Structure
Unlike other regiments within the German Army, Air Assault Infantry Regiment 1 is not superordinate to individual battalions but directly to companies. The regiment consists of 10 companies:
- 1. / HQ company
- 2. / light infantry company
- 3. / light infantry company
- 4. / light infantry company (equipped with APCs)
- 5. / heavy infantry company
- 6. / heavy infantry company
- 7. / engineer company
- combat engineer platoon
- combat engineer platoon
- field engineer platoon
- 8. / light air defence battery
- air defense platoon
- air defense platoon
- NBC-Defence platoon
- 9. / logistic company
- 10. / support company
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