Einsatzführungskommando

The Operational Command of the Bundeswehr (Einsatzführungskommando der Bundeswehr) (EinsFüKdoBw) in Schwielowsee (district Geltow) near Potsdam was a Bundeswehr headquarters responsible for operational missions that was directly subordinate to the Federal Ministry of Defence, and has been directly subordinate to the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr (armed forces chief) from April 1, 2012 to March 30, 2025. It was established in 2001 and was disbanded in 2025 when it and the Territorial Command (Territoriales Führungskommando, TerrFüKdoBw) were replaced by the newly established Operatives Führungskommando ((OpFüKdoBw) to which all functions of both commands were transferred.