Bundeswehr Command and Staff College
Since 1957, the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College (BwCSC) has been dedicated to preparing military top-level personnel for demanding tasks in the armed forces, NATO, the European Union and the United Nations.
The Mission of the Command and Staff College
The College’s core task is to provide initial, advanced and follow-on education and training to professionally experienced officers from Germany and abroad.
It is an attractive place for members of all groups of society to engage in strategic dialogue at a regional, national and international level. Moreover, the BwCSC is opening its doors increasingly to civilian actors from within or outside the Bundeswehr in order to promote the exchange of views and ideas at the strategic level. As an integral part of the strategic community, we seek to further improve the networking of all experts and actors in the field of security.
At the end of their training, the students of the BwCSC will be comprehensively trained and educated leaders; they will be familiar with scientific working methods and thus able to contribute to national security in a Bundeswehr-wide, joint, combined and inter-agency context.
More than 600 officers are being trained here at the Command and Staff College at any given time, among them approximately 100 foreign officers from about 50 nations. Each year, the College provides education and training to more than 3,000 officers and other personnel in a variety of courses and seminars. Altogether, some 3,000 foreign students coming from more than 100 nations and more than 5,000 German officers have completed their general/admiral staff officer training here in Hamburg.
Organisation
The Bundeswehr Command and Staff College is divided into a staff and two directorates: Strategic Affairs & Faculties and Training & Education.
It is headed by the Commandant, Major General Oliver Kohl, the Director Training & Education, Brigadier General Holger Neumann and the Director Strategic Affairs & Faculties, Colonel (GS) André Abed.
The Commandant of the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College, Major General Oliver Kohl (middle) with the Director Strategic Affairs & Faculties, Colonel (GS) André Abed (right) and the Director Training & Education, Brigadier General Holger…
Bundeswehr Command and Staff College/Michael Gundelach
Major General Oliver Kohl, Commandant, Bundeswehr Command and Staff College
Bundeswehr Command and Staff College/Michael GundelachMajor General and Commandant
Date of Birth: 6. June 1964
Place of Birth: Hattingen
Military Career
since May 2018 Commandant, Bundeswehr Command and Staff College, Hamburg
2016 - 2018 Commander, Armoured Infantry Brigade 41, Neubrandenburg
2013 - 2015 Chief of Branch II 5, Directorate-General for Forces Policy, Federal Ministry of Defence
2012 - 2013 Head of Organizing Staff / Chief of Staff, Army Training Command, Leipzig
2009 - 2012 Commander, Artillery Regiment 100, Mühlhausen
2007 - 2009 Personnel Manager for Army general staff officers, Bundeswehr Personnel Office, Cologne
2006 - 2007 Chief of the Personnel Policy Branch, Bundeswehr Personnel Office, Cologne
2004 - 2006 Commander, Armoured Artillery Demonstration Battalion 325, Schwanewede/Munster
2003 - 2004 Desk officer, Army Staff III 2, Federal Ministry of Defence, Bonn
2001 - 2003 G3 Operations/Plans, Bundeswehr Joint Forces Operations Command, Potsdam
1999 - 2001 General staff officer training (42nd National General/Admiral Staff Officer Course (Army)), Bundeswehr Command and Staff College, Hamburg
1997 - 1999 Aide-de-camp to the Commander, 7th Armoured Division, Düsseldorf
1992 - 1997 Platoon leader, Battery Commander with 3rd Battery, Armoured Artillery Battalion 215, Augustdorf
1989 - 1992 Education studies, Bundeswehr University, Hamburg
1984 Entry into the Bundeswehr, Armoured Artillery Battalion
195, Münster; subsequent officer training
Mission Experience
2011 Commander, PRT Fayzabad with ISAF
1998 ADC COS HQ SFOR
Colonel (GS) André Abed, Director Strategic Affairs and Faculties, Bundeswehr Command and Staff College
Bundeswehr Command and Staff College/Michael GundelachPersonal Information
Date of Birth: 10 August 1966
Place of Birth: Eggenfelden, Germany
Military Career
since Nov 2020
Director Strategic Affairs and Faculties, Bundeswehr Command and Staff College, Hamburg
2019 – 2020
Chief of Staff, 10 Armoured Division, Veitshöchheim
2016 – 2019
