diff --git a/minify.sh b/minify.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 2b47016..0000000
--- a/minify.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# execute script in its location folder
-cd $(dirname $0)
-
-# array of files to minify
-FILES=(inline.bundle main.bundle polyfills.bundle scripts.bundle styles.bundle vendor.bundle admin.module.chunk common.chunk decoration.module.chunk ranks.module.chunk request.module.chunk squads.module.chunk stats.module.chunk users.module.chunk)
-OPTIONS="-c toplevel,dead_code=true,unused=true"
-
-for i in "${FILES[@]}"
-do
-  echo "minify ${i} ..."
-  $(npm bin)/uglifyjs public/${i}.js ${OPTIONS} -o public/${i}.js
-  rm -f public/${i}.js.map
-done
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1e1a860..e0598a5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 {
   "name": "opt-cc",
-  "version": "1.5.2",
+  "version": "1.5.3",
   "license": "MIT",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "start": "npm run deploy-static-prod && npm start --prefix ./api",
     "dev": "npm run deploy-static && npm run dev --prefix ./api",
     "deploy-static": "cd ./static && $(npm bin)/ng build && ln -s ../api/resource/ ../public/resource",
-    "deploy-static-prod": "cd ./static && $(npm bin)/ng build --env=prod && ln -s ../api/resource/ ../public/resource && .././minify.sh",
+    "deploy-static-prod": "cd ./static && $(npm bin)/ng build --prod --aot && ln -s ../api/resource/ ../public/resource",
     "postinstall": "npm install --prefix ./static && npm install --prefix  ./api",
     "mongodb": "mkdir -p mongodb-data && mongod --dbpath ./mongodb-data",
     "test": "npm test --prefix ./api",
diff --git a/static/src/app/app.component.ts b/static/src/app/app.component.ts
index 3211123..855a37d 100644
--- a/static/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/static/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export class AppComponent {
 
   loading: boolean = false;
 
-  constructor(private loginService: LoginService,
+  constructor(public loginService: LoginService,
               private promotionService: PromotionService,
               private awardingService: AwardingService,
               private router: Router) {
diff --git a/static/src/app/decorations/decoration-list/decoration-list.component.html b/static/src/app/decorations/decoration-list/decoration-list.component.html
index 7fe14fe..f06c42b 100644
--- a/static/src/app/decorations/decoration-list/decoration-list.component.html
+++ b/static/src/app/decorations/decoration-list/decoration-list.component.html
@@ -4,28 +4,28 @@
       <input type="radio" name="fractSelect"
              [checked]="(fractionRadioSelect == undefined) ? 'true' : 'false'"
              [(ngModel)]="fractionRadioSelect"
-             (change)="filterSquadsByFraction(query.value)">Alle
+             (change)="filterDecorations(query.value, '')">Alle
     </label>
     <label class="radio-inline">
       <input type="radio" name="fractSelect" value="blufor"
              [(ngModel)]="fractionRadioSelect"
              #fractRadioBufor
-             (change)="filterSquadsByFraction(query.value, fractRadioBufor.value)">NATO
+             (change)="filterDecorations(query.value, fractRadioBufor.value)">NATO
     </label>
     <label class="radio-inline">
       <input type="radio" name="fractSelect" value="opfor"
              [(ngModel)]="fractionRadioSelect"
              #fractRadioOpfor
-             (change)="filterSquadsByFraction(query.value, fractRadioOpfor.value)">CSAT
+             (change)="filterDecorations(query.value, fractRadioOpfor.value)">CSAT
     </label>
     <br>
     <label class="radio-inline" style="padding-top: 8px;">
       <input type="radio" name="fractSelect" value="global"
              [(ngModel)]="fractionRadioSelect"
              #fractRadioGlobal
-             (change)="filterSquadsByFraction(query.value, fractRadioGlobal.value)">Global
+             (change)="filterDecorations(query.value, fractRadioGlobal.value)">Global
     </label>
-    <a class="pull-right btn btn-success" (click)="openNewSquadForm()">
+    <a class="pull-right btn btn-success" (click)="openNewDecorationForm()">
       Auszeichnung hinzufügen
     </a>
   </div>
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@
   <div class="input-group list-header">
     <input id="search-tasks"
            type="text" #query class="form-control"
-           (keyup.enter)="findSquads(query.value)"
+           (keyup.enter)="filterDecorations(query.value, fractionRadioSelect)"
            [formControl]="searchTerm">
     <span class="input-group-btn">
       <button class="btn btn-default" type="button"
-              (click)="findSquads(query.value)">
+              (click)="filterDecorations(query.value, fractionRadioSelect)">
         Suchen
       </button>
     </span>
diff --git a/static/src/app/decorations/decoration-list/decoration-list.component.ts b/static/src/app/decorations/decoration-list/decoration-list.component.ts
index 817992e..fbb9999 100644
--- a/static/src/app/decorations/decoration-list/decoration-list.component.ts
+++ b/static/src/app/decorations/decoration-list/decoration-list.component.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export class DecorationListComponent implements OnInit {
 
