21st Panzer Brigade (Bundeswehr)

21st (Lipperland) Armoured Brigade (Panzerbrigade 21 "Lipperland")
Formation sign
Active	15 August 1957–present
Country	Germany
Allegiance	Bundeswehr
Branch	German Army
Type	Reaction brigade[1]
Size	ca. 4,100 men[2][3]
Part of	1st Armoured Division
Headquarters	GFM Rommel Barracks, Augustdorf
Motto	Für den Kampf bereit, um Frieden zu schaffen[4]
March	Des Großen Kurfürsten Reitermarsch
Commanders
Commander	BrigGen Dirk Backen[5]

The 21st (Lipperland) Armoured Brigade (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 housed in Generalfeldmarschall Rommel Barracks in Augustdorf, North Rhine-Westphalia. Several companies are based in Glückauf Barracks in Unna-Königsborn.

The roughly 4,100^[2][3] strong brigade is one of the Army's reaction forces and, like Panzerlehrbrigade 9, is subordinate to the 1st Armoured Division whose headquarters is in Hanover.

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

Organisation

The brigade currently comprises the following units:

• 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 Infantry Battalion (Jägerbataillon 1), Schwarzenborn with GTK Boxer armored personnel carriers
  • 203rd Panzer Battalion (Panzerbataillon 203) in Augustdorf with 44x Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks
  • 212th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (Panzergrenadierbataillon 212) in Augustdorf with 44x Puma infantry fighting vehicles
  • 130th Armored Engineer Battalion (Panzerpionierbataillon 130) 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. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
2. Redaktion Heer (2010-12-16). "Geschichte". Bundesministerium der Verteidigung, der Leiter des Presse- und Informationsstabs. 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. (in German), [Digitalisat bei Kulturinitiative Detmold/ www.hiergeblieben.de Ein Kommandeur spricht Klartext. Neujahrsempfang: Panzerbrigade 21 ändert ihren Leitspruch], Digitalisat bei Kulturinitiative Detmold/ www.hiergeblieben.de. Retrieved 2011-06-02 
5. Redaktion Heer (2010-12-16). "Vita Kommandeur". Bundesministerium der Verteidigung, der Leiter des Presse- und Informationsstab des Bundesministeriums der Verteidigung. Retrieved 2011-06-11.

Sources

• Standortältester Augustdorf, ed. (2000) (in German), Broschüre Standort Augustdorf

Im Herzen des Lipperlandes, Augustdorf: WEKA, pp. 58 

External links

• Redaktion Heer (2011-06-02). "Panzerbrigade 21". Bundesministerium der Verteidigung, der Leiter des Presse- und Informationsstabes. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
• Frank Anton (June 2007). "Panzerbrigade 21: BH 9-21. 1957-1998". Koblenz: Bundesarchiv (Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv). Retrieved 2011-06-02.
• "Gefährliche Mission: Schnelle Eingreiftruppe für Afghanistan" (HTML Video, Dauer: 3:10 min). 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.

Coordinates: 51°54′53″N 8°45′53″E / 51.914785°N 8.764644°E