Chief of Branch III 2, Directorate-General for Forces Policy, Federal Ministry of Defence, Berlin
2015 – 2016
Head of Leadership Department, Leadership Development and Civic Education Centre, Koblenz
2014 – 2015
Head of Instruction Department, Leadership Development and Civic Education Centre, Koblenz
2013 – 2014
G1, Specialised Operations Division/Rapid Response Forces Division, Stadtallendorf
2012 – 2013
Staff Officer (special duties), Chief Strategic Operations Planning Group, CJ5 Multinational Joint Headquarters Ulm
2010 – 2012
G3, Military-Strategic Operational Planning, J5 Response Forces Operations Command, Ulm
2007 – 2010
Commander, 104 Tank Battalion, Pfreimd
2004 – 2007
Chief of Staff, 1 Airmobile Brigade, Fritzlar
2003 – 2004
Desk officer, Army Staff I 1, Federal Ministry of Defence, Bonn
2001 – 2003
G4, 30 Armoured Infantry Brigade (‘Alb-Brigade’), Ellwangen
1999 – 2001
42nd General Staff Officer Course (Army), Bundeswehr Command and Staff College, Hamburg
1996 – 1999
Chief Instructor, Officer Candidate Training, Armour School, Munster
1994 – 1996
Tank Company Commander, 8 Mountain Tank Battalion, Kirchham
1993 – 1994
Tank platoon leader, 8 Mountain Tank Battalion, Kirchham
1989 – 1993
Studied Pedagogics at the Bundeswehr University Munich
1988 – 1989
Tank platoon leader, 8 Mountain Tank Battalion, Kirchham
1987
Switched to officer's career, 563 Tank Battalion, Landshut
1985 – 1987
Joined the Bundeswehr as a conscript (drafted for 15 months), 8 Mountain Tank Battalion, Kirchham
Mission Experience
2013
Chief LNO, ISAF RC NORTH to ISAF JOINT COMMAND, Kabul, Afghanistan
2011
Chief CJ3, ISAF RC NORTH, Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
2008
DCOM, ISAF PRT KUNDUZ/DCOM Operations, Kunduz, Afghanistan
2003
J3, Chief Liaison Monitoring Teams, Operation ALLIED HARMONY, NATO HQ SKOPJE, Skopje, Macedonia
2002
G2, GECONKFOR, and J2 Intel Ops, TASK FORCE FOX, Bunardzik, Macedonia
Brigadier General Holger Neumann, Director Training and Education
Bundeswehr Command and Staff College
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 10 August 1966
Place of Birth: Ulm, Germany
Military Career
since Sep 2018
Director Training and Education, Bundeswehr Command and Staff College, Hamburg
2017 – 2018
Deputy FMoD spokesperson and Chief of the Press Branch in the Press and Information Office, Federal Ministry of Defence, Berlin
2015 – 2017
S3 Staff Officer and Deputy Commander, Fighter Wing 74, Neuburg including 3 months as S3 Staff Officer and Deputy Commander, Mazar-e Sharif Operational Wing, ISAF, AFG
2013
EUROFIGHTER weapon system training, Fighter Wing 73, Laage
2009-2013
Assistant Chief of Branch, Press and Information Office (Air Force spokesperson), Federal Ministry of Defence, Berlin
2007-2009
Military Assistant to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), SHAPE, NATO, Mons, BEL
2005-2007
Assistant Chief of Air Staff Branch III 1, Federal Ministry of Defence, Bonn
2003-2005
Section Chief A3a, Headquarters 4th Air Division, Aurich
2001-2003
46th General Staff Officer Course, Bundeswehr Command and Staff College, Hamburg
1999-2001
S3 Flight Operations Officer, Flying Group; subsequently: Operations Staff Officer, 2nd Flying Squadron, Fighter Bomber Wing 34, Memmingen
1997-1999
Military Assistant to the Commander 1st Air Division, Headquarters 1st Air Division, Karlsruhe
1994-1997
Pilot, 2nd Flying Squadron, Fighter Bomber Wing 34, Memmingen
1993-1994
TORNADO weapon system training, Trinational TORNADO Training Establishment (TTTE), Cottesmore, GBR and Fighter Bomber Wing 38, Jever
1990-1993
Basic and advanced flight training, Air Force Officer School, Fürstenfeldbruck, Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas, USA and Tactical Basic Training Course ALPHA JET, Fighter Bomber Wing 49, Fürstenfeldbruck
1989-1990
62nd Officer Course, Air Force Officer School, Fürstenfeldbruck
1988-1989
Basic military service, 2nd Company, 253 Parachute Battalion, Nagold
Medals and Decorations
- Silver Cross of Honour of the Bundeswehr
- Bundeswehr Bronze Foreign Duty Medal (ISAF)
- NATO ISAF Medal (Multiple Tour Indicator 2)
- United States Armed Forces Meritorious Service Medal
Badges
- Military Aircraft Pilot Badge in Gold
- Parachutist Badge in Bronze
- Bundeswehr Proficiency Badge in Gold
- United States Air Force Command Pilot Badge
Flying Experience
- More than 2,800 flying hours (on training and combat aircraft)
Arrival
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