21st Armoured Brigade (Bundeswehr)
21st (Lipperland) Armoured Brigade
(Panzerbrigade 21 "Lipperland") |
Formation sign |
Formation: |
15 August 1957 |
Country |
Germany |
Armed Force |
Bundeswehr |
Service |
German Army |
Type |
Reaction brigade[1] |
Subordinate
units |
Stab/ Stabskompanie PzBrig 21
Aufklärungskompanie 210
Panzerpionierkompanie 200
Panzerbataillon 203
Panzergrenadierbataillon 212
Panzerartilleriebataillon 215
Logistikbataillon 7[2]
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Strength |
ca. 4,100 men[3][4] |
Higher formation |
1st Armoured Division |
Headquarters |
GFM Rommel Barracks, Augustdorf |
Motto |
Für den Kampf bereit,
um Frieden zu schaffen[5] |
March |
Des Großen Kurfürsten Reitermarsch |
Commander |
Commander |
BrigGen Dirk Backen[6] |
The 21st (Lipperland) Armoured Brigade (German: Panzerbrigade 21 "Lipperland", abbreviated to: PzBrig 21) is a brigade in the German Army and part of the Bundeswehr. The brigade staff and most of its units are housed in Generalfeldmarschall Rommel Barracks in Augustdorf, North Rhine-Westphalia. Several companies are based in Glückauf Barracks in Unna-Königsborn.
The roughly 4,100[3][4] strong brigade is one of the Army's reaction forces and, like Panzerlehrbrigade 9, is subordinate to the 1st Armoured Division whose headquarters is in Hanover. 21 Armoured Brigade was formed in 1957 as Combat Group (Panzerkampfgruppe) C3 in the 3rd Armoured Division and, from 1959 to 2006, was assigned to the 7th "Westphalian" Armoured Division. The Brigade carries the nickname "Lipperland" because it is stationed in the Lippe area.
References
- ^ Redaktion Heer: Auftrag. Bundesministerium der Verteidigung, der Leiter des Presse- und Informationsstabs, 2010-12-16. Retrieved on 2011-06-02.
- ^ Redaktion Heer: Gliederung. Bundesministerium der Verteidigung, der Leiter des Presse- und Informationsstabs, 2010-12-16. Retrieved on 2011-06-02. (Bitte Links zur Gliederung der unterstellten Truppenteile beachten)
- ^ a b Redaktion Heer: Geschichte. Bundesministerium der Verteidigung, der Leiter des Presse- und Informationsstabs, 2010-12-16. Retrieved on 2011-06-02. (siehe Zeile „2007“: „ Ein [...] Großverband mit ca. 4100 Soldatinnen und Soldaten ...“)
- ^ a b Detmold. Trauerfeier für getöteten Soldaten in Detmold. Neue Westfälische, 2011-06-10. Retrieved on 2011-06-11. („ Derzeit sind rund 1.100 der 4.200 Soldaten der Panzerbrigade 21 in Afghanistan im Einsatz“)
- ^ Lippische Landes-Zeitung (Ed.): Ein Kommandeur spricht Klartext. Neujahrsempfang: Panzerbrigade 21 ändert ihren Leitspruch. (Digitalisat bei Kulturinitiative Detmold/ www.hiergeblieben.de; as at: 2011-06-02).
- ^ Redaktion Heer: Vita Kommandeur. Bundesministerium der Verteidigung, der Leiter des Presse- und Informationsstab des Bundesministeriums der Verteidigung, 2010-12-16. Retrieved on 2011-06-11.
Sources
- Standortältester Augustdorf (Ed.): Broschüre Standort Augustdorf. Im Herzen des Lipperlandes WEKA, Augustdorf 2000, p. 58.
External links
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