Eschwege strengthens crisis defense: Bundeswehr cooperates in the home protection!

Eschwege strengthens crisis defense: Bundeswehr cooperates in the home protection!

A new partnership between the Werra-Meißner district and the Bundeswehr could be of great importance for the citizens in the region. On June 12, 2025, the district administration signed an explanatory agreement that provides support in an emergency by the Bundeswehr. The HNA reports that the agreement aims to relieve civilian authorities if they reach their limits. Forest fires, power failures, pandemics and possible shifts of troops in the NATO alliance are the core scenarios in which flexible cooperation is intended.

In the Pandemie years 2020 and 2021, the Bundeswehr has already demonstrated its auxiliary services in the region when 110 soldiers agreed to support old people's homes and health offices. The responsible authorities will continue to support a district connection command that acts as the Bundeswehr specialist advice in civil protection. In Germany there are almost 450 such commands that bring in regional knowledge and advise management groups when it comes to it.

security of the home dream

The Bundeswehr's home protection is a central element in this context. According to [Wikipedia] (https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heimatschutz_ (Bundeswehr)), it serves to protect Germany and its citizens outside of voltage and defense cases. The structure of these forces started in 1961, but at the end of the Cold War they were largely decommissioned until 1993. In recent years, however, there has been a revival that has recently led to the fact that all home protection companies will belong to six homeland protection regiments under the command of the army from April 2025.

invitation to recruit

A special invitation also goes to career changers: According to [NDR] (https://www.ndr.de/niederrichten/niedersachsen/nebenberuflich-zur-zur-zur-zur-zur-zuztzucht-suchtrekruten, Home Protection128.html) are also welcome without prior Bundeswehr experience, provided they are between 18 and 45 years old and the freedom of freedom and freedom accept. The training includes theory, shooting training, sporting activity and practical behavior in the field. In Lower Saxony, various locations are set up for the home protection company, and those responsible plan 18 to 24 training and exercise days.

This initiative could not only make the Werra-Meißner district safer, but also offer a way to get involved in an important area and to serve the community. The civilian job of volunteer homelands remains unchanged, and employers only have to be informed. The remuneration of the service could be an additional argument for many to choose home protection.