List of units of the armored forces of the army of the Bundeswehr

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Leopard 2A5

Leopard 1A2 of the 2./153 (deep wading at night)

Originally a PzBtl 184 vehicle - most recently with SichBtl 767

Bergepanzer 1 in the Munster tank museum

Leopard 1 during the REFORGER exercise 1983

Kpz M47 of the first equipment 1959

The list of units of the armored troops of the Army of the Bundeswehr gives an overview of all current and former tank formations and large tank formations of the Army of the Bundeswehr .

Numbering conventions

Divisions

Until the end of the Cold War, the divisions of the Army were alternately set up as a tank division and an armored infantry division. The armored divisions were those with an odd number. Exceptions were the 8th and 9th Divisions, which were set up as the 1st Mountain Division and the 1st Airborne Division . After that, the numbering of the divisions began again with a tank division ( 10th division ), so that the 11th division was set up as an armored infantry division despite its odd number. As a result of reclassifications or protracted lists, however, this numbering convention was partially deviated from. Later armored divisions that did not (yet) reach the full target equipment were initially referred to as armored infantry divisions. This affected the first, seventh and twelfth divisions, which initially operated as Panzergrenadier divisions. The "East German" divisions ( 13th and 14th ) were set up as Panzergrenadier divisions.

Brigades

Until the beginning of the 1990s, the brigades were numbered according to their subordination, whereby the following applies only in principle. In individual cases, when the brigades were drawn up, etc., the numbering of the brigades was not stringent. The 36 brigades of the field army were numbered consecutively from 1 to 36. The brigades in East Germany set up after 1990 were also given the numbers 37-42. Each division should lead three brigades. Brigades 1, 2 and 3 belonged to the 1st division, the brigades 4, 5 and 6 to the 2nd division etc. The 1st mountain division was classified as the 8th division, the airborne division as the 9th Brigades of the Territorial Army were numbered consecutively starting with 51.

Example:

• Brigade 20 was subordinate to the 7th Panzer Division (arithmetically: 20 ÷ 3 = 6.33 → round up → 7)

Panzer divisions led two tank brigades and one tank grenadier brigade; Panzergrenadierdivisions one tank brigade and two tank grenadier brigades. The first brigade in each division was an armored infantry brigade, the third an armored brigade. The second brigade was therefore an armored brigade in an armored division or an armored grenadier brigade in an armored infantry division.

Example:

• Brigade 19 was the first brigade of the 7th Division , hence an armored infantry brigade
• Brigade 20 was the second brigade of the 7th Panzer Division, hence a tank brigade
• Brigade 21 was the third brigade of the 7th Division and therefore a tank brigade

From 1981 this principle was extended to the numbering of the mountain division by converting the Mountain Infantry Brigade 22 into the Panzer Grenadier Brigade 22. This now also led an armored infantry brigade as the first, an armored brigade as the third and a second brigade, analogous to the division designation as the mountain infantry brigade.

Major exceptions until 1990 were:

• The 7th Panzer Grenadier Division did not set up the Panzergrenadierbrigade 20 because it was actually intended as the second brigade of a 7th Panzer Division. This "missing" Panzer Brigade 20 was only finally set up in the early 1980s and the division became a tank division.
• The Panzergrenadierbrigade 28 only existed until 1970. A Brigade 28 newly established in 1975 was set up as a tank brigade, in contrast to the usual designation of the 1st Brigade of a division. Brigade 30, i.e. the third brigade of the 10th Division , was no longer a tank brigade from 1981, but was reclassified into Panzergrenadierbrigade 30 . From 1981 the names of the first and third brigades of the 10th Division were "swapped".
• The 12th Division set up its first brigade as a tank brigade. Even after the division was converted into a tank division, the second brigade was not reclassified into a tank brigade, but remained the 35th Panzer Grenadier Brigade .

After the end of the Cold War, the numbering was often no longer adapted to the actual subordination for reasons of tradition. An example of this is the Airborne Brigade 31 established in 1993 , which only kept the 31 in its name out of tradition . The names of the newly established brigades 37 to 42 still show certain similarities to the old systematic numbering. Since 1990, the designation Panzergrenadierbrigade or Panzerbrigade no longer indicates a specific structure.

