Tank Training Brigade 9

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Panzerlehrbrigade 9
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Coat of Arms Panzerlehrbrigade 9

Association badge
Lineup June 1, 1958
Country GermanyGermany Germany
Armed forces armed forces
Armed forces army army
Type mechanized brigade
Subordinate troops

coat of armsHeadquarters / Telecommunication Company
internal association badgeJägerbataillon 91
coat of armsPanzer Grenadier Battalion 33
coat of armsPanzer Grenadier
Training Battalion 92 Tank Training
internal association badgeBattalion 93 Reconnaissance Training Battalion 3 "Lüneburg" Panzer Pioneer Battalion
internal association badge130
Supply Battalion 141

Strength ~ 5000 men
Insinuation 1st Armored Division 1st Armored Division
Stationing locations Munster (seat of the staff)

Neustadt am Rübenberge

Awards Flag of Lower Saxony.svg
Lower Saxony flag ribbon (2011)
Web presence PzLehrBrig 9
commander
commander Brigadier General Christian Freuding

The Panzerlehrbrigade 9 ( PzLehrBrig 9 ) is a large unit of the Army of the German Armed Forces with around 5000 soldiers , which is subordinate to the 1st Panzer Division in Oldenburg . A large part of the brigade is in Munster , two battalions are stationed in Neustadt am Rübenberge . The brigade is best known as the “Army shop window” because of the “information training exercise for combat vehicles and aircraft of the German Army”, which has been shown for decades. The capabilities of the combat vehicles and aircraft of the German army are demonstrated and the possibilities for cooperation are shown in various scenarios.

assignment

The brigade plans and conducts operations within the framework of networked, multinational, high-intensity operations in combat among the combined forces. In addition, the brigade plans, prepares and leads operations in the low to medium intensity spectrum as part of the "operational interplay". The brigade is capable of conducting operations of allied forces in a multinational and joint armed forces framework, under the leadership of a divisional command, in flexible operations management and under the conditions of networked operations management. The main weapon systems of Panzerlehrbrigade 9 are the Leopard 2 battle tank in version A6 and the Marder armored personnel carrier. The infantry fighting vehicles will soon be replaced by the Puma infantry fighting vehicles already used for test purposes in the Brigade's 92nd Panzer Grenadier Training Battalion .

As a teaching force, the brigade supports the course-related training for the junior commanders of the armored combat troops with numerous training exercises, as well as the training of the leadership academy of the Bundeswehr, the army officer school and other troop schools. The brigade shows the regular, strict and methodically appropriate course of the service from material management to combat shooting of combined weapons at the level of the reinforced combat troop battalion. In addition to supporting the armored troops training center through training exercises, Panzerlehrbrigade 9 is involved in the conceptual development of the armored combat troops and, as a test troop, tests new weapon systems and deployment methods as well as new equipment.

Association badge and cuff

Current association badge

The association badge of the tank training brigade 9, which was used until 2006

The blazon of the left sleeve of the service suit worn by all members of the Brigade Badge of panzerlehrbrigade 9 reads:

"In a gothic main shield split by gold and silver (yellow and white) with a white border , covered with a silver (white) jumping horse in a red Spanish central shield ."

The center shield of the association badge corresponds to the coat of arms of the state of Lower Saxony , near whose state capital Hanover the Panzerlehrbrigade 9 is located. The horse is known as the Sachsenross and is a popular heraldic heraldic animal that is supposed to remind of the Saxons . The Sachsenross is therefore particularly widespread as a heraldic animal in the former Saxon tribal areas in northern Germany, the Netherlands, England and Westphalia and can also be found in the coat of arms of the Welf dynasty House of Hanover , which ruled in Hanover in the 13th century took up their coat of arms. The main shield, split by gold and silver, also ties in with the history of the region. For example, the Kingdom of Hanover , which existed from 1814 to 1837 and ruled by the Guelphs, and the Prussian Province of Hanover that followed the kingdom, had a flag divided into gold and silver (yellow-white).

In 2006, Panzerlehrbrigade 9 took over the association badge of Panzergrenadierbrigade 1 , which was decommissioned in 2007 , whose former troops, Panzer Battalion 33 and Logistics Battalion 141, are now part of Panzerlehrbrigade 9. The white border distinguishes the association badge of the Panzerlehrbrigade 9 from the association badge of the 1st Panzer Division, which is framed with a silver cord with woven black thread. All of the 1st Armored Division subordinate brigades (in the case of the 1st Armored Division, the now-defunct brigades with atomic numbers 1 , 2 , 3 ) resulted in similar Badge, differing only because of Bordes distinguish their Badge. As usual for all 36 brigades of the field army , the brigades of the division had a white, red or yellow border - no cord - in the order of their serial numbers . The association badge of the decommissioned Panzer Grenadier Brigade 1 with a white border is reminiscent of the former subordination as the "first brigade" of the 1st Panzer Division. The "sister brigade " Panzerbrigade 21 leads the Sachsenross in the form of a rising Westphalia horse in its yellow-framed association badge, which reminds of its former subordination as the third brigade to the 7th "Westphalian" Panzer Division .

