National Logistic Command
Nationaal
Logistiek Commando (NLC)
Part
I | Part II | Operational Role
| Unit |
Location |
Peace
Strength |
War
Strength |
Staff
and Staff Company
National Logistic Command |
Deventer |
27/24/2/45
(98)
|
55/58/125/45
(283) |
| └ Replacement Holding Detachment |
– |
–
|
25/16/19
(60) |
| 225
Ammunition Supply Battalion |
Staff
and Staff Detachment
225 Ammunition Supply Battalion [a] |
– |
– |
5/8/11 (24) |
| 127 Ammunition
Company [a] |
– |
– |
7/22/232
(261) |
| 128 Ammunition
Company [a] |
– |
– |
7/22/232
(261) |
| 561 Ammunition
Company [a] |
– |
– |
7/22/232
(261) |
| 562 Ammunition
Company [a] |
– |
– |
7/22/232
(261) |
| 563 Ammunition
Company [a] |
– |
– |
7/22/232
(261) |
| 564 Ammunition
Company [a] |
– |
– |
7/22/232
(261) |
| 246 Labour
Company [b] |
– |
– |
6/15/146
(167) |
| 581
Ammunition Depot Company |
Breda |
3/31/-/79
(113) |
4/39/109/79
(231) |
| 582
Ammunition Depot Company |
Kampen |
4/20/1/61
(86) |
5/50/86/61
(202) |
| 105
Supply Services Depots and Workshops |
Eefde |
3/14/9/141
(167) |
4/18/42/141
(205) |
| 119 Victuals
Depot |
Harskamp |
2/7/-/41
(50) |
11/56/449/41
(557) |
| 124 POL Depot [c] |
Bathmen |
2/10/13/66
(91) |
17/48/374/63
(502) |
| 630 Supply Services
Depot |
Soesterberg |
2/6/16/72
(96) |
2/9/59/72
(142) |
| 150 Depot Company [d] |
Utrecht |
4/4/-/163
(171) |
5/13/90/163
(271) |
| 572 Depot Company |
Lettele |
2/9/3/81
(95) |
4/19/107/81
(211) |
| 555 Field Park
Company [e] |
Stroe |
3/7/-/138
(148) |
6/18/66/122
(212) |
| 573 Collection Point [d] |
Soesterberg |
3/8/8/206
(225) |
7/14/50/205
(276) |
| 102 Repair
Workshop [f] |
Wezep |
7/80/14/223
(324) |
7/68/5/215
(294) |
| 502 Repair
Workshop [d] [g] |
Alphen
aan den Rijn |
6/12/11/105
(134) |
7/15/28/105
(155) |
| 569 Repair
Workshop [h] |
Dongen |
5/48/-/239
(292) |
5/50/45/239
(339) |
| 570 Repair
Workshop [i] |
Nieuw Milligen |
7/74/-/309
(390) |
10/82/118/249
(459) |
| 527
Central Electronic Workshop [d] [j] |
Dongen |
5/64/32/214
(315) |
8/55/49/214
(326) |
| 574 Tank
Workshop [d] [k] |
Leusden |
7/8/20/501
(536) |
7/4/-/501
(512) |
| 575
Central Technical Services Workshop [d] [l] |
Utrecht |
5/8/-/475
(488) |
5/8/-/475
(488) |
| 637
Central Supply Services Workshop [d] |
Woerden |
5/4/-/222
(231) |
5/4/-/222
(231) |
| 566
Ammunition Renovation Company [d] |
Tul
en 't Waal |
4/33/89/26
(152) |
4/29/83/26
(142) |
| Central
Instruction Tools Workshop |
Breda |
-/-/-/22
(22) |
-/-/-/22
(22) |
Notes
| a. |
Filled by
personnel from the general pool
of mobilisable reserves (vrij-indeelbaar bestand) that had fulfilled
their active-duty period in relevant functions up to eight and a half
years prior to mobilisation.1 |
| b. |
RIM
company, filled by mobilisable platoons that had fulfilled their
active-duty period in 646
Labour Company between four and twenty months prior to
mobilisation.1 8 |
| c. | POL: Petrol, Oil, Lubricants. | | d. | Handled basic supply and maintenance tasks (rather than direct support) under functional command of Director of Materiel Royal Army, through his Logistic Installations Department (Afdeling Logistieke Installaties, ALI).2 |
| e. |
Administered
and maintained the Royal Army's technical and wartime materiel
reserves. 119
Field Park Company (mobilisable, Corps Logistic Command)
would likely perform a similar role for 1 (NL)
Corps
in wartime. In 1985 the company lacked sufficient warehouses and
personnel, though in both matters moderate expansions were underway.3 |