Regiments

In addition to smaller temporary exceptions, tank regiments were only available for the three purely German corps I. , II. And III. planned in the 1970s ( Army Structure III ). The tank regiments were intended as tactical reserves for the corps. However, there were considerable problems with the installation. In some cases, the establishment of planned tank brigades was dispensed with in favor of the establishment of regiments. The regiments were to be called Panzerregiment 100, 200 and 300 according to the subordination to their corps. However, contrary to the original plan, the 300 Panzer Regiment was not established. In addition, the tank regiments caused a significant logistical problem for the corps supply troops , as they did not have sufficient logistics shares of their own and the corps had to meet the high demand for fuel and ammunition with its own resources.

Battalions

Until the 1990s, beginning from around 1959, the numbering of the battalions followed a stringent logic that resulted from the subordination. In the early years of the Bundeswehr until around 1959, the numbering was inconsistent. The number conventions presented below are only intended to give an overview of the names of the armored troop units. In the context of reclassifications, troop attempts or in the course of a protracted line-up, there were always exceptions.

The numbers of the tank battalions of the brigades began with the number of their brigade. A final digit was appended to this number. Therefore there were two-digit numbers for the battalions subordinate to Brigades 1-9 and three-digit numbers for the battalions subordinate to Brigades 10-42. The battalions beginning with number 51 and numbered consecutively were subordinate to the Homeland Security Brigade 51, 52, 53 etc. These battalions were partially active, i. H. grew up significantly in the case of tension around reservists . Some of these battalions were also only partially mobile. Partially mobile battalions had an actual stock of battle tanks that fell short of the standard number by around 40 percent.

Example:

• Panzerbataillon 6 4 was intended as a battalion of the 6th Panzer Brigade
• Panzerbataillon 36 3 was a battalion of the 36 Panzer Brigade

The final number was reserved for one battalion. Each tank or tank grenadier brigade had a tank battalion with the last number 4. Each tank brigade also had two further tank battalions with the last numbers 1 and 3. The "one battalions" were initially set up as a mixed unit (tank troops / tank grenadiers) in the early 1980s. Before that, there were generally no battalions ending with number 1 in the tank brigades. Mixed "single battalions" were also set up in the tank brigades, but these are not taken into account here (see the list of armored infantry units of the Bundeswehr ).

Example:

• As a tank brigade, Panzerbrigade 21 initially had two tank battalions ending with 3 and 4 (tank battalions 213 and 214). Tank battalion 211 was later reorganized as a mixed tank battalion.
• The Panzergrenadierbrigade 19 had, as an armored infantry brigade, only one tank battalion ending with 4 (tank battalion 194).

In contrast to this, the mountain tank battalion set up in 1981 as a division troop part of the 8th Division (→ 1st Mountain Division ) was also a mixed unit. The battalions with the final number “0” (Pzbtl 110, 120, 210 and 220) were subordinate to the armored regiments 100 and 200 set up in Army Structure III. These battalions were also mixed like the 1-er battalions. The numbering has been adjusted in the event of a change of subordination or reclassification. As a result, the battalions were renamed many times, some even several times. Therefore, there were also battalions with identical numbers that had no common line of tradition, but instead simply assumed a number that had been “released” according to their subordination. This stringent numbering was abandoned in the early 1990s. In the event of reclassification or change of subordination, the number is nowadays often retained by tradition, and in the case of reclassification, only the tank battalion may be brought into a form corresponding to the new service category or function. During the formation of the "East German" Brigades 37 to 42, the numbering was also adhered to with a few exceptions in relation to the tank battalions.

List of associations

Legend

Legend
Dissolved
in dissolution or not active
active

Abbreviations see below .

