Panzer Grenadier Brigade 1

Panzergrenadierbrigade 1 - PzGrenBrig 1 - X
Association badge
active	March 16, 1959 to  Dec. 31, 2007
Country	Germany
Armed forces	armed forces
Armed forces	army
Type	Panzer Grenadier Brigade
Insinuation	1st Armored Division
Staff seat	Hildesheim

The Panzergrenadierbrigade 1 (PzGrenBrig 1) with headquarters in Hildesheim was a large unit of the Army of the Bundeswehr , which was subordinate to the 1st Panzer Division in Hanover . The brigade was disbanded on December 31, 2007. In its history it was stationed between Lüneburg Heath , Harz , Solling and Weser .

history

Prehistory as a combat group in the Army Structure 1

To assume the army structure 1 which became the 1 April 1958 battle group B 1 Location of the rod in Hildesheim restructured. In Neumünster a designated as a battle group B 1 was already from July 1, 1956 to March 31, 1958 military unit out plans - later Armored Brigade 18 . Combat group B 1, set up in 1958, was subordinate to the 1st Grenadier Division . At the beginning of March 1959, combat group B 1 was roughly divided into the following units:

• Combat group staff combat group B 1, Hildesheim
  • Grenadier Battalion 1, Hanover
  • Grenadier Battalion 21, Hanover
  • Field Artillery Battalion 15, Hildesheim

See also : Division of the Army in the Army Structure 1

Army structure 2

In order to take over Army Structure 2 , Combat Group B 1 was reclassified to Panzer Grenadier Brigade 1 on March 16, 1959 . The brigade was subordinate to the 1st Panzer Grenadier Division , later the 1st Panzer Division . In 1959 the 14th Panzer Battalion was set up and placed under the brigade. assumed. The Panzergrenadierbataillon 12 moved to Osterode am Harz in 1961 . During Army Structure 2, the brigade was under:

• Grenadier Battalion 1 (from 1959 Panzergrenadierbataillon 11, from 1966 Panzergrenadierbataillon 11 (MTW), from 1972 Panzergrenadierbataillon 11 (SPz))
• the grenadier battalion 21
• the 12th Panzer Grenadier Battalion
• the Feldartilleriebataillon 15 (from 1967 Panzerartilleriebataillon 15)
• the tank reconnaissance company 10
• the Panzerjägerkompanie 10
• the tank engineer company 10
• the anti-aircraft battery 10
• the repair company 10
• the supply battalion 16
• the tank battalion 14.

See also : Division of the Army in the Army Structure 2

Army structure 3

By 1972, the supply battalion 16 was disbanded.

See also : Division of the Army in the Army Structure 3

Army structure 4

In Army Structure 4 , the brigade was divided into:

• the Panzerjägerkompanie 10 in Hildesheim
• the supply company 10 in Hildesheim
• the repair company 10 in Hildesheim
• the Panzerpionierkompanie 10 in Holzminden
• the mixed Panzer Grenadier Battalion 11 in Hildesheim (set up April 1, 1981 in Hildesheim)
• the 12th Panzer Grenadier Battalion in Osterode (set up on July 1, 1958 in Höxter / Osterode)
• the Panzergrenadierbataillon 13 in Wesendorf (emerged on October 1, 1980 from the Panzergrenadierbataillon 11)
• the tank battalion 14 in Hildesheim-Steuerwald
• the Panzerartilleriebataillon 15 Stadtoldendorf (formed from Feldartilleriebataillon 15)

The brigade comprised around 3,150 soldiers in the peace structure in the autumn of 1989 . The planned growth force in the case of defense was around 3550 soldiers. For nursery which was convened by reservists and the mobilization of non-active units provided. At the end of Army Structure 4 in the autumn of 1989, the brigade was still part of the 1st Panzer Division and was roughly divided into the following units :

• Headquarters / Headquarters Company Panzergrenadierbrigade 1, Hildesheim
  • Panzerjägerkompanie 10, Hildesheim
  • Panzerpionierkompanie 10, Holzminden
  • Supply company 10, Hildesheim
  • Repair company 10, Hildesheim
  • Panzergrenadierbataillon 11 (partially active) , Hildesheim
  • Panzergrenadierbataillon 12, Osterode am Harz
  • Panzergrenadierbataillon 13, Wesendorf
  • Panzer Battalion 14, Hildesheim
  • Panzerartilleriebataillon 15, Stadtoldendorf

See also : Division of the field army in the army structure 4

Army structure 5 until disbandment

Panzerjägerkompanie 10 was disbanded on March 31, 1992. In 1994, the supply company 10 was dissolved in Army Structure 5 , so that the brigade was subordinate to the following battalions:

• Headquarters company in Hildesheim
  • 12th Panzer Grenadier Battalion in Osterode
  • Panzergrenadierbataillon 332 in Wesendorf (since January 1, 1996)
  • Armored Artillery Battalion 15 in Stadtoldendorf
  • Panzer Battalion 24 in Braunschweig

In 2003 the Panzerartilleriebataillon 425, the Panzergrenadierbataillon 421, the Panzerpionierbataillon 803 and the Logistikbataillon 141 were subordinated to the brigade as part of the " Army of the Future " structure . In return, the 12th Panzer Grenadier Battalion, the 24th Panzer Battalion and the 10th Panzer Pioneer Company were dissolved. The 15th Panzer Artillery Battalion was rededicated as a non-active unit.