| f. |
Handled third and fourth echelon maintenance of tracked vehicles and artillery ("geschut": probably including mortars).4 |
| g. | Handled fifth echelon maintenance of engineer materiel.4 | | h. | Handled
third and fourth echelon maintenance of wheeled vehicles and
small-calibre weapons in the provinces of Zeeland, North Brabant and
Limburg.4 | | i. | Handled third and fourth echelon
maintenance of wheeled vehicles and small-calibre weapons in the Netherlands, with the exception of Zeeland,
North Brabant and Limburg Provinces.4 The unit location was more commonly known as Nieuw Milligen. | | j. | Peacetime
organisation. In wartime the subordinate 722 Materiel Support Team (for
101
Artillery Survey Battalion) would operate under Corps
Logistic Command. | | k. | Handled fifth echelon maintenance of main battle tanks and other tracked vehicles.4 Between 1982 and 1987 573 Tank Workshop executed the problematic Leopard 1 upgrading programme (see further for example 13 Armoured Brigade and the notes and footnotes there). | | l. | Handled fifth echelon maintenance of wheeled vehicles.4 |
Part
I | Part II | Operational Role
| Unit | Location | Peace
Strength | War
Strength |
| 401 Map
Distribution Platoon |
Ruinen |
-/4/5/2
(11) |
-/4/15/2
(21) |
| 201
Service Support Command [a] |
Staff
and Support Company
201 Service Support Command |
Emstek
(GE) |
3/27/-/8
(38) |
15/25/67/2
(109) |
| 126
Ammunition Supply Point Company [b] |
– |
– |
4/16/137
(157) |
| 104
Mixed Supply Services Company [c] |
– |
– |
7/36/185
(228) |
| 284 Labour
Company [d] |
– |
– |
6/15/146
(167) |
| 240
Repair Company Wheeled Vehicles [e] |
– |
– |
8/46/159
(213) |
| 260 Field
Dressing Station Company [f] |
– |
– |
13/18/124/2
(157) |
| 389
Security Infantry Company [g] |
– |
– |
6/21/143
(170) |
| 203 Military
Constabulary Squadron [h] |
– |
– |
6/24/159
(189) |
| Warehouse
Complex 201 Support Command [i] |
Emstek
(GE) |
1/26/8
(35) |
-/11/-
(11) |
401 Service
Support Command [j]
|
– |
– |
2/7/40 (49) |
| 203
Medical Battalion |
Staff
and Staff Detachment
203 Medical Battalion [k] |
– |
– |
10/14/24/2
(50) |
| 287 Ambulance
Company [l] |
– |
– |
4/8/87 (99) |
| 734 Ambulance
Company [l] |
– |
– |
4/8/87 (99) |
| 729 Ambulance
Bus Company [m] |
– |
– |
4/7/142
(153) |
| 736
Stretcher Company [m] |
– |
– |
5/7/174
(186) |
| 740 Reception
Company [m] |
– |
– |
11/7/82
(100) |
| A
Company, 747 Field Hospital Battalion [m] [n] |
– |
– |
8/12/57 (77) |
| 204
Medical Battalion |
Staff
and Staff Detachment
204 Medical Battalion [k] |
– |
– |
5/8/21 (34) |
| 761
Ambulance Train Company [m] |
– |
– |
21/53/217
(291) |
| 283
Medical Reception and Evacuation Company [m] |
– |
– |
5/9/94 (108) |
| 741
Medical Reception and Evacuation Company [m] |
– |
– |
5/9/94 (108) |
| 301
Light Aircraft Squadron [o] |
– |
– |
4/3/4 (11) |
| National Logistic Command Peace Strength: 113/514/311/3472 (4410) |
| National Logistic Command War Strength: 604/1712/9889/3361 (15566) |
Notes
| a. |
201 Service Support
Command would in wartime primarily regulate the flow of goods between
storage facilities in the Netherlands and the corps supply point areas
in West Germany. These goods mainly comprised ammunition, fuel and
(non-perishable) foods. In addition the command would regulate the
evacuation flows of wounded personnel, prisoners of war, the repatriation of dead bodies, and the moving-up of replacement personnel detachments.