Armored divisions

The following divisions in the army were or will be called armored divisions :

	designation	Installation on (off)	Location	Whereabouts	Remarks
	1st PzDiv	April 1, 1981 (1st PzGrenDiv)	Hanover from 2016: Oldenburg	active
	3rd PzDiv	Jul 2, 1956	Hamburg from 1958: Buxtehude	Sep 30 Disbanded in 1994.
	5th PzDiv	Sep 1 1956	Grafenwöhr from 1957: first Wetzlar , then Koblenz from 1962: Diez	Disbanded Jun 30, 2001.
	7th PzDiv	Aug 1, 1958	Lippstadt	Oct. 1, 1958 in 7th Division, Mar. 16. 1959 renamed the 7th PzGrenDiv.
	7th PzDiv	October 1, 1980 (7th PzGrenDiv)	Unna from 1994: Düsseldorf	Disbanded June 30, 2006.
	10th PzDiv	Jan. 1, 1970 (10th PzGrenDiv)	Sigmaringen	Disbanded December 2014.
	10th PzDiv	Dec. 2014 ( Division South )	Veitshochheim	active	Took over the traditional line and association badge of the "old" 10th Panzer Division.
	12th PzDiv	Jan. 1, 1961	Veitshochheim	30th Mar Disbanded in 1994.	Planned as a Panzergrenadierdivision, but designated as a Panzer Division from the time it was set up.

Tank brigades

The following brigades in the army were - at least temporarily - set up as tank brigades:

	designation	Setup 1 (off)	last position	Whereabouts	comment
	PzBrig 2	1980 (?) (PzGrenBrig 2)	Braunschweig	March Disbanded in 1993
	PzBrig 3	Jul. 1957	Nienburg	Disbanded December 1993
	PzBrig 6	Jul. 1958	Neustadt	Renamed Panzerbrigade 14 in 1981
	PzBrig 6	1981 (PzBrig 34)	Hofgeismar	Sep Disbanded in 1993
	PzBrig 8	Jan. 1956	Luneburg	deactivated 1993	inactive brigade / brigade staff since 1993 ( Munster headquarters ), final dissolution in December 2008
	PzLehrBrig 9	Jun 1958	Muenster	-	active
	PzBrig 12	Jul. 1956	On the mountain	-	active, relocated to Cham
	PzBrig 14	Nov 1956	Koblenz	1981 reclassified to PzBrig 34
	PzBrig 14	1981 (PzBrig 6)	Neustadt	Disbanded Jun. 2008
	PzBrig 15	Sep 1957	Koblenz	Disbanded Jun. 1993
	PzBrig 18	Jul. 1956	Boostedt	Disbanded December 2008
	PzBrig 20	Apr. 1964	Hemer	March 1970 reclassified to Panzer Regiment 100
	PzBrig 20	Apr. 1957 (PzRgt 100)	Iserlohn	March 1992
	PzBrig 21	Aug 1957	Augustdorf	-	active
	PzBrig 24	Jul 1959	Mittenwald , from 1960 Murnau	1966 reclassified to PzGrenBrig 24	1981 reclassified
	PzBrig 24	1981 (PzGrenBrig 24)	Landshut	Disbanded September 1994
	PzBrig 28	Apr. 1975 (PzRgt 200)	Dornstadt	Sep 1993
	PzBrig 29	1967 (PzGrenBrig 29)	Sigmaringen	Sep 1993
	PzBrig 30	May 1958	Ellwangen	April 1981 reclassified to PzGrenBrig 30
	PzBrig 33	Feb 1959	Celle	Sep 1993
	PzBrig 34	Apr. 1975	kassel	1981 reclassified to PzBrig 6
	PzBrig 34	1981 (PzBrig 14)	Diez	March 2002
	PzBrig 36	Jan. 1963	Veitshochheim	Jun. 2002
	PzBrig 39	1995 (HSchBrig 39)	Erfurt	Dec 2001
	PzBrig 42	1995 (HSchBrig 42)	Potsdam	Jun. 2003
	HSchBrig 56	Apr. 1981 (HSchKdo 18)	Neuburg	1992 (?)	Territorial Army, Defense Area VI, with 2 active Pz- and PzGrenBtl each, resembled a PzBrig

¹ formation before 1959 as a combat group , then from 1959 renaming or formation as a Panzer / Panzer Grenadier Brigade

