was established following the July 1997 decision that Poland was to be admitted to NATO with the aim of establishing the corps as part of NATO’s Main Defence Forces.






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Multinational Corps North East was formed on 18 September 1999 at Szczecin
Szczecin

Szczecin is the Capital of West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest port in Poland on the Baltic Sea....
, Poland
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
, which became its headquarters. It evolved from what was for many years the only multinational corps in NATO
NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization , also called the Atlantic Alliance, is a military alliance established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949....
, Allied Land Forces Schleswig-Holstein and Jutland (LANDJUT) (in its turn, a part of Allied Forces Northern Europe
Allied Forces Northern Europe

Allied Forces Northern Europe was the most northern NATO command located at Kols?s outside Oslo. It was part of Allied Command Europe from around 1952 to 2003....
). From 1962 LANDJUT had been responsible for the defence of the Baltic Approaches from a headquarters at Rendsburg
Rendsburg

Rendsburg is a town on the Kiel Canal in the northeastern part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the Kreis of Rendsburg-Eckernfoerde....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. It comprised the 6th Panzergrenadier Division and the Danish Jutland-Division.

A tri-national working group was established following the July 1997 decision that Poland was to be admitted to NATO with the aim of establishing the corps as part of NATO’s Main Defence Forces. Its missions are three-fold: to participate in the collective defence of NATO territory, under Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, to contribute to multinational crisis management including peace support operations, and to provide command and control for humanitarian, rescue, and disaster relief operations.

Though it is a NATO formation, the Corps Convention is a trilateral agreement between the three nations. The positions of commander, deputy commander, and chief of staff rotate between the three nations. For common purposes of practice and training the corps was assigned to Joint Sub-Regional Command Northeast (JSRC NE), at Karup
Karup

Karup may refer to:* Karup Municipality* Karup Airport...
, Denmark
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
. For Article 5 common defence purposes, the Corps was to have been assigned either to JSRC NE or the JSRC Centre at Heidelberg
Heidelberg

Heidelberg is a city in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. As of 2006, over 140,000 people live within the city's area. The town of Heidelberg is an administrative district of its own....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. Following the latest reorganisation, it would report if designated for operations to Allied Land Component Command Heidelberg. The 14th Panzer-Grenadier Division (14 PzGren Div) of the German Army
German Army

The German Army is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. Traditionally the German military forces have been composed of the Army, the Deutsche Marine, and an Luftwaffe after World War I....
 used to be part of the Corps, but disbanded in the course of 2008.

Due to its geographical location, the only NATO HQ East of the former Iron Curtain
Iron Curtain

The Iron Curtain was the symbolic, ideological, and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991....
, Multinational Corps North East has a key function in the integration of new NATO member states. This is reflected in the structure of its personnel. Officers and NCO's from the Czech Republic
Military of the Czech Republic

The Czech Armed Forces comprise of the military, Czech air force and support units. After joining NATO in March 12, 1999, the Czech Republic is completing a major overhaul of the extensive Czechoslovak Armed Forces which until 1989 formed one of the pillars of the Warsaw Pact military alliance....
, Estonia
Military of Estonia

The Military of Estonia In April 1917 the mobilization department of the Chief of the General Staff issued an order to concentrate Estonian military personnel in their homeland....
, Latvia
Military of Latvia

National Armed Forces are the unified armed forces of the Latvia. Latvia's defense concept is based upon the Sweden - Finland model of a rapid response force composed of a mobilization base and a small group of career professionals....
, Lithuania
Military of Lithuania

The Lithuanian Armed Forces consist of 17,000 personnel in uniform and are supported by 90,000 reserve forces.Lithuania's defence system is based on the concept of "total and unconditional defence" mandated by Lithuania's national security strategy....
 and Slovakia
Military of Slovakia

The Armed Forces of the Slovakia number about 27,000 uniformed personnel. Slovakia joined NATO in March 2004 and it spent 1.87% of the gross domestic product on defense in 2005....
 are serving at Multinational Corps North East. Furthermore, members of the United States Armed Forces
Military of the United States

The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified armed forces of the United States. The United States military was first formed by the second Second Continental Congress to defend the new nation against the British Empire in the American Revolutionary War....
 are also attached to the corps.

From January to August 2007 a considerable number of personnel from Multinational Corps North East were put at the disposal of ISAF
International Security Assistance Force

International Security Assistance Force is a NATO-led security and development mission in Afghanistan established by the United Nations Security Council on 20 December 2001 as envisaged by the Bonn Agreement ....
's headquarters in Kabul
Kabul

Kabul is the Capital and largest city of Afghanistan, with a population of approximately three million. It is an economic and cultural centre, situated 5,900 foot above sea level in a narrow valley, wedged between the Hindu Kush mountains along the Kabul River....
, Afghanistan
Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country that is located approximately in the center of Asia....
.

Affiliated Forces

Danish Division
Danish Division

Danish Division , short DDIV, is the only remaining military land Division in Denmark. It is also the most potent single formation of the Military of Denmark....
 (HQ Haderslev) The organisation from 1997-2005 Mechanised Division
  • 3d Signal Battalion (support and run Division HQ)
  • Three Mechanised Brigades (each whit: Staff Coy, two Mech Btn, Armor Btn, Light Recce Sqn, Artillery Btn, Eng Coy, Log Btn, MP unit)
    • 1st Jyske Bde
    • 3d Jyske Bde
    • 1st Seeland Bde
  • Armor Battalion (II/JDR - Staff Sgn, Tank Sqn x3, one Mech Inf Coy)
  • Reconnaissance Battalion (V/JDR - Stafplatoon, tree ArmorRecceSqn)
  • Anti-tank helicopter Coy
  • Patrol Coy (Long range/light recce)
  • Division Artillery
    • Staff&Target-Acquisition Battery
    • Three Artillery Battalions (2nd, 23nd, 24th, each whit one StaffBt and three HowithzerBT)
    • Rocket-launch Battery (18th bt)
  • 14th Anti-aircraft rocket battalion
  • 3d Engineering Battalion
  • 3d Electronic Warfare Coy
  • 3d Logistic Support battalion
  • Transport Coy
  • 3d Military Police Coy


12th Mechanised Division (HQ Szczecin
Szczecin

Szczecin is the Capital of West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest port in Poland on the Baltic Sea....
)
  • 12th Command Battalion (Szczecin)
  • 6th Armoured Cavalry Brigade (Stargard Szczecinski)
  • 12th Mechanised Brigade, (Szczecin)
  • 36th Mechanised Brigade (Trzebiatow)
  • 2d Diverse Artillery Regiment, (Szczecin)
  • 2d Sapper Battalion (Stargard Szczecinski)
  • 3d Anti-aircraft Regiment, (Szczecin)
  • 12th Reconnaissance Battalion, (Szczecin)


  • 610th Signal Battalion "Holstein" (German) in Prenzlau
    Prenzlau

    Prenzlau is a city in the Uckermark District of Brandenburg, Germany. Its population is about 21,000 . The town is town twinning with Uster, Switzerland....
     

See also

  • Royal Danish Army
    Royal Danish Army

    The Royal Danish Army forms together with the Army Home Guard the land forces of the Military of Denmark.The Royal Danish Army is currently undergoing a thorough transformation of structures, equipment and training methods, abandoning its traditional role of anti-invasion defence, instead focusing on out of area operations via among other i...
  • Polish Land Forces
    Polish Land Forces

    Polish Land Forces is a branch of Poland's Polish Armed Forces....
  • German Army
    German Army

    The German Army is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. Traditionally the German military forces have been composed of the Army, the Deutsche Marine, and an Luftwaffe after World War I....


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