For its main role, adjusting the supply flows to the needs of 1 (NL) Corps, the
command would operate a large depot area around Cloppenburg (GE), which
area comprised a number of warehouses and field storage facilities,
effectively forming the main supply hub between National Logistic Command and 1 (NL) Corps.5 |
| b. |
Filled by
mobilisable personnel from 149
Ammunition Supply Point Company (GRIM)
after their fourteen to sixteen-month RIM period in that unit had
expired, up to eight and a half years prior to mobilisation.1 8 |
| c. |
Filled by
mobilisable personnel from 201
Mixed Supply Point Company (GRIM)
after their fourteen to sixteen-month RIM period in that unit had
expired, up to eight and a half years prior to mobilisation.1 8 |
| d. |
Filled by
mobilisable personnel from 411
Labour Company (RIM)
after their fourteen to sixteen-month RIM period in that unit had
expired, up to eight and a half years prior to mobilisation.1 8 |
| e. |
Filled by
mobilisable personnel from 115
Corps Repair Company (GRIM)
after their fourteen to sixteen-month RIM period in that unit had
expired, up to eight and a half years prior to mobilisation.1 8 |
| f. |
Filled by
mobilisable personnel from 261
Field Dressing Station Company (RIM)
after their fourteen to sixteen-month RIM period in that unit had
expired, up to eight and a half years prior to mobilisation.1 8 |
| g. |
Filled by mobilisable
personnel that had fulfilled their active-duty period
in 435 Mobile
Security Infantry Company up to
eight and a half years prior to mobilisation.1 8 |
| h. |
Filled by
mobilisable personnel from 51
Military Constabulary Squadron (GRIM)
after their fourteen to sixteen-month RIM period in that unit had
expired, up to eight and a half years prior to mobilisation.1 8 |
| i. |
Formed in
January 1986. Wartime organisation; under command of Corps
Logistic Command in peacetime. |
| j. |
Filled by
personnel from the general pool
of mobilisable reserves (vrij-indeelbaar bestand) that had fulfilled
their active-duty period in relevant functions up to eight and a half
years prior to mobilisation.1 |
| k. |
Filled by
mobilisable personnel from Staff
and Staff Detachment, 101 Medical Battalion (GRIM)
after their fourteen to sixteen-month RIM period in that unit had
expired, up to eight and a half years prior to mobilisation.1 8 |
| l. |
Filled by
mobilisable personnel from 280
Ambulance Company (RIM)
after their fourteen to sixteen-month RIM period in that unit had
expired, up to eight and a half years prior to mobilisation.1 8 |
| m. |
Filled by
personnel from the general pool
of mobilisable reserves (vrij-indeelbaar bestand) that had fulfilled
their active-duty period in relevant functions up to
twelve and a half
years prior to mobilisation.1 |
| n. |
The
remainder of 747 Field Hospital Battalion under command of 783 Medical Group. |
| o. |
Partly
filled by personnel from the general pool
of mobilisable reserves (vrij-indeelbaar bestand) that had fulfilled
their active-duty period in relevant functions up to eight and a half
years prior to mobilisation.1
The pilots would be Royal Air Force
reservists, as much as possible still active as helicopter pilots in
civilian life. The (nominal) squadron would operate three Alouette III
helicopters. See also 1 (NL) Corps, Light Aircraft Group.6 |
Operational Role 7
National Logistic Command provided logistical support (supply, materiel support, transport and medical support) to
As indicated Part I, note d, basic supply and maintenance functions were executed under direct control of Director of Materiel Royal Army.
From 1986 these functions were transferred to National Logistic Command, as
were, in the following years, many of the logistic functions handled by
National Territorial Command and Royal Army Training
Command. <
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| 1. |
|
NIMH 205A/10, Aflossing van mobilisabele eenheden en -aanvullingen d.d.
27 mei 1980. Ibid., d.d. 11 november 1983. Ibid., d.d. 17 juni 1985. |
| 2. | | NL-HaNA, archiefinventaris 2.13.121, 12, 14. Under functional command (onder functioneel bevel): a separate command
relationship giving a commander or functionary a task-specific
authority over a unit not under his command. VS 2-7200, 24. |
| 3. |
|
Tabak, Er bestaat,
28-31. In 1985 the company hired sixteen civilian personnel in advance
of authorisation (included in the table above), in 1986 two new
warehouses were built. Ibid, 29. |
| 4. | | Silvius, Zelfbeheer, 60-61. This article is from early 1990, but cross-reference with Van Woensel, 50 Jaar, 241-242 and Elands et al., 250 jaar, 243 indicates that the roles of these units had not changed since 1985 or earlier. | | 5. | | Roos, Van marketentster, 338. |
| 6. |
|
NL-HaNA 2.13.182, inv. nr. 663, Concept krijgsmachtdeelplan
Koninklijke Luchtmacht 1987-1996 d.d. 20 december 1985,
58, 71. Helfferich,
Nederlandse
Koninklijke, 130. De Jong, Vlucht, 395-396. |
| 7. | | NL-HaNA 2.12.56, inv. nr. 1952, VVKM 162 Oorlogsmemorandum der Koninklijke Marine 1981-1982, 3-6. Hoffenaar en Schoenmaker, Met de blik, 299-300. Roos, op. cit., 337, 349. Roozenbeek, In dienst, 196-197. Van Woensel, op. cit., 241-242. |
| 8. |
|
RIM was
the Dutch acronym for Direct Influx into Mobilisable Units (Rechtstreekse
Instroming in Mobilisabele Eenheden). GRIM was a variant of
this system, meaning "Largely RIM" (Grotendeels
Rechtstreekse Instroming in Mobilisabele Eenheden).
For a survey of the
Royal Army's unit filling and reserve system see Gijsbers, Blik
in de smidse, 2222-2231;
Selles,
Personele
vulling;
Berghuijs, Opleiding,
14-23. In English: Isby and Kamps, Armies,
341-343; Sorrell, Je
Maintiendrai, 94-96; Van
Vuren, The
Royal Netherlands Army Today, Military Review April 1982, 23-28. |
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