26th Airborne Brigade (Bundeswehr)
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| 26th (Saarland) Airborne Brigade Luftlandebrigade 26 "Saarland" | |
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 Formation sign of 26th (Saarland) Airborne Brigade | |
| Active | 1958–2015 |
| Country |  Germany |
| Allegiance |  Bundeswehr |
| Branch | German Army |
| Type | Intervention force brigade |
| Size | ~ 3500 |
| Part of | Special Operations Division |
| Headquarters | Saarlouis |
| Nickname(s) | Saarlandbrigade |
| Engagements | Somalian Civil War Bosnian Civil War Kosovo War Afghanistan War
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| Commanders | |
| Commander | Brigadegeneral Eberhard Zorn |
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26th (Saarland) Airborne Brigade (German: Luftlandebrigade 26 "Saarland") is a formation in the Special Operations Division of the German Army with a strength of about 3,500 men and its brigade headquarters in Saarlouis. The Brigade is also called the Saarland Brigade as almost all its troops are stationed in the federal state of Saarland. Other elements are based in Rhineland-Palatinate. Most of the 26th Airborne Brigade belongs to the intervention forces of the Bundeswehr, and the formation therefore provides the overwhelming proportion of paratroopers and airborne troops for the intervention forces of the Army. The Brigade motto is: Einsatzbereit – jederzeit – weltweit ("Ready for action - anytime - worldwide"). The Brigade greeting is "Glück ab".
The brigade was previously part of the alongside the 25th and 27th Luftlande Brigades.
Commanders[]
The brigade commanders were (rank on takeover):
| No. | Name | Takeover date | Handover date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Oberst | 4 December 2014 | 31 March 2015 |
| 16 | Oberst | 1 February 2012 | 4 December 2014 |
| 15 | Oberst Eberhard Zorn | 14 January 2010 | 31 January 2012 |
| 14 | Oberst | 29 August 2005 | 14 January 2010 |
| 13 | Oberst | 2003 | 29 August 2005 |
| 12 | Oberst | (2000) | (2002) |
| 11 | Oberst | (1996) | (1999) |
| 10 | Oberst | 1 April 1994 | (1995) |
| 9 | Oberst | 1 April 1990 | 31 March 1994 |
| 8 | Oberst | 1 April 1983 | 31 March 1990 |
| 7 | Oberst | April 1976 | 31 March 1983 |
| 6 | Oberst | September 1973 | March 1976 |
| 5 | Oberst | October 1970 | September 1973 |
| 4 | Oberst | October 1968 | September 1970 |
| 3 | Oberst | April 1967 | October 1968 |
| 2 | Oberst | October 1963 | April 1967 |
| 1 | Oberst | October 1958 | September 1963 |
See also[]
- Special Operations Division
- German Army Forces Command
References[]
Literature[]
- Sören Sünkler: Die Spezialverbände der Bundeswehr. Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag 2007. ISBN 3-613-02592-2
- Sören Sünkler: K-ISOM 1. Ausgabe 2008, Artikel LLBrig. 26, Sept.-Okt. 2008, KOMMANDO- International Special Operations Magazine ISSN 1866-9360.
External links[]
- Official website of the Brigade
- Federal archive of the Brigade
- Official page of 261 Parachute Battalion
- 3./FschJgBtl 261
- Video at tagesschau.de Report about degrading behaviour in the barracks in Zweibrücken
Coordinates: 49°18′48″N 6°44′03″E / 49.313331°N 6.734254°E
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