Wachbataillon
Sign in to saveThe Wachbataillon (full name: [WachBtl BMVg], ) is the German ''Bundeswehr's honour guard. The Wachbataillon number about 1,000 soldiers stationed in Berlin. It consists of seven active companies (see list below) and belongs to the Streitkräftebasis (Joint Service Support Command) of the Bundeswehr. The soldiers of the Wachbataillon often refer to themselves as Protter or Protokollsoldaten'', meaning protocol soldiers.
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- Wachbataillon (Bundeswehr)
- inception
- 1957-00-00
- short name
- WachBtl BMVg
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- Mission
- Recruitment
- Equipment
- Tradition
- Structure
- List of Wachbataillon's companies
- See also
- References
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The Wachbataillon (full name: [WachBtl BMVg], ) is the German ''Bundeswehr's honour guard. The Wachbataillon number about 1,000 soldiers stationed in Berlin. It consists of seven active companies (see list below) and belongs to the Streitkräftebasis (Joint Service Support Command) of the Bundeswehr. The soldiers of the Wachbataillon often refer to themselves as Protter or Protokollsoldaten, meaning protocol soldiers.
==Mission== thumb|left|German Wachbataillon soldiers on parade in Rome
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