   }
 
-  openNewSquadForm() {
+  openNewDecorationForm() {
     this.selectedDecorationId = null;
     this.router.navigate([{outlets: {'right': ['new']}}], {relativeTo: this.route});
   }
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export class DecorationListComponent implements OnInit {
     }
   }
 
-  filterSquadsByFraction(query = '', fractionFilter) {
+  filterDecorations(query, fractionFilter) {
     this.decorations$ = this.decorationService.findDecorations(query, fractionFilter);
   }
 
diff --git a/static/src/app/models/app-validators.ts b/static/src/app/models/app-validators.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index dc5734a..0000000
--- a/static/src/app/models/app-validators.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,114 +0,0 @@
-import {Directive, forwardRef} from '@angular/core';
-import {AbstractControl, FormControl, NG_ASYNC_VALIDATORS, NG_VALIDATORS} from '@angular/forms';
-import {UserService} from "../services/user-service/user.service";
-
-export function asyncIfNotBacklogThenAssignee(control): Promise<any> {
-  const promise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      resolve(ifNotBacklogThanAssignee(control));
-    }, 500);
-  });
-  return promise;
-}
-
-export function ifNotBacklogThanAssignee(formGroup: FormControl): { [key: string]: any } {
-  const nameControl = formGroup.get('assignee.name');
-  const stateControl = formGroup.get('state');
-  if (!nameControl || !stateControl) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  if (stateControl.value !== 'BACKLOG' &&
-    (!nameControl.value || nameControl.value === '')) {
-    return {'assigneeRequired': true};
-  }
-  return null;
-}
-
-@Directive({
-  selector: '[ifNotBacklogThanAssignee]',
-  providers: [
-    {
-      provide: NG_VALIDATORS,
-      useExisting: IfNotBacklogThanAssigneeValidatorDirective, multi: true
-    }]
-})
-export class IfNotBacklogThanAssigneeValidatorDirective {
-
-  public validate(formGroup: AbstractControl): { [key: string]: any } {
-    const nameControl = formGroup.get('assignee.name');
-    const stateControl = formGroup.get('state');
-    if (!nameControl || !stateControl) {
-      return null;
-    }
-    if (stateControl.value !== 'BACKLOG' &&
-      (!nameControl.value || nameControl.value === '')) {
-      return {'assigneeRequired': true};
-    }
-    return null;
-  }
-}
-
-@Directive({
-  selector: '[emailValidator]',
-  providers: [{
-    provide: NG_VALIDATORS,
-    useExisting: EmailValidatorDirective, multi: true
-  }]
-})
-export class EmailValidatorDirective {
-  validate(control: AbstractControl): { [key: string]: any } {
-    const re = /^([\w-]+(?:\.[\w-]+)*)@((?:[\w-]+\.)*\w[\w-]{0,66})\.([a-z]{2,6}(?:\.[a-z]{2})?)$/i;
-    if (!control.value || control.value === '' || re.test(control.value)) {
-      return null;
-    } else {
-      return {'invalidEMail': true};
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-export function emailValidator(control): { [key: string]: any } {
-  return new EmailValidatorDirective().validate(control);
-}
-
-export function emailValidator2(control): { [key: string]: any } {
-  const re = /^([\w-]+(?:\.[\w-]+)*)@((?:[\w-]+\.)*\w[\w-]{0,66})\.([a-z]{2,6}(?:\.[a-z]{2})?)$/i;
-  if (!control.value || control.value === '' || re.test(control.value)) {
-    return null;
-  } else {
-    return {'invalidEMail': true};
-  }
