Panzer Grenadier Brigade 35

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Panzergrenadierbrigade 35
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Association badge of the 35th Panzer Grenadier Brigade

Association badge
active July 1, 1960 to 
Sep. 30 1993
Country GermanyGermany Germany
Armed forces Bundeswehr Kreuz.svg armed forces
Armed forces Bundeswehr Kreuz.svg army
Type Panzer Grenadier Brigade
Insinuation Association badge 12th Panzer Division 12th Panzer Division
Staff seat Hammelburg

The Panzergrenadierbrigade 35 was a brigade of the German army with headquarters in Hammelburg . The brigade existed until 1993 and was subordinate to the 12th Panzer Division . She was stationed in Franconia .

history

Army structure 2

Short armored personnel carrier (SPz 10) Hotchkiss of the reconnaissance platoon of the headquarters company (later armored reconnaissance platoon 350) of the Panzergrenadierbrigade 35, 1967

The brigade was set up in Hammelburg in 1960 and was divided into:

  • Headquarters company in Hammelburg
  • Tank Engineer Company 350 in Hammelburg
  • Panzergrenadier (Lehr) Battalion 351 in Hammelburg
    • subsequently Jägerlehrbataillon 351 (only in case of defense)
  • Panzergrenadierbataillon 352 in Wildflecken (formed from Panzergrenadierbataillon 52)
  • Panzer Battalion 354 in Hammelburg
  • Field artillery battalion 355 in Hammelburg (from 1967 Panzerartilleriebataillon 355, from 1971 Wildflecken)
  • Supply Battalion 356 in Hammelburg
  • Panzerjägerlehrkompanie 350 (Hammelburg, only in case of defense)

In 1961 the brigade was assigned to the 12th Panzer Division . The 352 Panzer Grenadier Battalion and the 355 Field Artillery Battalion left the brigade in 1963. Panzergrenadierbataillon 102 (Wildflecken) switched to the brigade as Panzergrenadierbataillon 353.

Army structure 3

The 353 Panzer Grenadier Battalion disbanded as early as 1970. From this the 12th Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion and independent training companies that were still subordinate to the brigade were formed. When the supply battalion 356 was dissolved in 1972, the repair company 350 and the supply company 350 (both Hammelburg) were formed. The armored scout train 350 spun off the headquarters company as an independent unit. From 1973 onwards, the brigade was under:

  • Headquarters company in Hammelburg
  • Armored Reconnaissance Train 350 in Hammelburg
  • Panzerjäger training company 350 in Hammelburg
  • Tank Engineer Company 350 in Hammelburg
  • Supply company 350 in Hammelburg
  • Repair company 350 in Hammelburg
  • Panzergrenadierbataillon 352 in Mellrichstadt (with training company 2/12)
  • Panzerbataillon 354 in Hammelburg (with training company 4/12)
  • Panzerartilleriebataillon 355 in Wildflecken (with training company 8/12)

In 1979 the armored scout train 350 was reintegrated into the headquarters company and the training company 8/12 was transferred to the armored reconnaissance battalion 12 as armored reconnaissance company 3/12.

Army structure 4

In Army Structure 4 (from 1980) the brigade included the following units:

  • Headquarters company in Hammelburg with PzSpähzug 350
  • Panzer Pioneer Company 350 in Wildflecken
  • Panzerjäger training company 350 in Hammelburg
  • Repair company 350 in Hammelburg
  • Supply company 350 in Hammelburg
  • 351 Panzer Grenadier Battalion in Hammelburg (cadre)
  • 352 Panzer Grenadier Battalion in Mellrichstadt
  • Panzer Battalion 354 in Hammelburg
  • 355 Panzer Artillery Battalion in Wildflecken
  • Panzergrenadierlehrbataillon 353 (for use) in Hammelburg. Subordinate to the Infantry School (KTS1) in case of peace.

In 1986 the Brigade Reconnaissance Unit was subordinated to the 12th Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion. From 1988 the tank training company driving simulator chain 303 belonged to the brigade.

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 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

In 1991 the Panzergrenadierlehrbataillon 353 became the Jägerlehrbataillon 353 and was no longer subordinate to the brigade (even in use). In 1993 the Panzergrenadierbataillon 352, the Panzerartilleriebataillon 355, the Panzerpionierkompanie 350 and the Panzergrenadierausbildungskompanie driving simulator chain 303 were subordinated to the Panzer Brigade 36 . In preparation for the dissolution of the brigade, the following parts were disbanded:

  • Panzerjäger Company 350
  • 354th Panzer Battalion
  • 351th Panzer Grenadier Battalion
  • Field Replacement Battalion 124
  • Repair company 350
  • Supply company 350

On September 30, 1993 the Panzer Grenadier Brigade 35 was disbanded.

Commanders

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

No. Surname Beginning of the appointment End of appointment
14th Colonel Rolf Bernd September 27, 1991 April 2, 1993
13 Colonel Karl-Heinz Soukal December 21, 1989 September 27, 1991
12 Brigadier General Karsten Oltmanns July 1, 1986 December 20, 1989
11 Colonel Udo Eulig April 1, 1982 June 30, 1986
10 Brigadier General Gerd Röhrs April 1, 1979 March 31, 1982
9 Colonel Manfred Fanslau July 1, 1976 March 31, 1979
8th Colonel Ernst-Wilhelm Schneider April 1, 1975 June 30, 1976
7th Colonel Heinrich Betz (Colonel) July 1, 1973 March 31, 1975
6th Colonel Ruprecht von Butler April 1, 1971 June 30, 1973
5 Colonel Fritz Herger April 1st 1969 March 31, 1971
4th Colonel Dr. Karl-Christian Trentzsch October 1, 1966 March 31, 1969
3 Brigadier General Siegfried Schulz October 1, 1964 September 30, 1966
2 Colonel Wolfgang Klennert November 15, 1961 September 30, 1964
1 Brigadier General Heinz Hükelheim July 1, 1960 November 14, 1961

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 35 read:

Red rimmed , is in red three silver peaks with a slanted and twice each notched on both vertical sides, gevierten of red and gold standard (the " race Fähnlein ") to golden lance shaft .

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 Grenadier Brigade 35 was given a red border as the "second" 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 . On the right it showed the Franconian rake and the little racing flag like association badges and on the left three silver lilies on a mountain of three like in the coat of arms of Hammelburg .

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

  • Panzergrenadierbrigade 35 (Ed.): 25 years of the Panzergrenadierbrigade 35 . Information leaflet for guests and soldiers. Mönch, Koblenz, Bonn 1985, DNB  870521896 (72 pages).
  • Panzergrenadierbrigade 35 (Ed.): Panzergrenadierbrigade 35 . 1960 - 1993. Mönch, Koblenz, Bonn, Waldesch January 1993, DNB  931254507 (56 pages).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 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 9-35 / Panzergrenadierbrigade 35. In: Research application invenio . President of the Federal Archives , 2004, accessed on February 17, 2020 .

Coordinates: 50 ° 5 ′ 25.1 ″  N , 9 ° 54 ′ 8.7 ″  E