Changes: 1st Panzer Division (Bundeswehr)

Intervention Force Division / 1st Panzer Division ; 1. Panzerdivision
	1st Armoured Division insignia
Active	1956 - present
Country	Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Division
Role	Conventional warfare, peacekeeping
Size	18.000 soldiers
Part of	German Army
Garrison/HQ	Hanover
Nickname(s)	The first one; Die Erste
Motto(s)	Roughly: Go! Let's tackle it! ; Man drup - man to! (Low German)
Anniversaries	July 1st 1956
Engagements	Kosovo War; War in Afghanistan
Commanders
Current; commander	Major General Carsten Jacobson
Notable; commanders	General Henning von Ondarza, COMAFCENT 1991-1994 ; General Helge Hansen, COMAFCENT 1994-1996; General Wolf-Dieter Langheld, COMJFC-B 2010-2012

Revision as of 14:17, 20 June 2020

The 1st Panzer Division (German: 1. Panzerdivision) is an armoured division of the German Army. It also bears the designation Intervention Force Division (Division Eingreifkräfte). Its staff is based at Hanover. In the course of the current reorganisation of the Bundeswehr it will become the backbone of Germany's newly formed intervention forces which will have a manpower of 35,000 soldiers in total. This division is equipped and trained for high intensity combat operations against militarily organized enemies as well as peacekeeping missions. The majority of all German troops assigned to EU-Battlegroups and Nato Response Forces will come from this division. It also represents Germany's permanent contribution to the binational I. German/Dutch Corps.

Intervention Force Division / 1st Panzer Division is Germany's last full-scale conventional division.

History

This division was formed on July 1, 1956, the day of the official inauguration of the Bundeswehr. It was the first fully operational unit of the new German Army. At first referred to as 1st Grenadier Division, it was reorganized in the 1980s and made fully armoured in 1981. During this period it was part of I Corps of the Bundeswehr Heer, in turn part of NATO's Northern Army Group, Allied Forces Central Europe.

1st Panzer Division has deployed to the Balkans, Afghanistan and to several peacekeeping operations. Troops of this division were also deployed to the support of civilian agencies during large natural disasters such as the Hamburg Floods of 1962, disastrous wild fires in Northern Germany in the 1970s and the 2002 Floods in Eastern Germany.

The division cultivates a partnership with the United States Army 28th Infantry Division.

Organisation

The division's organisation today is as follows:

Divisional Staff and Support Company in Oldenburg under Generalmajor Jürgen-Joachim von Sandrart
610th Signal Battalion in Prenzlau
325th Artillery Battalion in Munster
901st Heavy Pioneer Battalion in Havelberg
1st Operations Support Battalion
9th Armoured Training Brigade
- Staff and Signal Company in Munster under Brigadegeneral Ullrich Spannuth
- 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion in Lüneburg
- 93rd Armoured Training Battalion
- 33rd Panzergrenadier Battalion (Heavy Mechanized) in Neustadt am Rübenberge
- 92nd Panzergrenadier Training Battalion (Heavy Mechanized)
- 91st Jäger Battalion (Mechanized) in Rotenburg
- 103rd Armoured Engineer Battalion in Minden
- 141st Supply Battalion in Neustadt am Rübenberge
21st (Lipperland) Armoured Brigade
- Staff and Signal Company in Augustdorf under Brigadegeneral Ansgar Meyer
- 7th Reconnaissance Battalion in Ahlen
- 203rd Armoured Battalion
- 212th Mechanized Battalion (Heavy Mechanized)
- 1st Jäger Battalion (Mechanized) in Schwarzenborn
- 921st Jäger Battalion (Reserve Light Mechanized) in Schwarzenborn
- 1st Armoured Engineer Battalion in Holzminden
- 7th Supply Battalion in Unna
41st Mechanized Brigade
- Staff and Signal Company in Neubrandenburg under Brigadegeneral Andreas Durst
- 6th (Holstein) Reconnaissance Battalion in Eutin
- 413th Jäger Battalion (Mechanized) in Torgelow
- 401st Mechanized Battalion (Heavy Mechanized) in Hagenow
- 411th Mechanized Battalion (Heavy Mechanized) in Quadrangle
- 908th Mechanized Battalion in (Reserve Heavy Mechanized) Quadrangle
- 908th Armoured Engineer Battalion in Quadrangle
- 142nd Supply Battalion in Hagenow
43rd Mechanized Brigade (Netherlands)
- Staff and Signal Company under Brigadegeneral Jan Renger Swillens
- 43rd Armoured Reconnaissance Company
- 414th Armoured Battalion (Germany) in Lohheide
- 44th Mechanized Battalion (Heavy Mechanized)
- 45th Mechanized Battalion (Heavy Mechanized)
- 10th National Reserve Battalion
- 11th Armoured Engineer Company
- 43rd Maintenance Company
- 43rd Medical Company

