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Wachbataillon

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Joint Support Service (Germany)Military units and formations established in 1957Use British English from November 2021
150910 D VO565 037 German honor guard members stand in formation at the Defense Ministry in Berlin 2015
150910 D VO565 037 German honor guard members stand in formation at the Defense Ministry in Berlin 2015

The Wachbataillon (full name: Wachbataillon beim Bundesministerium der Verteidigung (WachBtl BMVg) (Guard Battalion at the Federal Ministry of Defence) is the German Bundeswehr's honour guard. The Wachbataillon number about 1,000 soldiers stationed in Berlin. It consists of seven active companies (see list below) and belongs to the Streitkräftebasis (Joint Service Support Command) of the Bundeswehr. The soldiers of the Wachbataillon often refer to themselves as Protter or Protokollsoldaten, meaning protocol soldiers.

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Wachbataillon
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150910 D VO565 037 German honor guard members stand in formation at the Defense Ministry in Berlin 2015
150910 D VO565 037 German honor guard members stand in formation at the Defense Ministry in Berlin 2015
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