10th Panzer Division (Bundeswehr) explained

10th Panzer Division (Bundeswehr) should not be confused with 10th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht).

Unit Name:	10th Panzer Division
Native Name:	10. Panzerdivision
Country:	Germany
Type:	Panzer
Dates:	1 April 1959–present
Command Structure:	German Army
Size:	~12,100 soldiers
Current Commander:	Major General Ruprecht Horst von Butler^[1]
Garrison:	Veitshöchheim
Nickname:	Lion's division Löwendivision The Tenth Die Zehnte
Motto:	Reliable, mobile, quick! Zuverlässig – beweglich – schnell!
March:	Fridericus-Rex-Grenadiermarsch
Battles:	War in Bosnia Civil war in Albania Kosovo War War in Afghanistan
Notable Commanders:	Lieutenant General Leo Hepp General Johann Adolf Graf von Kielmansegg General Günter Kießling Lieutenant General Josef Moll Major General Erhard Bühler
Anniversaries:	1 April 1959

The 10th Panzer Division (German: 10. Panzerdivision) is an armoured division of the German Army, part of the .^[2] Its staff is based at Veitshöchheim. The division is a unit of the German Army's stabilization forces and specializes in conflicts of low intensity.

History

This division was founded as the 10. Panzerdivision of the new German Army in 1959. The 10th Panzer Division is a part of Germany's permanent contribution to Eurocorps, the other being the German contribution to the Franco-German Brigade which was subordinate to the division until 2006.

After 1993 troops of this division participated in numerous overseas deployments. Among them were the first out-of-area land deployment operations for the Bundeswehr (in fact of any German military unit after World War II). Troops were deployed to Somalia (UNOSOM II) from 1993 to 1994 and to Bosnia and Herzegovina (IFOR) from 1995 to 1996 and stayed in this country until 1998 (SFOR). Soldiers of the 10th Panzer Division's SFOR contingent were also involved in the Bundeswehrs first combat operation in 1997 (Operation Libelle). In 2000, the 10th Panzer Division deployed more than 8,000 personnel to the Balkans. Between 2002 and 2003, it deployed to various operations in the Balkans and in Afghanistan.

In 2017, the 4th Rapid Deployment Brigade of the Czech Land Forces started to ″work closely″ with the division.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Organization

See main article: Structure of the German Army.

• 10th Panzer Division (10. Panzerdivision), in Veitshöchheim^[6]
  • 12th Panzer Brigade (Panzerbrigade 12), in Cham
  • 13 Light Brigade (13 Lichte Brigade), in Oirschot (Netherlands)
  • 37th Panzergrenadier Brigade (Panzergrenadierbrigade 37), in Frankenberg
  • 45th Panzer Brigade (Panzerbrigade 45), in Rūdninkai Training Area (Lithuania) - brigade will activate in 2025 and initially consist of the 122nd Panzergrenadier Battalion and 203rd Panzer Battalion.^{[7] [8]}
  • Franco-German Brigade (Deutsch-Französische Brigade), in Müllheim (administrative control of the brigade's German units)
  • 10th Signal Battalion (Fernmeldebataillon 10), in Veitshöchheim (activated 1 April 2021)^[9]
  • 10th Operations Support Battalion (Unterstützungsbataillon Einsatz 10), in Veitshöchheim (Reserve unit)
  • 10th Reconnaissance Battalion (Aufklärungsbataillon 10), in Füssen with Fennek reconnaissance vehicles and KZO drones
  • 131st Artillery Battalion (Artilleriebataillon 131), in Weiden in der Oberpfalz with 16x PzH 2000 155mm self-propelled howitzers, 8x M270 MLRS multiple rocket launch systems, KZO drones and 2x Euro-Art COBRA counter-battery radars — will move to Oberviechtach and join the 12th Panzer Brigade in 2024
  • 345th Artillery Demonstration Battalion (Artillerielehrbataillon 345), in Idar-Oberstein with 24x PzH 2000 155 mm self-propelled howitzers, 8x M270 MLRS multiple rocket launch systems, 12x 120 mm mortars, KZO drones and 2x Euro-Art COBRA counter-battery radars
  • 4th Panzer Engineer Battalion (Panzerpionierbataillon 4), in Bogen
  • 905th Engineer Battalion (Pionierbataillon 905), in Ingolstadt (Reserve unit)
  • 8th Supply Battalion (Versorgungsbataillon 8), in Füssen

See also

• German Army
• Eurocorps

External links

• Official Website of the 10th Panzer Division

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 10. Panzerdivision.
2. Web site: 10. Panzerdivision. https://web.archive.org/web/20061028155825/http://www.deutschesheer.de/portal/a/10div. dead. October 28, 2006. Heer. 2013-01-21.
3. Web site: Germany, Romania and the Czech Republic deepen defence ties. NATO. NATO. 23 May 2017.
4. News: Wirnitzer. Jan. Češi čelí ruské propagandě o předání 4. brigády Němcům. Ukázali dohodu. The Czechs face Russian propaganda about handing over the 4th Brigade to the Germans. They showed an agreement. 25 May 2017. iDNES.cz. 22 February 2017. Czech.
5. Web site: Stropnický. Martin. Ministr Stropnický: Spolupráce armád je základem naší obranyschopnosti. Minister Stropnicky: Cooperation between the [Czech and German] armed forces is the foundation of our defence. army.cz. Ministerstvo obrany České republiky. 25 May 2017.
6. Web site: 10. Panzerdivision - Organisation . Deutsches Heer . 8 June 2024.
7. Web site: Bundeswehr-Brigade in Litauen . ARD . 8 June 2024.
8. Web site: Waldemar . Geiger . Panzerbrigade 45 – Litauenbrigade der Bundeswehr bekommt neue Ordnungsnummer . HartPunkt . 8 June 2024.
9. Web site: Eberhard Zorn, Inspector General of the Bundeswehr . Tagesbefehl des Generalinspekteurs: Änderungen in der Grobstruktur . German Ministry of Defense . 2 June 2021.