Association badge until 2006

Before the Panzerlehrbrigade took over the association badge of Panzergrenadierbrigade 1 in 2006, it wore an association badge with the following blazon :

"In red two crossed swords and a silver (white) " L " with a pink border "

This association badge was similar to the association badge of the armored troop school (formerly combat troop school 2). While the Armor School, however, like all forces schools an "S" (for S had chule), the "L" indicates (for L ehr) then that Panzerlehrbrigade to normal training assignment of a brigade has also illustrated the teaching position. The pink border, on the other hand, was derived from the weapon color of the armored troops , as in other troop schools . Other military schools or assigned units of teaching troops and the former army office had association badges with a very similar system.

Internal association badge

Based on the symbolism of the association badge, which was used until 2006, the staff and headquarters company have an internal association badge with the following blazon:

"In red a golden (yellow) " L " and a golden (yellow) wreath of oak leaves ."

The L indicates the task as a training unit, the red field corresponds to the shield of the association badge, while the oak leaves are one of the traditional symbols in German heraldry and also in the German army . A wreath of oak leaves, for example, also surrounds most of the Bundeswehr's beret badges .

Sleeve band

On September 24, 1987, the Federal President awarded the brigade the arm band “Panzerlehrbrigade 9” as a visible sign of recognition.

structure

Organization of the Panzer Lehrbrigade 9 before realignment of the army
On March 17, 2016, the mixed German-Dutch tank battalion 414 was put into service in Lohheide and subordinated to the 43rd mechanized brigade in Havelte ( Netherlands ).NetherlandsNetherlands 

history

Beginnings

The first training battalions of the Bundeswehr in Munster camps were set up in 1956. The active district administrator Karl-Theodor Molinari and the practicing doctor Dr. Hermann Wulf gave up their professions in order to lead the new tank training battalion and tank infantry training battalion as commanders. 71 volunteers, mostly soldiers with war experience, were stationed in the main camp, today's Hindenburg barracks . In 1958 the battalions in Army Structure 1 consisted of four combat companies , a staff company and a supply company. The Panzergrenadierlehrbataillon was subordinate to the Panzergrenadierschule and the Panzerlehrbataillon to the armored troop school.

With a deployment order of June 1, 1958, the staff and headquarters company of the tank training group in Munster were set up in the rifle house camp (today Örtzetal barracks ) and placed under the armored troop school . In 1958 the teaching team carried out the three-week teaching and experimental exercise in 1958 ("LV 58"). In this exercise, the future organization of the army was tested in terms of organization and tactics. It ended with a demonstration of the various weapon systems and their capabilities under the eyes of the then Federal Chancellor Konrad Adenauer in Bergen-Hohne. The Panzer Lehrbrigade 9 was founded in 1959 with the subordination of the two training battalions. The Panzerlehrbrigade 9 was initially subordinate to the 3rd Panzer Division in Buxtehude . The first in command was Brigadier General Wilhelm von Roeder.

At the end of 1959 (Army Structure 2), the brigade was subordinate to the headquarters company, the Panzer Reconnaissance Training Battalion 11 (only in peacetime to fulfill the teaching assignment of Combat Troop School II, in the case of defense and during divisional exercises of the 11th Panzer Grenadier Division until its dissolution in 1994, then again subordinated to PzLBrig 9) , the Panzergrenadierlehrbataillon 92, the Panzerlehrbataillon 93, Panzerartillerielehrbataillon 95, supply training battalion 96 (established February 1, 1959), Panzerpionierlehrkompanie 90, Panzerjägerlehrkompanie 20. The armored personnel carrier HS 30 replaced the M39 in 1960 from the M39 and the artillery from the 4th / 109th armored infantry battalion 93 was the first company in the German army to receive the Leopard 1 main battle tank .

Restructuring and foreign assignments

After the 3rd Panzer Division was dissolved in 1994, Panzerlehrbrigade 9 was temporarily subordinated to the 7th Panzer Division in Düsseldorf , but switched to the 1st Panzer Division in Hanover in 1996 . In Army Structure 5, the brigade was subordinate to the Panzergrenadierlehrbataillon 92, Panzerlehrbataillon 93 and Panzerlehrbataillon 334 "Celle", the tank artillery teaching battalions 95 and 325, tank reconnaissance training battalion 3 "Lüneburg", the tank reconnaissance company 90 and the tank training company 90.

