 In accordance with a June 1989 decision of the National Defence Council of the GDR, the "Grenztruppen der DDR" were extensively reorganized as of 30 November 1989.The personnel strength was reduced by approximately 17 percent, while the number of headquarters units was reduced from 50 to 24.In the place of the previous command structure, six border district commands "(Grenzbezirkskommandos)", 16 border county commands "(Grenzkreiskommandos)" and two border training centers "(Grenzausbildungszentren)" were created.