-}
-
-@Directive({
-  selector: '[pjmUserExistsValidator]',
-  providers: [
-    {
-      provide: NG_ASYNC_VALIDATORS,
-      useExisting: forwardRef(() => UserExistsValidatorDirective), multi: true
-    }
-  ]
-})
-export class UserExistsValidatorDirective {
-  constructor(private userService: UserService) {
-  }
-
-  // validate(control: AbstractControl): Observable<any> {
-  //   return this.userService.checkUserExists(control.value)
-  //     .map(userExists => {
-  //       return (userExists === false) ? {userNotFound: true} : null;
-  //     });
-  // }
-}
-
-@Directive({
-  selector: '[emailValidator]',
-  providers: [
-    {provide: NG_VALIDATORS, useValue: emailValidator, multi: true}
-  ]
-})
-export class EmailValidatorWithFunctionDirective {
-}
-
-
-export const APPLICATION_VALIDATORS = [IfNotBacklogThanAssigneeValidatorDirective,
-  EmailValidatorDirective];
diff --git a/static/src/app/ranks/rank-list/rank-list.component.html b/static/src/app/ranks/rank-list/rank-list.component.html
index 9f090ec..3d46d08 100644
--- a/static/src/app/ranks/rank-list/rank-list.component.html
+++ b/static/src/app/ranks/rank-list/rank-list.component.html
@@ -5,19 +5,19 @@
         <input type="radio" name="fractSelect"
                [checked]="(fractionRadioSelect == undefined) ? 'true' : 'false'"
                [(ngModel)]="fractionRadioSelect"
-               (change)="filterRanksByFraction(query.value)">Alle
+               (change)="filterRanks(query.value, '')">Alle
       </label>
       <label class="radio-inline">
         <input type="radio" name="fractSelect" value="blufor"
                [(ngModel)]="fractionRadioSelect"
                #fractRadioBufor
-               (change)="filterRanksByFraction(query.value, fractRadioBufor.value)">NATO
+               (change)="filterRanks(query.value, fractRadioBufor.value)">NATO
       </label>
       <label class="radio-inline">
         <input type="radio" name="fractSelect" value="opfor"
                [(ngModel)]="fractionRadioSelect"
                #fractRadioOpfor
-               (change)="filterRanksByFraction(query.value, fractRadioOpfor.value)">CSAT
+               (change)="filterRanks(query.value, fractRadioOpfor.value)">CSAT
       </label>
     </form>
     <a class="pull-right btn btn-success" (click)="openNewRankForm()">
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@
   <div class="input-group list-header">
     <input id="search-tasks"
            type="text" #query class="form-control"
-           (keyup.enter)="findRanks(query.value)"
+           (keyup.enter)="filterRanks(query.value, fractionRadioSelect)"
            [formControl]="searchTerm">
     <span class="input-group-btn">
       <button class="btn btn-default" type="button"
-              (click)="findRanks(query.value)">
+              (click)="filterRanks(query.value, fractionRadioSelect)">
         Suchen
       </button>
     </span>
diff --git a/static/src/app/ranks/rank-list/rank-list.component.ts b/static/src/app/ranks/rank-list/rank-list.component.ts
index 63644cd..74a06ab 100644
--- a/static/src/app/ranks/rank-list/rank-list.component.ts
+++ b/static/src/app/ranks/rank-list/rank-list.component.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class RankListComponent implements OnInit {
     this.router.navigate([{outlets: {'right': ['edit', rankId]}}], {relativeTo: this.route});
   }
 