In 2002, units of the brigade were deployed in Bosnia-Herzegovina and in 2004/2005 in the 10th KFOR contingent in Kosovo. The brigade also provided troops for the 15th KFOR contingent in the Balkans and the 12th ISAF contingent in Afghanistan . In order to be able to operate independently worldwide, the Panzerlehrbrigade 9 was reinforced in July 2006 with the subordination of the Panzer Battalion 33 and the Logistics Battalion 141 from Luttmersen as well as the reconnaissance training company 90 from Munster . The current workforce is around 4700 soldiers, around 3000 of whom are stationed in Munster . In addition, in 2006 the armored artillery training battalion 325 moved from Schwanewede to Munster in order to optimally combine forces. Due to the involvement of the Panzer Training Brigade 9 in the Bundeswehr missions abroad, the training exercise had to be reduced. Until the end of the Cold War, the brigade demonstrated the reliability and efficiency of the German army in around 50 training exercises annually to national and international observers.

The Bundeswehr has turned into an army in action. Most recently, around 1400 soldiers from the associations and independent units of the training brigade were in Kosovo and Afghanistan from September 2006 to May 2007. Of particular note is the deployment of the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Feyzabad, in northern Afghanistan, where the soldiers of the PRT were able to contribute to the reconstruction of the country. During this period, it was possible to set up a kindergarten financed by donations from Germany, which offers 200 Afghan children the opportunity to play and be looked after in permanent accommodation. The start-up capital for this came from the revenue of the syndicate during the 2006 soccer world championship on the initiative of the then commander of the PRT.

In mid-May 2008, around 1,500 soldiers from Panzer Training Brigade 9 with the 20th German contingent were relocated to the Balkans or are on call as ORF forces. After the operations have been completed, the reclassification to the intervention forces brigade must be completed by appropriate training of the soldiers in order to be prepared for a possible deployment within the framework of the intervention forces of the 1st Panzer Division.

The Engineer Battalion 130 during the Anakonda 2016 maneuver in Poland

In 2011, Panzerlehrbrigade 9 was again the lead group responsible for the army units in the countries of operations Afghanistan (the focus here was) and Kosovo.

In the second half of 2014, the training brigade was also responsible for the provision of KFOR and ISAF personnel. The challenge arose here of converting the ISAF mandate, which expired in 2014, into the RS mandate, which began in 2015 .

For 2016, the Armored Training Brigade 9 is the lead association for the training of Peshmerga fighters in Northern Iraq.

In June 2016 the tank engineer battalion 130 from Minden participated in a multinational engineer task force near Chełmno during the ten-day defense exercise Anakonda 16 in Poland .

Former associations and units

  • Internal association badge Panzerpionierlehrkompanie 90, Munster (out of service from June 30, 2015)
  • Internal association badge Reconnaissance Training Company 90, Munster (out of service from June 30, 2015)
  • Internal association badge Supply Training Battalion 96 (disbanded March 31, 1974)
  • Internal association badgePanzerlehrbataillon 91 (disbanded October 30, 1992)
  • Internal association badgePanzerlehrbataillon 94 (disbanded October 30, 1992)
  • Internal association badgePanzergrenadierlehrbataillon 332 (separated December 31, 1996, disbanded June 30, 2006)
  • Internal association badge Panzerartilleriel Lehrbataillon 325 (was directly subordinate to the 1st Panzer Division)
  • Internal association badgePanzer Reconnaissance Training Battalion 11 (disbanded March 31, 1997)
  • Internal association badgePanzerartilleriel Lehrbataillon 95 (disbanded September 30, 2002)
  • Internal association badgeArmored Reconnaissance Training Battalion 3 (outsourced June 30, 2003)
  • Internal association badge Panzermörserkompanie 6./PzGrenLehrBtl 92 (dissolved October 21, 2005)
  • Internal association badgePanzerlehrbataillon 334 "Celle" (disbanded June 30, 2006)
  • Internal association badge Panzerjägerlehrkompanie 90 (dissolved September 30, 1996)
  • Internal association badge Refill company 90 (dissolved March 31, 1994)
  • Internal association badge Repair training company 90 (dissolved March 31, 1994)
  • Internal association badge Medical training company 90, later 4th / Medical Battalion 3 (SanLehrKp) (dissolved)
  • Internal association badge NBC Defense Training Company 90 (dissolved)

Commanders

The following officers commanded the brigade:

