Dozer,
There should've been an English-German speaking LNO with your BN to help coordinate just such activities - they were called CMOs (Civil-Mil Ops) and were TO&E slots in the regional Territorial Commands (TK-Sud and Nord) and BN-level support units (UKdos) from the local AOs; Theater-level coord came through the TrashCom (21st TAACOM).
Based on your sordid tale of typical INTJ behavior, I suspect your BN XO was quiet because he realized that he should've ensured the S-3 had made the request as noted on his check-list to help with such a contingency. 
And so it goes... 
Richard's $.02 
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