Reservist Association of Deutsche Bundeswehr

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 is retired Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Sensburg (CDU).^[2]

Reservist Association of Deutsche Bundeswehr

Verband der Reservisten der Deutschen Bundeswehr e. V.
Abbreviation	VdRBw
Formation	22 January 1960; 65 years ago (1960-01-22)
Legal status	Non-profit organization
Purpose	represent the interests of the reservists
Headquarters	Bonn, Berlin
Region	Germany
Membership	115.000 (2019)
Official language	German
President	Patrick Sensburg
Vice-presidents	Thomas Erndl Pascal Kober Ralf Bodamer Marc Lemmermann Wolfgang Wehrend Martin Hammer Edgar Strauch Joachim Sanden Lutz-Georg Berkling
Treasurer	Michael Nebel
Bundesgeschäftsführer	Christoph Max vom Hagen
Main organ	Bundesdelegiertenversammlung
Website	reservistenverband.de

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]