Real name: Heeresmusikkorps Kassel

Effective period / Period of releases: 1990

Members: Bernhard Höfele

German Army (Heer) Military Band of the Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), Founded in 1 July 1956 and based in Kassel.
Previously the band was located in the 2. Panzergrenadierdivision (Bundeswehr).

Principal Conductors:
1. Hermann Wismer (1 July 1956 – 31 March 1964)
2. Ernst Müller (1 April 1964 – 30 September 1972)
3. Wolfgang Rödiger (1 October 1972 – 30 September 1981)
4. Heinz Schiffer (1 October 1981 – 30 September 1983)
5. Bernhard Höfele (1 October 1983 – 30 March 1989)
6. Walter Ratzek (1 April 1989 – 5 September 1995)
7. Roland Kahle (6 September 1995 – 31 January 1997)
8. Wolfgang Willems (1 February 1997 – 19 May 2008)
9. Reinhard Kiauka (19 May 2008 – 3 June 2014)
10. Christian Blüggel (4 June 2014 – 30 November 2015)
11. Tobias Terhardt (1 December 2015 – Present)


The Heeresmusikkorps 2 was founded in 1 July 1956 under the name "Musikkorps IV A". In 16 March 1959 the band was renamed "Heeresmusikkorps 2". In 18 September 2013 the band was renamed "Heeresmusikkorps Kasssel".