Panzer Brigade 36

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Panzerbrigade 36
"Mainfranken"
- PzBrig 36 -
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Association badge tank brigade 36

Association badge
active Apr. 1, 1963 to 
Feb. 7, 2002
Country GermanyGermany Germany
Armed forces Bundeswehr Kreuz.svg armed forces
Armed forces Bundeswehr Kreuz.svg army
Type Tank brigade
last staff seat Veitshochheim

The armored brigade 36 "Mainfranken" was a brigade of the Army of the Armed Forces with the seat of the rod least in Veitshöchheim . It was disbanded in 2002 and was under the 12th Panzer Division .

history

Army structure 2

The brigade was reorganized in 1963 at the Teutonic Order barracks in Bad Mergentheim and placed under the 12th Panzer Division . In 1963, the 362 Panzer Grenadier Battalion in Walldürn switched to the brigade. Also in 1963 the brigade received the tank battalions 363 and 364, which had emerged from the tank battalion 273 ( Böblingen ). By 1956 the tank battalion moved 363 to the Prinz-Eugen-Kaserne in Külsheim . The tank pioneer company 360 was formed in Bad Mergentheim in 1963.

Army structure 3

In Army Structure 3, the brigade consisted of:

  • 362nd Panzer Grenadier Battalion
  • Panzer Battalion 363
  • 364th Panzer Battalion
  • Armored Artillery Battalion 365
  • Supply Battalion 366
  • Tank Engineer Company 360
  • Panzerjägerkompanie 360

Army structure 4

From 1980, the brigade was also responsible for the newly established 361 tank battalion from Külsheim.

The brigade comprised around 2900 soldiers in the peace structure in the autumn of 1989 . The planned growth force in the case of defense was around 3300 men . For nursery which was convened by reservists and the mobilization of non-active units provided. At the end of Army Structure 4 in autumn 1989, the brigade was still part of the 12th Panzer Division and was roughly divided into the following troop units :

Army structure 5 until dissolution

The Panzer Pionierkompanie 360 ​​was decommissioned in 1992. With the takeover of Army Structure 5, the Panzergrenadier Battalion 362 moved to Mellrichstadt as a junior battalion . From the Panzergrenadierbrigade 35 , the Panzergrenadierbataillon 352, the Panzerartilleriebataillon 355, the Panzerpionierkompanie 350 and the Panzergrenadierausbildungskompanie driving simulator chain 303 switched to the brigade in 1993. In 1993 the 12th Panzer Division was disbanded and the brigade transferred to the Military District Command VI / 1st Mountain Division . At the same time, the brigade staff moved to Veitshöchheim . In 1994 the staff of the brigade and the staff of Defense District Command 64 ( Würzburg ) merged. The Defense District Command 64 was dissolved in 1995 and the brigade became independent again. In 1996 the brigade's tank destroyer company was disbanded. In 1997 the brigade consisted of:

  • Headquarters and headquarters company in Veitshöchheim
  • Field replacement company 360 (cadre) in Veitshöchheim
  • Panzerbataillon 363 (active) in Külsheim
  • Panzerbataillon 364 (not active) in Külsheim
  • Vehicle training center driving simulator chain in Külsheim
  • Panzerartilleriebataillon 355 (active) in Wildflecken
  • Panzer Pioneer Company 350 in Wildflecken
  • Panzergrenadierbataillon 352 (active) in Mellrichstadt
  • Panzergrenadierbataillon 362 (not active) in Mellrichstadt
  • Panzer Reconnaissance Company 240 (non-active, in peacetime subordinate to the Mountain Armored Reconnaissance Battalion 8) in Freyung

In July 2000 she was given the nickname " Mainfranken ". Panzerbrigade 36 was decommissioned on June 7, 2002. The Panzergrenadierbataillone 352 and 362 and the Panzergrenadierbrigade 363 switched to the Panzergrenadierbrigade 30. The Panzerpionierkompanie 350 and the inactive Panzer Battalion 364 were disbanded. The Panzerartilleriebataillon 355 changed into an inactive battalion and moved to Neunburg .