External links

Official website of Intervention Force Division / 1st Armoured Division
Concept of the Anti-Air Regiment 6

New organisation of the Army Air Defence Troops

References

Coordinates: 52°22′11.31″N 9°46′11.77″E / 52.3698083°N 9.7699361°E / 52.3698083; 9.7699361

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 During this period it was part of [[I Corps (Bundeswehr)|I Corps]] of the Bundeswehr Heer, in turn part of NATO's [[Northern Army Group]], [[Allied Forces Central Europe]].
-st Panzer Division has deployed to the Balkans, [[Afghanistan]] and to several peacekeeping operations. Troops of this division were also deployed to the support of civilian agencies during large [[natural disaster]]s such as the [[North Sea flood of 1962|Hamburg Floods]] of 1962, disastrous wild fires in [[Northern Germany]] in the 1970s and the [[2002 European floods|2002 Floods in Eastern Germany]].
+st Panzer Division has deployed to the Balkans, Afghanistan and to several peacekeeping operations. Troops of this division were also deployed to the support of civilian agencies during large [[natural disaster]]s such as the [[North Sea flood of 1962|Hamburg Floods]] of 1962, disastrous wild fires in Northern Germany in the 1970s and the [[2002 European floods|2002 Floods in Eastern Germany]].
 The division cultivates a partnership with the United States Army [[28th Infantry Division (United States)|28th Infantry Division]].
 ==Organisation==
+The division's organisation today is as follows:
-[[File:Gliederung 1. PzDiv.png|thumb|right|400px|Structure 1st Armoured Division]]
+* Divisional Staff and Support Company in Oldenburg under [[Generalmajor]] [[Jürgen-Joachim von Sandrart]]
-*'''1st Armoured Division''' (''1. Panzerdivision'')<ref>[http://www.deutschesheer.de/portal/a/1div/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLNzSPtwiwBMlB2H4u-pFw0aCUVH1fj_zcVH1v_QD9gtyIckdHRUUAmcl9_Q!!/delta/base64xml/L3dJdyEvd0ZNQUFzQUMvNElVRS82XzE3XzhPMA!!|Organisation of the 1. Panzerdivision] (German), state of 2008-01-01. Accessed 2009-09-25.  [http://www.webcitation.org/5k6ZYpV9w Archived] 2009-09-27.</ref>
+* [[610th Signal Battalion (Germany)|610th Signal Battalion]] in Prenzlau
-**[[File:1. Panzerdivision (Bundeswehr).svg|20px|Insignia of 1st Tank Division]] Headquarters and Headquarters Company 1st Armoured Division (''Stab und Stabskompanie 1. Panzerdivision'', Hanover)
+* [[325th Artillery Battalion (Germany)|325th Artillery Battalion]] in Munster
-**[[File:HMK 1.jpg|20px|Insignia of Army Band 1]] Army Band 1 (''Heeresmusikkorps 1'', Hanover)
-** NBC Defense Battalion 7 (''ABC-Abwehrbataillon 7'', [[Höxter]])
+* [[901st Heavy Pioneer Battalion (Germany)|901st Heavy Pioneer Battalion]] in [[Havelberg]]
+* [[1st Operations Support Battalion (Germany)|1st Operations Support Battalion]]
-**[[File:LABCAbwKp 110.jpg|20px|Insignia of Light NBC Defense Company 110]] Light NBC Defense Company 110 (''Leichte ABC-Abwehrkompanie 110'', [[Sonthofen]])
+* [[Panzerlehrbrigade 9|'''9th Armoured Training Brigade''']]
-**[[File:FlaRakLehrBtl 610.jpg|20px|Insignia of Light Air Defense Demonstration Battery 610]] Light Air Defense Demonstration Battery 610 (''Leichte Flugabwehrraketenlehrbatterie 610'', [[Panker]]-Todendorf)