-  filterRanksByFraction(query = '', fractionFilter) {
+  filterRanks(query, fractionFilter) {
     this.ranks$ = this.rankService.findRanks(query, fractionFilter);
   }
 
diff --git a/static/src/app/squads/squad-list/squad-list.component.html b/static/src/app/squads/squad-list/squad-list.component.html
index 5354021..470ce78 100644
--- a/static/src/app/squads/squad-list/squad-list.component.html
+++ b/static/src/app/squads/squad-list/squad-list.component.html
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@
       <input type="radio" name="fractSelect"
              [checked]="(fractionRadioSelect == undefined) ? 'true' : 'false'"
              [(ngModel)]="fractionRadioSelect"
-             (change)="filterSquadsByFraction(query.value)">Alle
+             (change)="filterSquads(query.value, '')">Alle
     </label>
     <label class="radio-inline">
       <input type="radio" name="fractSelect" value="blufor"
              [(ngModel)]="fractionRadioSelect"
              #fractRadioBufor
-             (change)="filterSquadsByFraction(query.value, fractRadioBufor.value)">NATO
+             (change)="filterSquads(query.value, fractRadioBufor.value)">NATO
     </label>
     <label class="radio-inline">
       <input type="radio" name="fractSelect" value="opfor"
              [(ngModel)]="fractionRadioSelect"
              #fractRadioOpfor
-             (change)="filterSquadsByFraction(query.value, fractRadioOpfor.value)">CSAT
+             (change)="filterSquads(query.value, fractRadioOpfor.value)">CSAT
     </label>
     <a class="pull-right btn btn-success" (click)="openNewSquadForm()">
       Squad hinzufügen
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@
   <div class="input-group search-bar" style="padding-top: 0;">
     <input id="search-tasks"
            type="text" #query class="form-control"
-           (keyup.enter)="findSquads(query.value)"
+           (keyup.enter)="filterSquads(query.value, fractionRadioSelect)"
            [formControl]="searchTerm">
     <span class="input-group-btn">
       <button class="btn btn-default" type="button"
-              (click)="findSquads(query.value)">
+              (click)="filterSquads(query.value, fractionRadioSelect)">
         Suchen
       </button>
     </span>
diff --git a/static/src/app/squads/squad-list/squad-list.component.ts b/static/src/app/squads/squad-list/squad-list.component.ts
index 7128575..9ab1c20 100644
--- a/static/src/app/squads/squad-list/squad-list.component.ts
+++ b/static/src/app/squads/squad-list/squad-list.component.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export class SquadListComponent implements OnInit {
     }
   }
 
-  filterSquadsByFraction(query = '', fractionFilter) {
+  filterSquads(query = '', fractionFilter) {
     this.squads$ = this.squadService.findSquads(query, fractionFilter);
   }
 
diff --git a/static/src/app/statistic/war-detail/war-detail.component.ts b/static/src/app/statistic/war-detail/war-detail.component.ts
index e9e8936..9a55c0d 100644
--- a/static/src/app/statistic/war-detail/war-detail.component.ts
+++ b/static/src/app/statistic/war-detail/war-detail.component.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export class WarDetailComponent {
       });
   }
 
-  filterPlayersByFraction(fraction: string) {
+  filterPlayersByFraction(fraction?: string) {
     if (fraction) {
       this.rows = this.war.players.filter((player) => {
         return player.fraction === fraction;
diff --git a/static/src/app/statistic/war-list/war-item.component.ts b/static/src/app/statistic/war-list/war-item.component.ts
index a475a13..fcbff1c 100644
--- a/static/src/app/statistic/war-list/war-item.component.ts
+++ b/static/src/app/statistic/war-list/war-item.component.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export class WarItemComponent {
 
   warDelete = new EventEmitter();
 