Regiments

The following regiments were set up in the Bundeswehr - the number indicates the respective corps

	designation	Listing (off)	Stationing locations	Whereabouts	comment
	PzRgt 100	March 1970 ( PzBrig 20 )	Hemer	April 1975 reclassified to PzBrig 20	subordinated to PzBtl 110 and PzBtl 120
	PzRgt 200	1971	Dornstadt	Transferred to Panzerbrigade 28 in 1975	subordinated to PzBtl 210 and PzBtl 220
	PzRgt 300	-	-	-	Installation only planned, not carried out

Tank battalions

Field army

The following tank battalions were set up in the field army:

	designation	Listing (off)	Stationing locations	Whereabouts	comment
	PzLehrBtl	April 1956	Muenster	Renaming December 1958 to PzLehrBtl 93
	PzBtl 1	July 1956	Dedelstorf from 1957 Augustdorf ( GFM Rommel barracks )	March 1959 renaming to PzBtl 213
	PzBtl 2	1956	Hemer	March 1959 renaming to PzBtl 204
	PzBtl 3	August 1956	Hamburg (Graf Goltz Barracks)	March 1959 renaming to PzBtl 174
	PzBtl 4	September 1956	On the mountain	Renaming in March 1959 to PzBtl 123
	PzBtl 5	September 1956	Hohenfels from 1957 Koblenz	Renaming in March 1959 to PzBtl 143
	GebPzBtl 8	October 1981	Pocking	Deactivated September 1996	After deactivation, a unit was still stationed in Pfreimd. In the ARMY2011 , a partially active battalion with location Pfreimd was planned and set up from July 1, 2014. There should be a tradition between the old and the new GebPzBtl 8.
	GebPzBtl 8	Sept. 2014	Pfreimd	partially active	Reorganization on September 20, 2014 in Pfreimd , in the tradition of the earlier GebPzBtl 8. The suffix "Gebirgs" only shows the subordination. Partially active supplementary troop unit with two active companies. In peace 1. /, 2. / (na) and 3./GebPzBtl 8 ust PzBtl 104, 4./GebPzBtl 8 ust PzBtl 393 in Bad Frankenhausen . Transfer of the two companies to the PzBtl 363 to be deployed (2019 and 2020)
	PzBtl 13	August 1956	Flensburg 1958 Boostedt	Renaming in March 1959 to PzBtl 183
	PzBtl 14	July 1959	Koblenz 1959 Stadtoldendorf from 1962 Hildesheim ( Gallwitz barracks)	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzBtl 15	September 1956	Grafenwohr	Renaming January 1959 to PzBtl 134
	PzBtl 21	April 1981	Braunschweig	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzBtl 23	January 1958	Schwanewede	Renaming in March 1959 to PzBtl 324
	PzBtl 23	April 1976	Braunschweig	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzBtl 24	July 1960	Dedelstorf 1962 Braunschweig (Roselies / Heinrich der Löwe barracks)	Decommissioned December 2003
	PzBtl 25	September 1956	Koblenz	The name was changed to PzBtl 153 on April 1, 1959
	PzBtl 31	1981	Nienburg	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzBtl 33	December 1958	Munster 1959 Dörverden 1965 Luttmersen	Conversion from July 2015	was converted into PzGrenBtl 33 PzLehrBrig
	PzBtl 34	April 1959	Nienburg from 1969 Scheuen	Renaming October 1981 to PzBtl 334
	PzBtl 34	October 1981 (PzBtl 334)	Nienburg	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzBtl 44	January 1962	Allendorf Arolsen	Renaming and division in March 1975 into PzBtl 342 and 343
	PzBtl 44	October 1980	Goettingen	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzBtl 53	April 1976	Hessisch-Lichtenau	Decommissioned March 1983
