List of units of the armored forces of the army of the Bundeswehr
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.
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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:
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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
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ The armored heart is getting bigger and digital. Retrieved December 7, 2018 .
- ↑ 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 .