21st Panzer Brigade "Lipperland" | |||||
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Panzerbrigade 21 "Lipperland" | |||||
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 | ||||
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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.
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