43 Gemechaniseerde Brigade

43rd Mechanized Brigade - X -
Lineup	July 1949
Country	Netherlands
Armed forces	army
Type	brigade
Subordinate troops	44th Mechanized Infantry Battalion 45th Mechanized Infantry Battalion 11th Panzer Engineer Battalion 10th Reservist Battalion Tank Battalion 414
Strength	3000
Insinuation	Dutch Army
Location	Havelte
commander
commander	Brigadier General Jan Renger Swillens

The 43 Gemechaniseerde Brigade ( German  43rd Mechanized Brigade ) is an independent brigade within the Dutch military . The largest part of the brigade is stationed in the Johannes Postkazerne, named after the resistance fighter Johannes Post , in Havelte ( province of Drenthe ).

The 43rd Mechanized Brigade logo is an American bison with the number 43 on a red and blue background.

history

The brigade was set up in July 1949 as the 43rd Independent Infantry Brigade in what was then the Dutch East Indies . In 1992 it was renamed the 43 Gemechaniseerde Brigade. The brigade was withdrawn from active service two years later. In 1998 the brigade was put back into service.

On March 17, 2016, the brigade and its 16 Leopard 2 A6NL tanks were subordinated to the German 1st Panzer Division .

structure

• Headquarters Company 43rd Mechanized Brigade, Havelte The Netherlands 
  • 43. Reconnaissance company "Huzaren van Boreel", Havelte
• 44th Mechanized Infantry Battalion " Johan Willem Friso ", Havelte
• 45th Mechanized Infantry Battalion “ Oranje Gelderland ”, Havelte
• Panzerbataillon 414, Lohheide Germany Netherlands   
• 11th Panzer Engineer Battalion , Wezep
• 10th Reservist Battalion , Assen
  • 43rd Medical Company , Havelte
  • 43. Maintenance company, Havelte

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dr. Christian Kahl: Unique in the world: New ways of German-Dutch army cooperation. PIZ Heer, March 18, 2016, accessed on March 19, 2016 . 
2. ↑ Thomas Wiegold : Dutch Brigade is subordinate to German Panzer Division. Eyes straight ahead !, March 17, 2016, accessed March 18, 2016 .