	PzBtl 54	January 1959	Wetzlar from 1960 Wolfhagen	Renaming October 1981 to PzBtl 64
	PzBtl 54	October 1981	Hessisch-Lichtenau	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzBtl 61	October 1980	Wolfhagen	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzBtl 63	March 1959	Stadtallendorf	Renaming October 1981 to PzBtl 143
	PzBtl 63	October 1981 (PzBtl 342)	Arolsen	Decommissioned December 2002
	PzBtl 64	April 1961	Stadtallendorf ( Hessen barracks )	Renaming October 1981 to PzBtl 144
	PzBtl 64	October 1981 (PzBtl 54)	Wolfhagen	Decommissioned June 2008	last PzBrig 14
	PzBtl 73	April 1992 (PzGrenBtl 73, PzBtl 324)	Cuxhaven Altenwalde	Decommissioned in 2003	not active
	PzBtl 74	April 1959	1959 Seedorf 1963 Altenwalde	Decommissioned December 2003
	PzBtl 81	October 1980	Lüneburg , Schlieffen barracks	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzBtl 83	1958	Lüneburg, Schlieffen barracks	Decommissioned 1996	Cadre from April 1992
	PzBtl 84	July 1959	Lüneburg, Schlieffen barracks	Decommissioned December 2002	In the background of the Lindwurm you can see the badge of the Panzer Regiment 2
	PzLehrBtl 91	January 1980	Munster , Boeselager barracks	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzLehrBtl 93	December 1958 (PzLehrBtl)	Muenster	-	active, PzLehrBrig 9
	PzLehrBtl 94	July 1960	Muenster	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzBtl 94	1997	Celle	Dissolution June 2008	not active since (?)
	PzBtl 104	November 1960	On the mountain	Renaming October 1971 to PzBtl 303
	PzBtl 104	April 1981	Pfreimd	-	aktiv, PzBrig 12 , leads the 3./GebPzBtl 8 in the same location
	PzBtl 110	April 1970 (PzBtl 204)	Hemer	April 1975 renaming to PzBtl 202
	PzBtl 114	September 1962	Gärmersdorf from 1963 Neunburg vorm Wald	Converted October 1970 to PanzerJgBtl 114
	PzBtl 114	April 1981	Neunburg vorm Wald	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzBtl 120	March 1970	Hemer	Renaming April 1975 to PzBtl 203
	PzBtl 121	April 1981	Kümmersbruck , Schweppermann barracks	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzBtl 123	March 1959 (PzBtl4)	Amberg 1960: Gärmersdorf-Kümmersbruck, Schweppermann barracks	Decommissioned September 1994
	PzBtl 124	June 1959	Grafenwöhr from 1960 Gärmersdorf-Kümmersbruck, Schweppermann barracks	Decommissioned September 1994
	PzBtl 134	January 1959 (PzBtl 15)	Wetzlar ( Sixt von Armin barracks )	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzBtl 141	October 1981	Stadtallendorf , Hessen barracks	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzBtl 143	March 1959 (PzBtl 5)	Koblenz , Fritsch barracks	Renaming October 1981 to PzBtl 343
	PzBtl 143	October 1981 (PzBtl 63)	Stadtallendorf, Hessen barracks	Decommissioned June 2003
	PzBtl. 144	April 1959	Koblenz, Gneisenau barracks	October 1981 renaming of PzBtl. 344
	PzBtl 144	October 1981 (PzBtl 64)	Stadtallendorf, Hessen barracks	Squad in 1991, dissolved in 2003
	PzBtl 151	October 1981	Koblenz, Fritsch barracks	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzBtl 153	July 1957 (?)	Koblenz, Fritsch barracks	Decommissioned December 31, 2002	has been partially mobile since 1992, Westerburg (Wäller barracks)
	PzBtl 154	October 1967	Hessisch-Lichtenau	Decommissioned October 1981
	PzBtl 154	October 1981	Westerburg, Wäller barracks	Decommissioned September 21, 2006