No. Surname Beginning of the appointment End of appointment
24 Brigadier General Christian Freuding September 6, 2019
23 Brigadier General Ullrich Spannuth April 24, 2017 September 6, 2019
22nd Brigadier General Gunter Schneider May 9, 2014 April 24, 2017
21st Brigadier General Norbert Wagner March 30, 2012 May 9, 2014
20th Brigadier General Bernd Schütt 17th September 2010 March 30, 2012
19th Brigadier General Wilhelm Grün July 18, 2007 17th September 2010
18th Brigadier General Carsten Jacobson February 25, 2005 July 18, 2007
17th Brigadier General Richard Rossmanith 2003 2005
16 Colonel Gerhard Stelz 2001 2003
15th Brigadier General Wolf-Joachim Clauss 2000 2001
14th Colonel Wolfgang Korte 1996 1999
13 Brigadier General Erich Becker October 1, 1990 1995
12 Colonel Joachim Spiering 1st October 1987 September 30, 1990
11 Brigadier General Georg-Heinrich Roth October 11, 1982 September 30, 1987
10 Brigadier General Helge Hansen September 26, 1980 October 11, 1982
9 Brigadier General Franz Uhle-Wettler April 1, 1978 September 25, 1980
8th Brigadier General Franz-Joachim von Rodde 1st October 1974 March 31, 1978
7th Brigadier General Gottfried Ewert 1st October 1970 September 30, 1974
6th Brigadier General Alfred Müller 1st October 1968 September 30, 1970
5 Brigadier General Karl Deichen October 1, 1966 September 30, 1968
4th Brigadier General Karl-Reinhard von Schultzendorff October 1, 1964 September 30, 1966
3 Brigadier General Ernst Philipp October 1, 1962 September 30, 1964
2 Brigadier General Wilhelm Voss June 1, 1961 September 30, 1962
1 Brigadier General Wilhelm von Roeder April 1, 1958 May 31, 1961

Description of selected brigade parts

Reconnaissance Training Battalion 3 "Lüneburg"

Mission and structure

The reconnaissance training battalion 3 “Lüneburg” carries out ground-based reconnaissance, airborne unmanned reconnaissance and battlefield radar reconnaissance, as well as reconnaissance using field intelligence forces and lightly dismounted reconnaissance forces across the entire spectrum of tasks of the armed forces. The staff supports the battalion commander in commanding the battalion. Furthermore, he performs the duties of the battalion in all basic management areas as well as administration.

  • 1st company (supply and support company)
  • 2nd company (reconnaissance company)
  • 3rd Company (Light Reconnaissance Company)
  • 4th Company (Technical Reconnaissance Company)
  • 5th company (basic training company)
  • 6th company (supplementary troop unit)

History and coat of arms

"Der goldene Reiter" coat of arms of the AufklLehrBtl 3

On June 28, 1956, the Ministry of Defense issued order no. 20, which included the creation of a tank reconnaissance battalion in Lingen an der Ems. Subordinated to the then 3rd Panzer Division in Buxtehude, it was given "house number" 3 and only three years later it was relocated to the former Wehrmacht air base, the former "Alma Barracks" of the British Army in Lüneburg.

The battalion's mission became increasingly international in the 1990s. Nothing new, because as early as 1966 they had become friends with the Dutch reconnaissance men "Huzaren van Boreel", some of whom were stationed in Germany and with whom they had a very close relationship. In July 2016, not only was the 60th anniversary celebrated, but also the 50th year of the oldest sponsorship between two associations of NATO countries. Intensive contacts and friendships are also maintained with the King's Dutch cavalry honorary escort.

The battalion's first foreign mission took place in 1993 under the leadership of the United Nations in Somalia. From 1995, Lüneburg patrols monitored peace in the Balkans, first in Bosnia-Herzegovina, then also in Kosovo and Macedonia and later in Kunduz, Mazar e-Sharif, Feyzabad and Kabul. About every two years, the battalion was commissioned to send a reconnaissance company to Afghanistan for a year. The battalion has been subordinate to Panzerlehrbrigade 9 in Munster since 2015 and wears the brigade's black cuff. It is also part of the 1st Panzer Division.

In 2016, Lüneburg scouts serve on three continents. They are deployed in Afghanistan, train Kurdish Peshmerga against the so-called Islamic State in Iraq, support the United Nations in Somalia, continue to participate in the UN mission in Kosovo and are with a mixed reconnaissance company in northern Mali. From autumn 2016 onwards, over half of the battalion was involved in “robust” operations around the city of Gao for the blue helmet troops and here the reconnaissance battalion 6 “Holstein”; replace the sister battalion of the "Lüneburgers".

The battalion, now under the name of Reconnaissance Training Battalion 3 "Lüneburg" since 2008, sees itself, like some British and Dutch units, as a "cavalry battalion" and thus also as the traditional keeper of the cavalry troops within the Bundeswehr. The “golden rider” of the battalion badge goes back to the coat of arms of the first cavalry division. The style and form of the cavalry are cultivated and lived; the young officers of the battalion and their soldiers are trained in this spirit, following the modern guidelines of internal leadership. The battalion quickly acquired the nickname "von 3" because traditionally the former German nobility, often closely associated with the cavalry, had their sons trained as officers in their ranks.