+** Staff and Signal Company in Munster under [[Brigadegeneral]] [[Ullrich Spannuth]]
-**[[File:AufklLehrBtl 3.jpg|20px|Insignia of Reconnaissance Demonstration Battalion 3]] Reconnaissance Demonstration Battalion 3 (''Aufklärungslehrbataillon 3'', Lüneburg)
+** [[3rd Reconnaissance Battalion (Germany)|3rd Reconnaissance Battalion]] in Lüneburg
-** Logistics Battalion 3 (''Logistikbataillon 3'', Rotenburg)
+** [[93rd Armoured Training Battalion]]
-**[[File:FernMeldeReg 1.jpg|20px|Insignia of Signals Regiment 1]] Signals Regiment 1 (''Fernmelderegiment 1'', [[Rotenburg (Wümme)|Rotenburg]])
+** [[33rd Panzergrenadier Battalion (Germany)|33rd Panzergrenadier Battalion]] (Heavy Mechanized) in [[Neustadt am Rübenberge]]
-**[[File:FlaLehrRgt 6.jpg|20px|Insignia of Air Defense Demonstration Regiment 6]] Air Defense Demonstration Regiment 6 (''Flugabwehrlehrregiment 6'', [[Lütjenburg]])
+** [[92nd Panzergrenadier Training Battalion (Germany)|92nd Panzergrenadier Training Battalion]] (Heavy Mechanized)
-** Artillery Regiment 100 (''Artillerieregiment 100'', [[Mühlhausen]])
+** [[91st Jäger Battalion (Germany)|91st Jäger Battalion]] (Mechanized) in [[Rotenburg]]
-*** Staff Battery
+** [[103rd Armoured Engineer Battalion (Germany)|103rd Armoured Engineer Battalion]] in Minden
-*** Surveillance & Target Acquisition Battalion 131
+** [[141st Supply Battalion (Germany)|141st Supply Battalion]] in [[Neustadt am Rübenberge]]
-*** Rocket Artillery Battalion ([[MLRS]]) 132
+* [[Panzerbrigade 21|'''21st (Lipperland) Armoured Brigade''']]
-**[[File:PiRgt 100.jpg|20px|Insignia of Engineer Regiment 100]] Engineer Regiment 100 (''Pionierregiment 100'', [[Minden]])
+** Staff and Signal Company in [[Augustdorf]] under [[Brigadegeneral]] [[Ansgar Meyer]]
-*** Staff Company
+** [[7th Reconnaissance Battalion (Germany)|7th Reconnaissance Battalion]] in [[Ahlen]]
-*** Armoured Engineer Battalion 1
-*** Heavy Engineer Battalion 130
+** [[203rd Armoured Battalion (Germany)|203rd Armoured Battalion]]
+** [[212th Mechanized Battalion (Germany)|212th Mechanized Battalion]] (Heavy Mechanized)
+** [[1st Jäger Battalion (Germany)|1st Jäger Battalion]] (Mechanized) in [[Schwarzenborn]]
+** [[921st Jäger Battalion (Germany)|921st Jäger Battalion]] (Reserve Light Mechanized) in [[Schwarzenborn]]
+** [[1st Armoured Engineer Battalion (Germany)|1st Armoured Engineer Battalion]] in Holzminden
+** [[7th Supply Battalion (Germany)|7th Supply Battalion]] in [[Unna]]
+* [[Panzergrenadierbrigade 41|'''41st Mechanized Brigade''']]
+** Staff and Signal Company in [[Neubrandenburg]] under [[Brigadegeneral]] [[Andreas Durst]]
+** [[6th Reconnaissance Battalion (Germany)|6th (Holstein) Reconnaissance Battalion]] in Eutin
+** [[413th Jäger Battalion (Germany)|413th Jäger Battalion]] (Mechanized) in [[Torgelow]]
+** [[401st Mechanized Battalion (Germany)|401st Mechanized Battalion]] (Heavy Mechanized) in [[Hagenow]]
+** [[411th Mechanized Battalion (Germany)|411th Mechanized Battalion]] (Heavy Mechanized) in [[Quadrangle]]
+** [[908th Mechanized Battalion (Germany)|908th Mechanized Battalion]] in (Reserve Heavy Mechanized) [[Quadrangle]]
+** [[908th Armoured Engineer Battalion (Germany)|908th Armoured Engineer Battalion]] in [[Quadrangle]]
