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Location. Hamburg. , Germany. The Bundeswehr Command and Staff College ( German: Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr, FüAkBw) is the General Staff College ( Senior Military Academy) of the German armed forces, the Bundeswehr, established in 1957 as the successor of the Prussian Military Academy, founded in 1810. Since 1958 it is located in Hamburg.
The German Armed Forces ( Bundeswehr) runs two universities—one in Munich, ( Bundeswehr University Munich) and another in Hamburg ( Helmut Schmidt University )—which focus on the scientific work and the academic study of the German armed forces' officers. Unlike other nations' military academies, both universities only offer courses of ...
The organization of University of the Bundeswehr Munich is similar to a usual university. 1,100 (non-military) employees, among them 163 full professors, serve the approximately 3,400 students. [ 6] The university is led by a civilian president and three vice presidents. The incumbent president is Eva-Maria Kern.
War Academy (Kingdom of Bavaria) Categories: Military academies by country. Military installations of Germany. Military education and training in Germany. Universities and colleges in Germany by subject. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
Students at these academies are organized as cadets, and graduate with appropriate licenses from the U.S. Coast Guard and/or the U.S. Merchant Marine.While not immediately offered a commission as an officer within a service, cadets do have the opportunity to participate in commissioning programs like the Strategic Sealift Officer Program (Navy) and Maritime Academy Graduate (Coast Guard).
Germany runs two Universities of the German Federal Armed Forces where almost every future officer has to pass non-military studies and achieve a bachelor's or master's degree. During their studies (after at least three years of service) the candidates become commissioned Leutnant (second lieutenant).
Kriegsschule. (Germany) A Kriegsschule was a general military school used for basic officer training and higher education in Germany starting in as early as the 17th century. [ 1] There have been many Kriegsakademies ( War academy ), ' Kriegsschulen' (War Schools), or even Ritterakademies ( Knight academy) in Germany.
Students are officers-in-training and are referred to as "cadets" or collectively as the "United States Corps of Cadets" (USCC). The Army fully funds tuition for cadets in exchange for an active duty service obligation upon graduation. About 1,300 cadets enter the academy each July, with about 1,000 cadets graduating.