21st Panzer Brigade (Bundeswehr)

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21st Panzer Brigade "Lipperland"
Panzerbrigade 21 "Lipperland"
Panzerbrigade 21 (Bundeswehr).svg
Formation sign for Panzerbrigade 21
Active15 August 1957–present
Country Germany
AllegianceBundeswehr
BranchArmy sign German Army
TypeReaction brigade[1]
Sizeca. 4,100 men[2][3]
Part offormation sign of 1st Panzer Division (Germany) 1st Panzer Division
HeadquartersGFM Rommel Barracks, Augustdorf
Motto(s)Für den Kampf bereit,
um Frieden zu schaffen[4]
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Commanders
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The 21st Panzer Brigade "Lipperland" (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 based at the Field Marshal Rommel Barracks in Augustdorf, North Rhine-Westphalia. Several companies are based in Glückauf Barracks in Unna-Königsborn.

The roughly 4,100[2][3] strong brigade is one of the Army's reaction forces and, like the Panzerlehrbrigade 9 and Panzergrenadierbrigade 41, is subordinate to the 1st Panzer Division headquartered in Hanover.

21st Panzer Brigade was formed in 1957 as Combat Group (Panzerkampfgruppe) C3 in the 3rd Panzer Division and, from 1959 to 2006, was assigned to the 7th Panzer Division. The Brigade carries the honorific title "Lipperland" as it is stationed in the Lippe area.

Structure May 2020[]

  • Panzerbrigade 21 (Bundeswehr).svg 21st Panzer Brigade (Panzerbrigade 21), in Augustdorf
    • StKp PzBrig 21 (V2).png Staff and Signal Company 21st Panzer Brigade, in Augustdorf
    • AufklBtl 7.jpg 7th Reconnaissance Battalion (Aufklärungsbataillon 7), in Ahlen with Fennek reconnaissance vehicles and KZO drones
    • JgRgt 1.jpg 1st Jäger Battalion (Jägerbataillon 1), Schwarzenborn with GTK Boxer armoured personnel carriers
    • PzBtl 203.jpg 203rd Panzer Battalion (Panzerbataillon 203), in Augustdorf with 44x Leopard 2A7 main battle tanks
    • PzGrenBtl 212 neu.png 212th Panzergrenadier Battalion (Panzergrenadierbataillon 212), in Augustdorf with 44x Puma infantry fighting vehicles
    • JgBtl 921.jpg 921st Jäger Battalion (Jägerbataillon 921), in Schwarzenborn (Reserve unit)
    • Wappen PzPiBtl 1.jpg 1st Panzer Engineer Battalion (Panzerpionierbataillon 1), in Holzminden
    • InstBtl 7.jpg 7th Supply Battalion (Versorgungsbataillon 7), in Unna

References[]

  1. ^ Redaktion Heer (2010-12-16). "Auftrag". Bundesministerium der Verteidigung, der Leiter des Presse- und Informationsstabs. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Redaktion Heer (2010-12-16). "Geschichte". Bundesministerium der Verteidigung, der Leiter des Presse- und Informationsstabs. Retrieved 2011-06-02. – siehe Zeile „2007“: „ Ein [...] Großverband mit ca. 4100 Soldatinnen und Soldaten ...“
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Trauerfeier für getöteten Soldaten in Detmold". Lippische Landes-Zeitung. 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2015-03-09. – „ Derzeit sind rund 1.100 der 4.200 Soldaten der Panzerbrigade 21 in Afghanistan im Einsatz“
  4. ^ Lippische Landes-Zeitung (ed.), Ein Kommandeur spricht Klartext. Neujahrsempfang: Panzerbrigade 21 ändert ihren Leitspruch (Digitalisat bei Kulturinitiative Detmold/ www.hiergeblieben.de) (in German), retrieved 2011-06-02

Sources[]

  • Standortältester Augustdorf, ed. (2000), Broschüre Standort Augustdorf : Im Herzen des Lipperlandes (in German), Augustdorf: WEKA, p. 58

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Coordinates: 51°54′53″N 8°45′53″E / 51.914785°N 8.764644°E / 51.914785; 8.764644


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