On September 30th, 2008 the battalion was given the nickname "Lüneburg" and the flag ribbon by the inspector of the army.

The traditional greeting of the Lüneburg Enlightenment is: “Horrido! - Johoo! "

Hunter Battalion 91

Mission and structure

The Jägerbataillon 91 conducts operations of allied forces within the brigade or as a combat / operational unit in the entire range of tasks of the army in the group of the Jäger Battalion or the superordinate unit in all intensities, types of operations, special land operations and special combat actions. This is done by providing forces for interventions as well as alliance and national defense. Hunter soldiers are characterized by their special ability to work in urban and other difficult terrain.

  • Staff Jäger Battalion 91
  • 1./Jägerbataillon 91
  • 2./Jägerbataillon 91
  • 3./Jägerbataillon 91
  • 4./Jägerbataillon 91
  • 5./Jägerbataillon 91 (heavy company)
  • Training support company

Coat of arms and history

Coat of arms of JgBtl 91

The Jäger Battalion 91 was set up on July 1, 2015 in Rotenburg (Wümme).

Panzer Grenadier Battalion 33

Mission and structure

Puma infantry fighting vehicle while firing at the Bergen military training area

The battalion is able to be deployable within 20 days and then to carry out missions in "High Intensity Conflicts" also in multinational operations or, after a short mission-related training, to be ready for an extended range of tasks. In peacetime it ensures the personal and material growth ability through training and practice. In the course of the restructuring, Panzerbataillon 33 was reorganized as Panzergrenadierbataillon 33 and is equipped with the Puma infantry fighting vehicle. The battalion is divided into:

  • 1. / PzGrenBtl 33: Headquarters and supply company
  • 2. / PzGrenBtl 33: Operation company
  • 3. / PzGrenBtl 33: Operation company
  • 4. / PzGrenBtl 33: Operation company

Coat of arms and history

Coat of arms of the PzGrenBtl 33

The coat of arms is designed in the Prussian colors black and white. Black and white were at the same time the colors of the standards on the lances of the old Prussian-German cavalry since the liberation wars and are thus also a symbol of the armored force , which is regarded as the successor to the heavy cavalry. The palm tree shown inside the coat of arms has been the symbol of the battalion since 1958.

In 1958 the battalion in Munster was set up with M47 tanks for two combat companies. Two years later, the association received M48 battle tanks . In 1965 the association moved from Barme to Neustadt am Rübenberge and received the Leopard 1 main battle tank in 1966 . In 1981 the battalion received the first Leopard 2 main battle tank . After the end of the Cold War , the battalion was detached from Panzerbrigade 3 in Nienburg in 1992 and subordinated to Panzerbrigade 21 in Augustdorf . In 1999 the battalion was deployed in Albania and Kosovo ; two years later in 2001 in Kosovo and Macedonia . In 2002, he first switched to Panzergrenadierbrigade 1 in Hildesheim and then in July 2006 to Panzerlehrbrigade 9. From October 2006 to February 2007, parts of Panzer Battalion 33 were deployed as operational battalion of the Multinational Taskforce South / PRIZREN as part of the KFOR mission. In the first half of 2009 the battalion was deployed as the ORF “Operational Reserve Force” battalion for EUFOR and KFOR in the Balkans .

During the ISAF mission, the battalion was the lead unit for the 26th and 27th German contingent in the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Kunduz . With just under 400 soldiers, the battalion provided the protection company, the support and supply company and the core of the staff from mid-June 2011. The mission took place until mid-March 2012.

The battalion's motto is: “There is no impossible”.

Tank Training Battalion 93

Mission and structure

Main battle tank Leopard 2

As one of three tank battalions of the intervention forces of the German army, the main mission is to prepare for and participate in both peace enforcement and peacekeeping operations of the Bundeswehr. The Panzerlehrbataillon 93 supports the Panzerlehrbrigade 9 and the Munster military school in the training and further education of military leaders of the armored combat troops. The battalion is divided into:

  • 1. Headquarters and supply company
  • 2nd company with Leopard 2
  • 3rd company with Leopard 2
  • 4th company with Leopard 2
  • 5th company (operational support company)

Coat of arms and history

Coat of arms of the tank training battalion 93

Since April 1, 2016, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the formation, the Panzerlehrbataillon 93 has been wearing its original coat of arms from 1956, which was the very first badge of an association of the newly formed Bundeswehr. Due to the troop color "pink" and the stylized battle tank, it can be seen from a great distance that it is a tank formation. The stylized "L" immediately makes the reference to the only existing tank training battalion of the Bundeswehr and the Panzer Training Brigade 9 as well as the proximity to the "sister battalion" Panzer Grenadier Training Battalion 92 in Munster's home location clear. The crossed Lower Saxony horses express the "storm-proof and overgrown" bond with the state of Lower Saxony and the Munster garrison.