Commanders

The brigade was commanded by (rank when taking command):

No. Surname Beginning of the appointment End of appointment
14th Colonel Werner Kullack 2000 2001
13 Brigadier General Klaus Holländer 1996 1999
12 Colonel Rolf Bernd April 1, 1993 1995
11 Colonel Gert Gudera April 1, 1991 March 31, 1993
10 Colonel Peter-Johannes von Geyso April 1, 1988 March 31, 1991
9 Colonel Edgar Trost April 1, 1986 March 31, 1988
8th Brigadier General Hasso Freiherr von Uslar-Gleichen April 1, 1983 March 31, 1986
7th Colonel Hermann Teske October 1, 1980 March 31, 1983
6th Colonel Siegfried Storbeck October 1, 1978 September 30, 1980
5 Brigadier General Ekkehard Medert 1974 September 30, 1978
4th Brigadier General Werner Heyd 1st January 1971 1974
3 Colonel Hans-Otto Göricke April 14, 1969 December 31, 1970
2 Brigadier General Hans-Georg Biedermann April 1, 1965 April 13, 1969
1 Brigadier General Hubert Sonneck 1963 March 31, 1965

Association badge

Woven association badge for the service suit
Internal association badge of the staff / staff company

The blazon of the association badge for the uniform of the members of the 36th Panzer Brigade read:

Gold bordered , three silver tips in red with an inclined and twice notched standard (the " little racing flag ") on a golden lance shaft, which is quartered in red and gold on both vertical sides .

The association badge was similar to the coat of arms of Lower Franconia . the Franconian rake represented the region of Franconia , where many of the troops of the 12th Panzer Division were stationed. The racing flag was similar to the representation in the Würzburg coat of arms and goes back to the flag of the Duchy of Franconia . The association badges of the division and the subordinate brigades were identical except for the shelves . In the tradition of the Prussian color sequence , the association badge of the Panzer Brigade 36 was given a yellow border as the “third” brigade of the division.

Since the badges of the division's brigades differed only slightly, the internal badge of the staff or the staff company pars pro toto was occasionally used as the brigade's "badge" instead . The main shield showed a variant of a paw cross that was reminiscent of the Iron Cross . The iron cross in the Prussian colors was the traditional sovereign symbol of German armed forces. At the same time, it resembles the Hochmeisterkreuz from the Bad Mergentheim coat of arms , where the brigade staff was initially located. The applied center shield essentially corresponded to the association badge.

Remarks

  1. ↑ Shown are the internal association badges, for which a wearing permit was officially granted until around the mid-1980s. Inactive units (equipment units, partially active, cadre units) are shown in italics .
  2. ^ "First" Brigade: Panzerbrigade 34 (= white board). "Second" Brigade: Panzer Grenadier Brigade 35 (= red board). "Third" brigade: Panzerbrigade 36 (= yellow board).

literature

  • Panzerbrigade 36 (Ed.): Your location Bad Mergentheim . 2nd Edition. Mönch-Verlag, Koblenz, Bonn October 1981, DNB  830559116 (56 p., Information sheet for guests and soldiers).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c location database of the Bundeswehr in the Federal Republic of Germany as well as the training grounds used by the Bundeswehr abroad. In: Website of the Military History Research Office . Center for Military History and Social Sciences of the Bundeswehr , Military History Research Office , accessed on February 17, 2020 (For technical reasons, direct links to individual search queries or search results are not possible. Please use the “search form” to research information on the individual departments).
  2. ↑ a b c d O. W. Dragoner (Ed.): The Bundeswehr 1989 . Organization and equipment of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany at the end of the Cold War. 4th edition. 2.1 - Army. Army Office. I. Corps. II Corps. III. Corps, February 2012 (167 p., Relektiven.com [PDF; 747 kB ; accessed on February 21, 2020] First edition: 2009, overview of the series at Relict.com).
  3. ^ Uwe Walter: The structures and associations of the German army . 1st edition. Part 1., I. Corps: (1956-1995). Edition AVRA, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-946467-32-8 , pp. 104 (260 pp.).
  4. ↑ Section MA 3 : BArch BH 9-36 / Panzerbrigade 36. In: Research application invenio . President of the Federal Archives , 2004, accessed on February 17, 2020 .
  5. ↑ a b c d The Panzer Brigade 36 "Mainfranken". (PDF; 31.7 MB) 1960-2002. In: http://www.traditionsverband-kuelsheim.de/ . Traditional association of former members of the Külsheim eV site, accessed on March 1, 2020 .

Coordinates: 49 ° 49 ′ 38.9 "  N , 9 ° 54 ′ 11.3"  E