The first commander of this secret unit was Divisionär Franz Wey (1896-1963), who was succeeded by Burger, Amstutz and de Pury.
In December 1956, following the Suez Crisis and the crushing of the Budapest insurrection, Erwin Jaeckle asked in Parliament what "preparations can be taken in the fields of organisation and training in order to take up and secure total popular resistance, if necessary also outside the framework of the army."[REF]