The coat of arms of the Panzer Training Battalion 93, which was used until April 1, 2016, was designed in the late 1960s. The background color red is based on the color of the coat of arms of the Panzerlehrbrigade 9 at the time. The "L" symbolizes belonging to the teaching team; its slight inclination in connection with the stylized curb chain expresses dynamism and penetrating power. The number 93, which stands for the battalion's house number, and the Iron Cross, an externally visible symbol of the Bundeswehr, complete the coat of arms.

On April 1, 1956, the tank training battalion was set up in Munster as the first tank battalion in the Bundeswehr. In 1959 it was given its current name. 1997 relocated the battalion within Munster from the Schulz barracks to the Freiherr von Boeselager barracks.

In the course of its history, the Panzer Training Battalion 93 has demonstrated its exceptional ability to carry out a large number of training exercises. The tank training battalion 93 carried out the information training exercises “Combat and aircraft of the German Army” and “Capability of the German Army in the entire range of tasks”. The battalion is currently responsible for carrying out the information training exercise “The Army in Action”. For several years soldiers of the battalion have been deployed in the international operations of the Bundeswehr at SFOR, EUFOR, KFOR and ISAF. In 2008/2009, the Panzer Training Battalion 93 was deployed as an Operational Reserve Force (ORF) battalion in Kosovo. In 2011/2012, the tank training battalion took on the task of leading the combat troops OMLT (Operational Mentoring and Liaison Teams) ISAF and the Kunduz Protection Company (27th ISAF contingent). With these tasks - mentoring / training the Afghan armed forces and protecting their own and those ordered to protect them - the tank training battalion was deployed in the crucial areas of the ISAF mission.

In March 2012, the last parts of the battalion returned to Munster after the mission was successfully carried out.

Panzer Grenadier Training Battalion 92

Mission and structure

Marten 1A3 with a sharp shot

When deployed, the battalion conducts combined arms combat as part of the brigade or as part of a combat group. During peacetime the battalion trains conscripts, provides forces for contingents, conducts training exercises for courses at the armored troop school and thus shows the capabilities of the German army. In addition, it supports with personnel and material in troop trials and participates in national and international projects and exercises of the higher command. The battalion is divided into the following companies:

  • 1. Headquarters and supply company
  • 2nd company with Marder armored personnel carriers and Puma armored personnel carriers
  • 3rd company with Marder infantry fighting vehicle and Puma infantry fighting vehicle
  • 4th company with Marder armored personnel carriers and Puma armored personnel carriers
  • 5th company (basic training)

Coat of arms and history

Coat of arms of the PzGrenLehrBtl 92

The coat of arms of the Panzer Grenadier Battalion 92 consists of four elements. The background color green stands for the infantry . The crossed horse heads indicate the state of Lower Saxony, in which the battalion is at home. The armored personnel carrier shown is the main weapon system of the tank grenadiers. The stylized "L" indicates that they belong to the teaching brigade.

The Panzergrenadierlehrbataillon 92 was set up as the "Panzergrenadierlehrbataillon Munster-Lager" on May 3, 1956 in Munster and stationed in the main camp (today's Hindenburg barracks ). In 1958 the association took part in a course for the first time. On December 1, 1959, the association was renamed to its current name. In 1959 the Panzer Training Brigade 9 was set up and the unit moved to the barracks of the armored forces school. In 1959, the battalion tested the HS 30 armored personnel carrier . In 1962, the battalion was used in the storm surge disaster in the Stade area. In 1964 there was a serious shooting accident in Bergen with nine dead and ten injured. In 1971 the association received the Marder infantry fighting vehicle. In 1975 the association supported the forest fire disaster in the Eschede area . In 1989 the battalion moved back to the Hindenburg barracks. In 2000 the battalion took part in the training of the 1st operational contingent GCON KFOR . In 2002 the battalion was deployed in the Wendland during a flood disaster and provided soldiers for the 5th SFOR contingent . In 2005 the battalion was once again incorporated into KFOR. In 2006 it was used during the Elbe flood in Wendland. On June 30, 2007 the 6th (field replacement) company was disbanded. It was in turn previously the "Heavy Company" of the battalion and equipped with M113 Pz mortars .

