Bundeswehr Command and Staff College

Bundeswehr Command and Staff College
Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr
Motto	"Mens agitat molem"; (English: "Mind moves matter")
Type	Staff college and senior military academy of the German Armed Forces, the Bundeswehr
Established	15 May 1957; (15 October 1810 as Prussian Military Academy)
Location	Hamburg, Germany

The Bundeswehr Command and Staff College (German: Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr, FüAkBw) is the General Staff College (Senior Military Academy) of the German armed forces, the Bundeswehr, established in 1957 as the successor of the Prussian Military Academy, founded in 1810. Since 1958 it is located in Hamburg. Its motto is "Mens agitat molem", which translates to "Mind moves Matter". Being the leading educational institution of the German armed forces, the academy is internationally renowned for its excellence. The academy educates the future elite of not only the German armed forces but also of other member states of the European Union and NATO.

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