	PzBtl 164	November 1961	Flensburg 1969: Schwarzenbek, Elmenhorst / Lanken, Sachsenwald barracks	Decommissioned September 1994
	PzBtl 174	March 1959 (PzBtl 3)	Hamburg	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzBtl 181		Neumünster ( Scholtz barracks )	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzBtl 183	March 1959 (PzBtl 13)	Boostedt	Disbanded in 2007
	PzBtl 184	April 1959	Boostedt	Deactivation September 1992 ( Neumünster - Scholtz barracks )	1994-July 2008 non-active battalion, decommissioned July 2008 (Rantzau-Kaserne Boostedt )
	PzBtl 194	April 1959 (PzJgBtl 5)	Muenster	Decommissioned September 1992	1956 set up as PzJgBtl 5 in Wetzlar
	PzBtl 201	October 1980	Hemer, 1st and 4th Kp Ahlen	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzBtl 202	April 1975 (PzBtl 110)	Hemer	October 1980 renaming to PzBtl 204
	PzBtl 203	April 1975 (PzBtl 120)	Hemer from 2007 Augustdorf	-	active, PzBrig 21
	PzBtl 204	March 1959 (PzBtl 2)	Hemer	April 1970 renaming to PzBtl 110
	PzBtl 204	October 1980 (PzBtl 202)	Ahlen from 1992: Hemer	June 2002 decommissioned
	PzBtl 210	October 1970 (PzBtl 303)	Dornstadt	Renaming April 1975 to PzBtl 282
	PzBtl 211	October 1980	Augustdorf	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzBtl 213	March 1959 (PzBtl 1)	Augustdorf	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzBtl 214	June 1959	Augustdorf	Decommissioned October 2002
	PzBtl 220	October 1971 (PzBtl 304)	Dornstadt	Renaming April 1975 to PzBtl 284
	PzBtl 224	April 1966 (PzBtl 243)	Landsberg	Reclassification to GebPzJgBtl 224 February 1971
	PzBtl 224	April 1981	Landsberg ( Lechrain barracks )	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzBtl 234	October 1964	Pocking	Reclassification to GebPzJgBtl 234 October 1971
	PzBtl 241	October 1981	Landshut from 1985 Kirchham	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzBtl 243	April 1959	Traunstein from 1960 Landsberg	Renaming in April 1966 to PzBtl 224
	PzBtl 243	October 1981	Kirchham	Decommissioned April 1996
	PzBtl 244	April 1959	Landshut	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzBtl 273	April 1959	Boeblingen	Decommissioned in October 1963 through division and renaming to PzBtl 363 and PzBtl 364
	PzBtl 281	April 1981 (PzBtl 282)	Dornstadt	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzBtl 282	April 1975 (PzBtl 210)	Dornstadt	April 1981 renaming of PzBtl 281
	PzBtl 283	April 1976	Münsingen	FschPzAbwBtl 283 April 1992
	PzBtl 284	October 1968	Dornstadt	April 1970 renaming to PzBtl 304
	PzBtl 284	April 1975 (PzBtl 220)	Dornstadt 1992: Heidenheim	Decommissioned March 2004	was in the squad since 1992
	PzBtl 291	April 1981	Heuberg camp	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzBtl 293	April 1970	Münsingen	Renaming October 1971 to PzBtl 303
	PzBtl 293	October 1971 (PzBtl 304)	Heuberg camp	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzBtl 294	March 1959 (PzBtl 322)	Stetten akMarkt	Reclassification to PzGrenBtl 294 September 1992
	PzBtl 303	March 1959 (PzBtl 310)	Münsingen 1962: Dornstadt	October 1971 deployment of PzRgt. 200
	PzBtl 303	October 1971 (PzBtl 293) (PzBtl 294)	Amberg 1973: Heidenheim	April 1981 renaming of PzBtl 304
	PzBtl 304	August 1959	Münsingen	April 1970 renaming of PzBtl 293