+** [[142nd Supply Battalion (Germany)|142nd Supply Battalion]] in [[Hagenow]]
+* '''[[43rd Mechanized Brigade (Netherlands)]]'''
+** Staff and Signal Company under [[Brigadegeneral]] [[Jan Renger Swillens]]
+** [[Regiment Huzaren van Boreel|43rd Armoured Reconnaissance Company]]
+** [[414th Armoured Battalion (Germany)|414th Armoured Battalion]] (Germany) in [[Lohheide]]
+** [[Regiment Infanterie Johan Willem Friso|44th Mechanized Battalion]] (Heavy Mechanized)
+** [[Regiment Infanterie Oranje Gelderland|45th Mechanized Battalion]] (Heavy Mechanized)
+** [[10th National Reserve Battalion]]
+** 11th Armoured Engineer Company
+** 43rd Maintenance Company
+** 43rd Medical Company
+==External links==
-**[[File:Panzerlehrbrigade 9 (Bundeswehr).svg|20px|Insignia of Armoured Demonstration Brigade 9]] ''[[Panzerlehrbrigade 9]]'', [[Munster]]
-*** Headquarters and Headquarters Company (Munster)
-***[[File:PzArtLehrBtl 325.jpg|20px|Insignia of Armoured Artillery Demonstration Battalion 325]] Armoured Artillery Demonstration Battalion 325 (''Panzerartillerielehrbataillon 325'', Munster)
-*** Mechized Infantry Demonstration Battalion 92 (''Panzergrenadierlehrbataillon 92'', Munster)
-***[[File:PzLehrBtl 93.jpg|20px|Insignia of Tank Demonstration Battalion 93]] Tank Demonstration Battalion 93 (''Panzerlehrbataillon 93'', Munster)
-***[[File:Panzerbataillon 33.jpg|20px|Insignia of Tank Battalion 33]] Tank Battalion 33 (''Panzerbataillon 33'', [[Neustadt am Rübenberge]])
-***[[File:LogBtl 141.jpg|20px|Insignia of Logistics Battalion 141]] Logistics Battalion 141 (''Logistikbataillon 141'', Neustadt am Rübenberge)
-***[[File:AufklLehrKp 90.jpg|20px|Insignia of Reconnaissance Demonstration Company 90]] Reconnaissance Demonstration Company 90 (''Aufklärungslehrkompanie 90'', Munster)
-***[[File:PzPiLehrKp 90.jpg|20px|Insignia of Armoured Engineer Demonstration Company 90]] Armoured Engineer Demonstration Company 90 (''Panzerpionierlehrkompanie 90, Munster)
-**[[File:Panzerbrigade 21 (Bundeswehr).svg|20px|Insignia of Tank Brigade 21]] '''[[21st Armoured Brigade (Germany)|21st Armoured Brigade]]''' "[[Principality of Lippe|Lipperland]]" (''Panzerbrigade 21'', [[Augustdorf]])
-*** Headquarters and Headquarters Company (Augustdorf)
-***[[File:PzGrenBtl 381.PNG|20px|Insignia of Panzergrenadierbataillon 212]] Mechanized Infantry Battalion 212 (''Panzergrenadierbataillon 212'', Augustdorf)
-***[[File:PzBtl 203.jpg|20px|Insignia of Tank Battalion 203]] Tank Battalion 203 (''Panzerbataillon 203'', Augustdorf)
-***[[File:PzArtBtl 215.jpg|20px|Insignia of Armoured Artillery Battalion 215]] Armoured Artillery Battalion 215 (''Panzerartilleriebataillon 215'', Augustdorf)
-***[[File:InstBtl 7.jpg|20px|Insignia of Logistics Battalion 7]] Logistics Battalion 7 (''Logistikbataillon 7'', [[Unna]])
-***[[File:PzPiKp 200.jpg|20px|Insignia of Armoured Engineer Company 200]] Armoured Engineer Company 200 (''Panzerpionierkompanie 200'', Augustdorf)
-*** Reconnaissance Company 210 (''Aufklärungskompanie 210'', Augustdorf)
-== External links ==
 * [http://www.deutschesheer.de/portal/a/1div/ Official website of Intervention Force Division / 1st Armoured Division]
 * Concept of the Anti-Air Regiment 6