Reservist Association of Deutsche Bundeswehr

Reservist Association of Deutsche Bundeswehr (German: Verband der Reservisten der Deutschen Bundeswehr e. V.) (VdRBw) is the organisation of voluntarly reservist of the German armed forces Bundeswehr. Founded in 1960 it has about 115.000 members (2019).[1] VdRBw works undre the mandatory of Deutscher Bundestag in the field of security policy, military training, and supplying of Bundeswehr and puplic relation. President is member of Bundestag, officer Patrick Sensburg (CDU).[2]

Reservist Association of Deutsche Bundeswehr
Verband der Reservisten der Deutschen Bundeswehr e. V.
AbbreviationVdRBw
MottoWir sind die Reserve
Formation22 January 1960 (1960-01-22)
Legal statusNon-profit organization
Purposerepresent the interests of the reservists
HeadquartersBonn, 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
Websitereservistenverband.de

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
  1. Verband der Reservisten der Deutschen Bundeswehr e.V. "Der Verband". Archiv.reservistenverband.de. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  2. "Liveblog zur 20. BDV – Sensburg zum Präsidenten gewählt" (in German). Fr.de. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  3. "Verbandspräsident Sensburg sagt Bundeswehr volle Unterstützung zu". Reservistenverband (in German). Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  4. Rieke, Christoph. "Wie die Bundeswehr das Virus bekämpft". n-tv.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  5. "Reserve im Kampf gegen das Coronavirus "Gewehr bei Fuß"". Reservistenverband (in German). Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  6. "Corona-Einsatz: Was Arbeitnehmer und Arbeitgeber jetzt wissen müssen". Reservistenverband (in German). Retrieved 2020-04-27.


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