21st Panzer Brigade (Bundeswehr)

21st Panzer Brigade "Lipperland"
Panzerbrigade 21 "Lipperland"
Formation sign for Panzerbrigade 21
Active	15 August 1957–present
Country	Germany
Allegiance	Bundeswehr
Branch	German Army
Type	Reaction brigade [1]
Size	ca. 4,200 men [2] [3]
Part of	1st Panzer Division
Headquarters	GFM Rommel Barracks, Augustdorf
Motto(s)	Für den Kampf bereit, um Frieden zu schaffen [4]
March	Des Großen Kurfürsten Reitermarsch
Commanders
Current commander	Oberst Marco Eggert
Insignia
NATO Map Symbol	21 1

The 21st Panzer Brigade "Lipperland" (German : Panzerbrigade 21 "Lipperland", abbreviated to: PzBrig 21) is a brigade in the German Army and part of the Bundeswehr. The brigade staff and most of its units are based at the Field Marshal Rommel Barracks in Augustdorf, North Rhine-Westphalia. Several companies are based in Glückauf Barracks in Unna-Königsborn.

The roughly 4,200 ^{[2] [3]} strong brigade is one of the Army's reaction forces and, like the Panzerlehrbrigade 9 and Panzergrenadierbrigade 41, is subordinate to the 1st Panzer Division headquartered in Hanover.

21st Panzer Brigade was formed in 1957 as Combat Group (Panzerkampfgruppe) C3 in the 3rd Panzer Division and, from 1959 to 2006, was assigned to the 7th Panzer Division. The Brigade carries the honorific title "Lipperland" as it is stationed in the Lippe area.

Organization

Main article: Structure of the German Army

As of 1 April 2023 the brigade is organized as follows:

• 21st Panzer Brigade (Panzerbrigade 21), in Augustdorf
  • Staff and Signal Company 21st Panzer Brigade, in Augustdorf
  • 7th Reconnaissance Battalion (Aufklärungsbataillon 7), in Ahlen with Fennek reconnaissance vehicles and KZO drones
  • 1st Jäger Battalion (Jägerbataillon 1), Schwarzenborn with Boxer armoured personnel carriers
  • 91st Jäger Battalion (Jägerbataillon 91), in Rotenburg an der Wümme with Boxer armoured personnel carriers
  • 413th Jäger Battalion (Jägerbataillon 413), in Torgelow with Boxer armoured personnel carriers
  • 921st Jäger Battalion (Jägerbataillon 921), in Schwarzenborn (Reserve unit)
  • 215th Panzer Artillery Battalion (Panzerartilleriebataillon 215), in Augustdorf — will be reactivated in 2024
  • 1st Panzer Engineer Battalion (Panzerpionierbataillon 1), in Holzminden
  • 7th Supply Battalion (Versorgungsbataillon 7), in Unna

References

1. Redaktion Heer (2010-12-16). "Auftrag". Bundesministerium der Verteidigung, der Leiter des Presse- und Informationsstabs. Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
2. Redaktion Heer (2010-12-16). "Geschichte". Bundesministerium der Verteidigung, der Leiter des Presse- und Informationsstabs. Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-02. – siehe Zeile „2007“: „ Ein [...] Großverband mit ca. 4100 Soldatinnen und Soldaten ...“
3. "Trauerfeier für getöteten Soldaten in Detmold". Lippische Landes-Zeitung. 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2015-03-09. – „ Derzeit sind rund 1.100 der 4.200 Soldaten der Panzerbrigade 21 in Afghanistan im Einsatz“
4. Lippische Landes-Zeitung (ed.), Ein Kommandeur spricht Klartext. Neujahrsempfang: Panzerbrigade 21 ändert ihren Leitspruch (Digitalisat bei Kulturinitiative Detmold/ www.hiergeblieben.de) (in German), retrieved 2011-06-02

Sources

• Standortältester Augustdorf, ed. (2000), Broschüre Standort Augustdorf : Im Herzen des Lipperlandes (in German), Augustdorf: WEKA, p. 58

External links

• Redaktion Heer (2011-06-02). "Panzerbrigade 21". Bundesministerium der Verteidigung, der Leiter des Presse- und Informationsstabes. Archived from the original on October 27, 2007. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
• Frank Anton (June 2007). "Panzerbrigade 21: BH 9-21. 1957-1998". Koblenz: Bundesarchiv (Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv). Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
• "Gefährliche Mission: Schnelle Eingreiftruppe für Afghanistan". SPIEGEL TV. 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
• "Deutsche Artillerie". Artilleriegesellschaft Augustdorf. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
• "GFM-Rommel-Kaserne". Artilleriegesellschaft Augustdorf. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
• "Panzerjägerkompanie 210". Matthias Führ. 2009-06-13. Retrieved 2011-06-01.

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