Supply Battalion 141

Mission and structure

As a logistics association of a mechanized brigade, on the one hand it repairs the defense material of all subordinate formations (tanks, tank grenadiers, tank artillery and pioneers) and on the other hand supplies the brigade with consumer goods (ammunition, operating supplies, water), other goods and sutler goods. It is also responsible for organizing the field post. The supply battalion is divided into four companies:

  • 1st company - supply and support company in Neustadt am Rübenberge
  • 2nd Company - in Munster
  • 3rd Company - in Rotenburg / Wümme
  • 4th Company - in Neustadt am Rübenberge

Coat of arms and history

Internal association badge

The association badge of the supply battalion 141 shows since 2003 the blue Neustädter lion on a red background for Lower Saxony on the left, the silver-blue "Munsteraner Dragon" on a gold background on the left and thus stands for the bond with the home bases. In the middle, the coat of arms shows the black and white sword of Panzer Grenadier Brigade 1 (now 1st Panzer Division) on a blue background (weapon color of the repair and supply troops) and thus the subordination to the 1st Panzer Division. In terms of shape and color, the coat of arms corresponds to that of the former repair battalion 141, so that its tradition is continued.

The supply battalion was created on July 1, 2015 as part of the realignment of the army from the logistics battalion 141. The logistics battalion 141 was created in 2003 as part of the reform “Army of the Future” from the repair battalion 141. KFOR and ISAF will follow.

130th Panzer Engineer Battalion

The Panzer Pioneer Battalion 130 ( PzPiBtl 130 ) is one of six brigade pioneer battalions of the German Armed Forces. The association is stationed in the Herzog von Braunschweig barracks in the East Westphalian city ​​of Minden in North Rhine-Westphalia .

Mission and structure

British and German pioneers building bridges
Amphibian M3 in ferry service

The brigade's engineer battalion is responsible for the deployment of engineering resources, ordnance defense and infrastructure security. With the swimming bridge company, it has the only M3 amphibians in the army. The battalion also has the Dachs engineer tank .

The tank engineer battalion is divided into four companies, one of which is not active. In addition, the 4th and 5th companies of the heavy engineer battalion 901 (sPiBtl 901) are subordinate to the battalion in peace :

  • 1./PzPiBtl 130: supply and support company
  • 2./PzPiBtl 130: tank pioneer company
  • 3./PzPiBtl 130: tank engineer company
  • 4./PzPiBtl 130: Supplementary troop unit (not active)
  • 4./sPiBtl 901: Swimming bridge company M3
  • 5./sPiBtl 901: Swimming bridge company M3

In the event of mobilization, the two swimming bridge companies will be subordinated to the heavy engineer battalion 901.

For training, the battalion uses, among other things, the on- site training area in Hille- Wickriede, the 23.5-hectare pioneer training area (water) in Minden, the 51.2-hectare pioneer training area (land) Lerbeck in Porta-Westfalica, and the on- site shooting range in Bückeburg - Cammer .

The military history collection "Herzog-von-Braunschweig-Kaserne", which is looked after by the traditional association "Herzog-von-Braunschweig-Kaserne", presents the pioneering history of Minden.

Association badge

internal association badge

The coat of arms is divided into three parts, with the colors green, red and white representing the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. In the upper left part the mill symbolizes the Minden-Lübbecke mill district , in the upper right part the Westphalian horse stands for the Westphalia region and in the lower part the black bridge for the pioneers.

history

In 1866, the engineer battalions 6 and 10, alongside various infantry and artillery regiments, were set up in the Royal Prussian Army for the first time. These are dissolved by the British armed forces in 1945. In 1956, the Herzog von Braunschweig barracks were rebuilt on the site of the former Rodenbeck estate in the then still uninhabited west of Minden. In 1959 the engineer battalion 110 was stationed there.

On October 1, 1972, the official formation of the Amphibious Pioneer Battalion 130 ( AmphPiBtl 130 ) in Minden, which had already started in January 1972. In Army Structure 4, the battalion was directly subordinate to Pioneer Command 1, which was also stationed in Minden, and was part of the corps troops of the 1st Corps . From the amphibious pioneer battalion 130, the Pionierbrückenbataillon 130 ( PiBrBtl 130 ) emerged on October 1, 1993 , and was renamed the heavy pioneer battalion 130 ( sPiBtl 130 ) on October 1, 1996 . The flag ribbon of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia will be awarded to the battalion on October 23, 2014. On July 1, 2015, the battalion was renamed and reclassified again: to Panzer Pionierbataillon 130. In this context, the subordination from the 1st Panzer Division to Panzerlehrbrigade 9. An open day was held in July 2016 at the Pioneer Training Area (water) in Minden .