	PzBtl 304	April 1970 (PzBtl 284)	Dornstadt	October 1971 PzRgt 200 set up
	PzBtl 304	October 1971	Münsingen	Dissolution March 1981
	PzBtl 304	April 1981 (PzBtl 303)	Heidenheim	Decommissioned March 2004
	PzBtl 310	April 1958	Augustdorf from 1958 Münsingen	Renaming in March 1959 to PzBtl 303
	PzBtl 311	1988 (PzGrenBtl 311)	Delmenhorst	Disbanded September 1992	Device unit
	PzBtl 314	April 1961	Oldenburg	Conversion to FschJgBtl 314 October 1992, dissolution 1994
	PzBtl 322	March 1958	Grossengstingen	Renaming in March 1959 to PzBtl 294
	PzBtl 324	March 1959 (PzBtl 23)	Schwanewede	Decommissioned September 1992, parts used for installation PzBtl 73
	PzBtl 331	April 1981	Celle	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzBtl 333	March 1959	Lingen	Renaming in April 1981 to PzBtl 523
	PzBtl 333	October 1981	Celle	Decommissioned: September 1992
	PzBtl 334	October 1972	Nienburg	Renamed to PzBtl 34 October 1981
	PzBtl 334	October 1981 (PzBtl 34)	Nienburg	Renamed to PzLBtl 334 October 1992
	PzLehrBtl 334	October 1992 (PzBtl 334)	Celle (Freiherr von Fritsch barracks)	Dissolution June 2006
	PzBtl 341	October 1980	Koblenz (Gneisenau barracks)	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzBtl 342	March 1975 (PzBtl 44)	Arolsen	Renaming in April 1981 to PzBtl 63
	PzBtl 343	April 1975 (PzBtl 44)	Arolsen	Dissolution October 1980
	PzBtl 343	October 1981 (PzBtl 143)	Koblenz ( Augusta barracks)	Conversion to PzGrenBtl 343 (GerEinh) September 1992
	PzBtl 344	October 1981 (PzBtl. 144)	Koblenz (Gneisenau barracks)	Dissolution September 1992
	PzBtl 354	January 1960	Hammelburg	Decommissioned: September 1992
	PzBtl 361	October 1980	Külsheim	Decommissioned September 1992
	PzBtl 363	October 1963 (PzBtl 273)	Böblingen 1964 Külsheim ( Prinz Eugen barracks ) from 2019 Hardheim ( Carl-Schurz-Kaserne )	Decommissioned October 30, 2006	Commissioning in the 4th quarter of 2019 in Hardheim
	PzBtl 364	October 1963 (PzBtl 273)	Böblingen 1964 Külsheim	Decommissioned June 2002
	PzBtl 373	April 1991	Doberlug-Kirchhain (Lausitz barracks)	on April 1, 1996 converted into FschJgBtl 373
	PzBtl 383	March 1991	Bad Frankenhausen, Kyffhäuser barracks	Dissolved as of June 30, 2007	Appeal to dissolve on December 5, 2006 on the Anger Bad Frankenhausen, "last shot" by BtlKdr October 23, 2006 on shooting range 9 of the TrpÜbPl Bergen
	PzBtl 384		Bad Frankenhausen, Kyffhäuser barracks	Device unit	Dissolved as of June 30, 2008
	PzBtl 393	March 1991	Bad Frankenhausen	-	active, PzGrenBrig 37 , until mid-2014 Bad Salzungen , runs the 4./GebPzBtl 8 in the same location in peace,
	PzBtl 403	April 1991	Schwerin- Sternbuchholz (Blücher barracks)	Decommissioned November 2, 2006	Resolution of the post-command PzBtl 403 31st Mar. 2007
	PzBtl 404	April 1991	Schwerin- Sternbuchholz (Blücher barracks)	Decommissioned September 30, 2007	not active since 1991 (?)
	PzBtl 413	May 1991	Torgelow	-	on October 15, 2015 converted into JgBtl 413 PzGrenBrig 41
	PzBtl 414	1991	Spechtberg	Dissolution in 2006	not active since the beginning (squad)
	PzBtl 414	October 2015	Lohheide	-	Reorganization, German-Dutch battalion, part of the Dutch 43rd Mechanized Brigade , Havelte
	PzBtl 423	March 1991	Bridge	Decommissioned March 2003
	PzBtl 424	1991	Bridge	Dissolution in 2002	not active since (?)

