Reservist Association of Deutsche Bundeswehr

Reservist Association of Deutsche Bundeswehr
Verband der Reservisten der Deutschen Bundeswehr e. V.
AbbreviationVdRBw
Formation22 January 1960 (1960-01-22)
Legal statusNon-profit organization
Purposerepresent the interests of the reservists
HeadquartersBonn, Berlin
Region served
Germany
Members115.000 (2019)
Official language
German
President
Bastian Ernst
Vice-presidents
Ralph Edelhäußer
Esra Limbacher
Nana Baidoo
Sascha Vugrin
Albert Stumm
Uwe Nerger
Gerald Joswowitz
Manfred Schreiber
Sascha Rahn
Treasurer
Michael Nebel
Bundesgeschäftsführer
Christoph Max vom Hagen
Main organ
Bundesdelegiertenversammlung
Websitereservistenverband.de

Reservist Association of Deutsche Bundeswehr (German: Verband der Reservisten der Deutschen Bundeswehr e. V.) (VdRBw) is the organisation of voluntary reservists of the German armed forces Bundeswehr. Founded in 1960 it has about 115.000 members (2019).[1] VdRBw works under the mandate of Deutscher Bundestag in the field of security policy, military training, and supplying of Bundeswehr and public relations. The President since april of 2026 is Bastian Ernst (CDU).[2]

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. ↑ "Bastian Ernst ist neuer Präsident des Reservistenverbandes" (in German). reservistenverband.de. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
  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.