10th Panzer Division (Bundeswehr)

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10th Panzer Division
10. Panzerdivision
10. Panzerdivision (Bundeswehr).svg
10th Panzer Division Shoulder Insignia
Active1 April 1959–present
CountryGermany
TypePanzer
RoleArmoured warfare
Asymmetrical warfare
Close-quarters combat
Combined arms
Forward observer
Maneuver warfare
Mountain warfare
Raiding
Reconnaissance
Urban warfare
Size~ 12,100 soldiers
Part ofGerman Army
Garrison/HQVeitshöchheim
Nickname(s)Lion's division
Löwendivision
Motto(s)Reliable, mobile, quick!
Zuverlässig - beweglich - schnell!
March
Anniversaries1 April 1959
EngagementsWar in Bosnia
Civil war in Albania
Kosovo War
War in Afghanistan
Commanders
Current
commander		Brigadier General [1][2][circular reference]
Notable
commanders		Lieutenant General Leo Hepp

General Johann Adolf Graf von Kielmansegg
General Günter Kießling
Lieutenant General Josef Moll

Major General Erhard Bühler

The 10th Panzer Division (German: 10. Panzerdivision) is an armoured division of the German Army, part of the Bundeswehr.[3] Its staff is based at Veitshöchheim. The division is a unit of the German Army's stabilization forces and specializes in conflicts of low intensity.

History[]

The Edelweiss badge of the German mountain infantry

This division was founded as the 10. Panzerdivision of the new German Army in 1959. Originally only consisting of armoured units, it now also commands Germany's last mountain warfare unit. For this reason the Edelweiss badge has become another commonly used insignia to denote allegiance to this formation. The 10th Panzer Division is a part of Germany's permanent contribution to Eurocorps, the other being the German contribution to the Franco-German Brigade which was subordinate to the division until 2006.

After 1993 troops of this division participated in numerous overseas deployments. Among them were the first out-of-area land deployment operations for the Bundeswehr (in fact of any German military unit after World War II). Troops were deployed to Somalia (UNOSOM II) from 1993 to 1994 and to Bosnia and Herzegovina (IFOR) from 1995 to 1996 and stayed in this country until 1998 (SFOR). Soldiers of the 10th Panzer Division's SFOR contingent were also involved in the Bundeswehr's first combat operation in 1997 (Operation Libelle). In 2000, the 10th Panzer Division deployed more than 8,000 personnel to the Balkans. Between 2002 and 2003, it deployed to various operations in the Balkans and in Afghanistan.

In 2017, the 4th Rapid Deployment Brigade of the Czech Land Forces started to ″work closely″ with the division.[4][5][6]

Structure May 2020[]

Main article: Structure of the German Army
Organization of the 10th Panzer Division.
A Leopard 2A5 main battle tank of Panzer Battalion 104
1-171 Georgia National Guard and 2nd CR conduct a combined urban operations exercise with Georgian Special Forces, German 37th Panzergrenadier Brigade, and the Ukrainian Naval Infantry at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia Aug. 6, 2018 as part of Exercise Noble Partner 18.

Geographic Distribution[]

10th Panzer Division (Bundeswehr) is located in Germany
10 Panzer Division
10 Panzer Division
131 Artillery
131 Artillery
345 Artillery
345 Artillery
12 Panzer Brigade
12 Panzer Brigade
8 Recon
8 Recon
8 Mtn Panzer 104 Panzer
8 Mtn Panzer
104 Panzer
10th Panzer Division (Bundeswehr)
112 PzGren.
112 PzGren.
122 PzGren.
122 PzGren.
4 Engineer
4 Engineer
4 Supply
4 Supply
23 Mtn Inf Brigade
23 Mtn Inf Brigade
230 Mtn Recon
230 Mtn Recon
231 Mtn Inf
231 Mtn Inf
232 Mtn Inf
232 Mtn Inf
233 Mtn Inf
233 Mtn Inf
8 Mtn Eng.
8 Mtn Eng.
905 Eng. (R)
905 Eng. (R)
8 Mtn Supply
8 Mtn Supply
37 PzGren. Brigade
13 Recon
13 Recon
363 Panzer
363 Panzer
393 Panzer
393 Panzer
701 Engineer
701 Engineer
131 Supply
131 Supply
371 PzGren.
371 PzGren.
909 PzGren. (R)
909 PzGren. (R)
391 PzGren.
391 PzGren.
D/F Brigade
D/F Supply
D/F Supply
291 Jäger
291 Jäger
292 Jäger
292 Jäger
295 Artillery
295 Artillery
550 Engineer
550 Engineer
Locations of 10th Panzer Division units:
Units: DeepPink pog.svg Panzer, Pink pog.svg Panzergrenadier, Green pog.svg Jäger (Rifles), Orange pog.svg Reconnaissance, Yellow pog.svg Artillery, Black pog.svg Engineer, Purple pog.svg Supply

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "10. Panzerdivision".
  2. ^ de:Ruprecht Horst von Butler
  3. ^ "10. Panzerdivision". Heer. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
  4. ^ "Germany, Romania and the Czech Republic deepen defence ties". NATO. NATO. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  5. ^ Wirnitzer, Jan (22 February 2017). "Češi čelí ruské propagandě o předání 4. brigády Němcům. Ukázali dohodu" [The Czechs face Russian propaganda about handing over the 4th Brigade to the Germans. They showed an agreement]. iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  6. ^ Stropnický, Martin. "Ministr Stropnický: Spolupráce armád je základem naší obranyschopnosti" [Minister Stropnicky: Cooperation between the [Czech and German] armed forces is the foundation of our defence]. army.cz. Ministerstvo obrany České republiky. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

External links[]

Coordinates: 48°05′28.46″N 9°14′55.04″E / 48.0912389°N 9.2486222°E / 48.0912389; 9.2486222

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