Territorial Army

The tank battalions of the Homeland Security Brigades in the Territorial Army led the end numbers 3 and 4 and were subordinate to the Homeland Security Brigades 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56 and 61, 62, 63, 64, 65 and 66. The second digit of the number of this homeland security brigade corresponded to the number of their superior military area command . The battalions of the 5x brigades were essentially active units. Tank battalions of the 5x brigades that were partially mobile are marked with (tmob).

Unlike the other two tank battalions and two tank grenadier battalions, the active Home Guard Brigade 56 was subordinate to the 1st Mountain Division as the fourth major unit like a classic tank brigade. The other homeland security brigades had two fighter battalions.

The homeland security brigades of the 6th row were only subordinate to one tank battalion. The tank battalion 633 was the third (non-active) battalion of the (non-active) Homeland Security Brigade 63 in Defense Area III. The battalions of the 6x brigades were always inactive units.

	designation	Lineup	Stationing locations	Whereabouts	comment
	PzBtl 513	Apr 1981	Flensburg	Decommissioned Sep. 1992
	PzBtl 514 (tmob)	Apr 1981	Flensburg	Decommissioned Feb. 1992
	PzBtl 523 (tmob)	Oct. 1981 (from PzBtl 333)	Lingen	Conversion to JgBtl 523 in Oct. 1991
	PzBtl 524 (tmob)	Oct 1981	Lingen	Decommissioned Oct. 1991
	PzBtl 533	Oct 1981	Düren	Oct. 1991 Renaming of JgBtl. 533
	PzBtl 534 (tmob)	Oct 1981	Düren	Dissolution September 1992
	PzBtl 543 (tmob)	Oct 1981	Hermeskeil	Decommissioned Oct. 1991
	PzBtl 544 (tmob)	Oct 1981	Hermeskeil	Decommissioned Oct. 1992
	PzBtl 553	Oct 1981	Heuberg camp	Dissolution September 1992
	PzBtl 554	October 1981	Heuberg camp	Dissolution September 1992
	PzBtl 563	Oct 1981	Landshut	Dissolution September 1992
	PzBtl 564	Oct 1981	Landshut	Dissolution September 1993
	PzBtl 613	Oct 1983	Hamburg	Dissolution September 1991
	PzBtl 623	Apr. 1984	Wietmarschen wages	Dissolution September 1992
	PzBtl 633	Apr. 1984	Awls	Dissolution September 1992
	PzBtl 643	Apr. 1984	Baumholder camp Aulenbach	Dissolution September 1992
	PzBtl 653	Jan. 1983	Münsingen	Dissolution September 1992
	PzBtl 663	Apr. 1982	Heidenheim	Dissolution June 1993

Abbreviations

The following abbreviations are used:

BtlKdr → battalion commander FschJgBtl → Paratrooper Battalion FschPzAbwBtl → Parachute anti-tank battalion GebJgBrig → Gebirgsjägerbrigade GebPzBtl → Mountain Tank Battalion GebPzJgBtl → Mountain Tank Hunter Battalion HSchBrig → Homeland Security Brigade

HSchRgt → Homeland Security Regiment JgBtl → Jäger Battalion Kp → company PzBrig → Panzer Brigade PzBtl → tank battalion PzGrenBrig → Panzergrenadierbrigade

PzGrenBtl → Panzer Grenadier Battalion PzJgBtl → Panzerjäger Battalion PzLehrBtl → Panzer Lehr Battalion (tmob) → partially mobile PzRgt → Panzer Regiment TrÜbPl → military training area

literature

• Friends of the officers of the armored troops (ed.): 50 years of armored troops of the German armed forces , Uelzen 2006, ISBN 3-935107-05-6 .
• International Institute for Strategic Studies London (Ed.): Armed Forces 1982/83. In: Military Balance. London, Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Munich 1982.
• Ferdinand von Senger and Etterlin: Tanks of the World. Arms and Amor Press, London 1983.

Web links

• Website about the armored force with good history
• Freundeskreis Officers der Panzertruppe: Brief description and family tree of the battalions
• Circle of Friends of Panzer Force Officers: List of battalions
• Panzer-Modell.de: List of battalions
• Panzer-Modell.de: List of battalion websites
• www.panzer.jessl.de: List of battalions with a short chronicle
• List of battalions
• Site Panzerbataillon 293

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Press Office Tank Brigade 12 : Structure of the Mountain Tank Battalion, 8th Federal Ministry of Defense , the head of the press and information staff , June 10, 2015, accessed on January 6, 2016 . 
2. ↑ The armored heart is getting bigger and digital. Retrieved December 7, 2018 . 
3. ↑ mö: Bundeswehr: Tank Battalion are now leaving Bad Salzungen. In: insuedthueringen.de . Suhler Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, February 3, 2014, accessed on August 30, 2014 .