• Panzerpionierkompanie 10 in Holzminden (dissolution August 31, 2003)
• Panzerbataillon 33 in Neustadt am Rübenberge (since January 1, 2002)
• 421 Panzer Grenadier Battalion in Brandenburg (since January 1, 2003)
• Panzerartilleriebataillon 425 in Lehnitz , (since January 1, 2003)
• Panzer Pioneer Battalion 803 in Havelberg (since July 1, 2003)
• Logistics Battalion 141 (since July 1, 2003).

The brigade was finally disbanded on December 31, 2007, the call for retirement took place on September 4, 2007 in Hildesheim. Field Replacement Company 10 was disbanded with the brigade. The last subordinate units of the Logistics Battalion 141 and Panzer Battalion 33 switched to Panzer Lehrbrigade 9 before being disbanded . The 421 Panzer Grenadier Battalion was disbanded. The 803 Panzer Pioneer Battalion was subordinated to the 41st Panzer Grenadier Brigade .

Commanders

The following commanders led the brigade and combat group B 1:

No.	Rank	commander	from	to
16.	Colonel	Ernst-Otto Berk	March 27, 2003	Apr 13, 2006
15th	Brigadier General	Dieter Skodowski	March 26, 1999	March 26, 2003
14th	Brigadier General	Dirk Walther Oetting	Jan. 1, 1995	March 25, 1999
13.	Colonel	Jürgen Ruwe	Oct 1, 1991	Dec 31, 1994
12.	Colonel	Manfred Dietrich	Dec 21, 1989	Sep 30 1991
11.	Colonel	Hans-Theodor Dingler	Oct 1, 1987	Dec 20, 1989
10.	Colonel	Istvan Csoboth	Apr 1, 1984	Sep 30 1987
09.	Brigadier General	Johann Adolf (Hanno) Count von Kielmansegg jun.	March 26, 1982	March 31, 1984
08th.	Brigadier General	Detlef Ahrens	Oct 1, 1977	March 26, 1982
07th	Colonel	Walter Hoffmann	Apr 1, 1973	Sep 30 1977
06th	Brigadier General	Johannes Poeppel	Jan. 1, 1970	March 31, 1973
05.	Colonel	Carl-Gero von Ilsemann	Oct. 1, 1966	Dec. 31, 1969
04th	Brigadier General	Eike Middeldorf	Oct 15, 1963	Sep 30 1966
03.	Brigadier General	Heinz-Helmut von Hinckeldey	Oct. 1, 1962	Oct 14, 1963
02.	Brigadier General	Hans-Georg von Tempelhoff	Nov 1, 1959	Sep 30 1962
01.	Colonel	Hans-Heinz Fischer	Apr 1, 1958	Oct. 31, 1959

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 Panzergrenadierbrigade 1 read:

Silver rimmed by gold and silver split Gothic main plate , topped with a silver, leaping Ross in red, the Spanish central shield .

The tinging of the shield corresponded to the "Guelph" colors of the flags of the kingdom and the province of Hanover . The applied shield with the Sachsenross on a red background corresponds to the coat of arms of Lower Saxony . 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 Grenadier Brigade 1 was given a white border as the “first” brigade of the division. After Panzergrenadierbrigade 1 was decommissioned, Panzerlehrbrigade 9 continued the association badge.

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 . It showed a sword and, similar to the coat of arms of the Hildesheim district and in the Hildesheim city coat of arms, a rose that referred to the thousand-year-old rose bush at Hildesheim Cathedral . The colors red and yellow corresponded to the tinging of the coat of arms of the city and district. The X formed by the diagonal squaring took up an element of the tactical symbol of the armored infantry troops .

See also : List of Association Badges of the Bundeswehr

Remarks

1. ↑ For internal association badges , a wearing license was only officially issued around the mid-1980s. They are therefore not shown. The enumerated troop units or the "successors" standing in their tradition could, however, have unofficially already carried badges similar to a coat of arms or have officially received them from the middle of 1980. Association badges for large associations were only introduced into the troops in Army Structure 2 .
2. ↑ 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 .
3. ↑ The table shows the rank unchanged as in the source. The source lists as the rank of rank inconsistently either the rank when taking command or the highest rank achieved in the service position of the commander. Not uncommon, but it is not mandatory that the commanders in the first rank of Colonel to take command and service in that Brigadier General appointed be.
4. ^ "First" Brigade: Panzer Grenadier Brigade 1 (= white board). "Second" Brigade: Panzer Brigade 2 (= red board). "Third" Brigade: Panzer Brigade 3 (= yellow board).

literature

• 25 years of the Panzer Grenadier Brigade 1 . Mönch, Koblenz, Bonn, Waldesch 1983, DNB  890617252 (52 pages).
• Panzergrenadierbrigade 1 (Hrsg.): A brigade in Lower Saxony. Panzer Grenadier Brigade 1 . Gerstenberg Brothers, Hildesheim 1988 (196 pages).
• Literature by and about Panzergrenadierbrigade 1 in the catalog of the German National Library

Web links

• The 1st Panzer Division of the Bundeswehr. In: Relics in Lower Saxony & Bremen . Manfred Tegge, accessed February 20, 2020 . 
• Traditionsverband Panzerbataillon 14 Hildesheim 1959–1992 "toujours en vedette". Traditionsverband Panzerbataillon 14, accessed on February 20, 2020 . 
• Das 3./PzArtBtl 15 ( Memento from March 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
• Panzerjägerkompanie 10 - Chronicle. J. Siemund, H. Drosd, April 2017, accessed February 20, 2020 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} 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} Department MA 3 : BArch BH 9-1 / Panzergrenadierbrigade 1. In: Research application invenio . President of the Federal Archives , 2007, accessed on February 17, 2020 . 
3. ↑ ^{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).

Coordinates: 52 ° 9 ′ 15 ″  N , 9 ° 58 ′ 16 ″  E