As part of the NATO exercise Anaconda, pioneers of the fourth company of the heavy engineer battalion 901 took part in building a bridge over the Vistula . A 350 meter long bridge was built in collaboration with British pioneers. On July 20, 2019, the 75th anniversary of the Stauffenberg assassination , the battalion received a new troop flag . On March 26, 2020, Lieutenant Colonel Stefan Klein took over command of the battalion from his predecessor Lieutenant Colonel Helge Lammerschmidt.

Binational Swimming Bridge Battalion

Germany and the United Kingdom intend to set up a joint binational floating bridge battalion. This should be fully set up and ready for use in 2023. Both countries are the only users of the amphibian M3 in NATO. Since 2014, the 23 amphibious engineer platoon is already (in Minden English 23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron ) of the British Army stationed.

Commanders

Rank Surname from to
Lieutenant colonel Stefan Klein 26th Mar 2020 to date
Lieutenant colonel Helge Lammerschmidt 30th Mar 2017 26th Mar 2020
Lieutenant colonel Thorsten Schwiering May 27, 2014 30th Mar 2017
Lieutenant colonel Hans-Martin Gieseler 30th Mar 2017

Web links

Commons : Panzerlehrbrigade 9 (Bundeswehr)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Exercise ANAKONDA 2016: Minden pioneers on the way to the Vistula. German Army, May 31, 2016, accessed June 6, 2016 .
  2. ^ Anaconda-16: Informacje o ćwiczeniu. Polish Armed Forces , June 6, 2016, accessed June 6, 2016 (Polish).
  3. ↑ Panzer Lehrbrigade 9 under new command. Accessed April 2017 .
  4. ↑ Aufklärungslehrbataillon 3. In: www.deutschesheer.de. Retrieved September 27, 2016 .
  5. ↑ www.deutschesheer.de: Geschichte AufklLehrBtl 3rd Bundeswehr, September 27, 2016, accessed on September 27, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Video about the nickname Lüneburg
  7. ↑ JgBtl 91 - History. In: www.deutschesheer.de. Retrieved May 23, 2016 .
  8. ↑ a b search term “Panzergrenadierlehrbataillon 92”. In: Bundeswehr location database . www.zmsbw.de, accessed on May 1, 2020 .
  9. ^ Willi Blank: Panzer pioneers in Minden put new troop flag into service after 47 years. In: https://www.iud.bundeswehr.de/ . May 28, 2019, accessed August 7, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Heavy Pioneer Battalion 901 (na): Order. In: https://www.deutschesheer.de/ . July 2, 2019, accessed October 10, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Heavy Pioneer Battalion 901 (na): structure. In: https://www.deutschesheer.de/ . July 2, 2019, accessed October 10, 2019 .
  12. ↑ André Burdich: Minden Pioneers inform future of the training area Hille-Wick Riede. In: https://www.deutschesheer.de/ . June 7, 2019, accessed August 7, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Printed matter 17/9367 - answer of the federal government to the small question of the deputies Cornelia Behm, Undine Kurth (Quedlinburg), Agnes Brugger, another deputy and the parliamentary group - printed matter 17/9101 - nature protection and forestry on military training areas in Germany. (PDF) In: http://www.bundestag.de/ . German Bundestag, April 20, 2012, accessed on August 7, 2019 .
  14. ^ Treichel and Steinmeier: Military history collection exhibited in Minden. In: https://www.deutschesheer.de/ . December 2, 2014, accessed August 7, 2019 .
  15. ↑ a b André Burdich: Armored pioneers in Minden place after 47 years of new troops flag in service. In: https://www.deutschesheer.de/ . August 6, 2019, accessed August 7, 2019 .
  16. ^ Bundeswehr location database. In: http://www.zmsbw.de/ . Center for Military History and Social Sciences of the Bundeswehr (ZMSBw), accessed on August 7, 2019 .
  17. ↑ Throw anchor! Open day in Minden. In: https://www.deutschesheer.de/ . November 30, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2019 .
  18. ↑ Handover of PzPiBtl 130. In: Traditionsgemeinschaft Herzog-von-Braunschweig-Kaserne. March 26, 2020, accessed May 4, 2020 .
  19. ↑ René Hinz: Three nations attack across the Weser. In: https://www.deutschesheer.de/ . October 9, 2019, accessed March 19, 2020 .
  20. ↑ André Burdich: An amphibian that connects two countries. In: https://www.deutschesheer.de/ . September 6, 2019, accessed October 10, 2019 .
  21. ↑ Change of leadership at the head of the 130th Panzer Engineer Battalion . In: Pioneers . tape 15 , 2017, p. 14 .
  22. ↑ a b "Lieutenant Colonel Gieseler goes" - transfer of command to the Minden pioneers . In: Pioneers . 2015, p. 26 .

Coordinates: 52 ° 59 ′ 6 ″  N , 10 ° 4 ′ 18 ″  E