-  constructor(private loginService: LoginService) {
+  constructor(public loginService: LoginService) {
   }
 
   ngOnInit() {
diff --git a/static/src/app/statistic/war-list/war-list.component.ts b/static/src/app/statistic/war-list/war-list.component.ts
index 17d39a3..e3f515c 100644
--- a/static/src/app/statistic/war-list/war-list.component.ts
+++ b/static/src/app/statistic/war-list/war-list.component.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export class WarListComponent implements OnInit {
 
   constructor(private warService: WarService,
               private campaignService: CampaignService,
-              private loginService: LoginService,
+              public loginService: LoginService,
               private router: Router,
               private route: ActivatedRoute) {
   }
diff --git a/static/src/app/statistic/war-submit/war-submit.component.ts b/static/src/app/statistic/war-submit/war-submit.component.ts
index 87c0b79..e9a0ee7 100644
--- a/static/src/app/statistic/war-submit/war-submit.component.ts
+++ b/static/src/app/statistic/war-submit/war-submit.component.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export class WarSubmitComponent {
   constructor(private route: ActivatedRoute,
               private router: Router,
               private warService: WarService,
-              private campaignService: CampaignService) {
+              public campaignService: CampaignService) {
   }
 
   fileChange(event) {
diff --git a/static/src/app/users/user-list/user-list.component.html b/static/src/app/users/user-list/user-list.component.html
index 94e311e..043bff7 100644
--- a/static/src/app/users/user-list/user-list.component.html
+++ b/static/src/app/users/user-list/user-list.component.html
@@ -4,26 +4,26 @@
       <input type="radio" name="fractSelect"
              [checked]="(fractionRadioSelect == undefined) ? 'true' : 'false'"
              [(ngModel)]="fractionRadioSelect"
-             (change)="filterUsersByFraction(query.value)">Alle
+             (change)="filterUser(query.value, '')">Alle
     </label>
     <label class="radio-inline">
       <input type="radio" name="fractSelect" value="blufor"
              [(ngModel)]="fractionRadioSelect"
              #fractRadioBufor
-             (change)="filterUsersByFraction(query.value, fractRadioBufor.value)">NATO
+             (change)="filterUser(query.value, fractRadioBufor.value)">NATO
     </label>
     <label class="radio-inline">
       <input type="radio" name="fractSelect" value="opfor"
              [(ngModel)]="fractionRadioSelect"
              #fractRadioOpfor
-             (change)="filterUsersByFraction(query.value, fractRadioOpfor.value)">CSAT
+             (change)="filterUser(query.value, fractRadioOpfor.value)">CSAT
     </label>
     <br>
     <label class="radio-inline" style="padding-top: 8px;">
       <input type="radio" name="fractSelect" value="unassigned"
              [(ngModel)]="fractionRadioSelect"
              #fractRadioUnassigned
-             (change)="filterUsersByFraction(query.value, fractRadioUnassigned.value)">Ohne Squad
+             (change)="filterUser(query.value, fractRadioUnassigned.value)">Ohne Squad
     </label>
     <a class="pull-right btn btn-success" (click)="openNewUserForm()">
       Teilnehmer hinzufügen
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@
   <div class="input-group list-header">
     <input id="search-tasks"
            type="text" #query class="form-control"
-           (keyup.enter)="findUsers(query.value)"
+           (keyup.enter)="filterUser(query.value, fractionRadioSelect)"
            [formControl]="searchTerm">
     <span class="input-group-btn">
       <button class="btn btn-default" type="button"
-              (click)="findUsers(query.value)">
+              (click)="filterUser(query.value, fractionRadioSelect)">
         Suchen
       </button>
     </span>
diff --git a/static/src/app/users/user-list/user-list.component.ts b/static/src/app/users/user-list/user-list.component.ts
index 6b6c14a..0140cba 100644
--- a/static/src/app/users/user-list/user-list.component.ts
+++ b/static/src/app/users/user-list/user-list.component.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class UserListComponent implements OnInit {
     }
   }
 
-  filterUsersByFraction(query = '', fractionFilter) {
+  filterUser(query, fractionFilter) {
     this.users$ = this.userService.findUsers(query, fractionFilter);
   }