21st Panzer Brigade (Bundeswehr) explained

Unit Name:	21st Panzer Brigade "Lipperland"
Native Name:	Panzerbrigade 21 "Lipperland"
Dates:	15 August 1957 - present
Allegiance:	Bundeswehr
Branch:	German Army
Type:	Reaction brigade^[1]
Size:	ca. 4,200 men^[2] ^[3]
Command Structure:	1st Panzer Division
Garrison:	GFM Rommel Barracks, Augustdorf
Garrison Label:	Headquarters
Motto:	Für den Kampf bereit, um Frieden zu schaffen
March:	Des Großen Kurfürsten Reitermarsch
Commander1:	Oberst Marco Eggert
Identification Symbol Label:	NATO Map Symbol

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 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

See 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

External links

• Web site: Panzerbrigade 21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071027073903/http://www.deutschesheer.de/portal/a/1div/dienststellen/brig21 . dead . October 27, 2007 . Bundesministerium der Verteidigung, der Leiter des Presse- und Informationsstabes . 2011-04-30 . 2011-06-02 . Redaktion Heer.
• Web site: Panzerbrigade 21: BH 9-21. 1957-1998 . Frank Anton . Bundesarchiv (Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv) . 2011-06-02 . Koblenz . June 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425061356/http://startext.net-build.de:8080/barch/MidosaSEARCH/BH921-36449/index.htm . 2012-04-25 . dead .
• Web site: Gefährliche Mission: Schnelle Eingreiftruppe für Afghanistan . SPIEGEL TV . 2008-03-07 . 2011-06-02.
• Web site: Deutsche Artillerie . Artilleriegesellschaft Augustdorf . 2011-06-01.
• Web site: GFM-Rommel-Kaserne . Artilleriegesellschaft Augustdorf . 2011-06-01.
• Web site: Panzerjägerkompanie 210 . 2011-06-01 . 2009-06-13 . Matthias Führ.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Auftrag . https://web.archive.org/web/20110511223510/http://www.deutschesheer.de/portal/a/1div/!ut/p/c4/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP3I5EyrpHK9jNTUonjDlMwyvZTM1LzikuKS1Jyc1Dy9pKLMdCNDvcTStJKixHT9gmxHRQDKesEL/ . dead . May 11, 2011 . Bundesministerium der Verteidigung, der Leiter des Presse- und Informationsstabs . 2011-06-02 . Redaktion Heer . 2010-12-16.
2. Web site: Geschichte . https://web.archive.org/web/20110511223516/http://www.deutschesheer.de/portal/a/1div/!ut/p/c4/DcJLDoAgDAXAs3iBNrh05y3UjeHzAo2kGmjw-poZPvinfkj2Jrf6yhvvUZbwUgHa6ZIMSgLt1g21Qik0ybOjjB6LxGLg51qnD-G4b5Q!/ . dead . May 11, 2011 . Bundesministerium der Verteidigung, der Leiter des Presse- und Informationsstabs . 2011-06-02 . Redaktion Heer . 2010-12-16. – siehe Zeile „2007“: „ Ein [...] Großverband mit ca. 4100 Soldatinnen und Soldaten ...“
3. Web site: Trauerfeier für getöteten Soldaten in Detmold . Lippische Landes-Zeitung . 2015-03-09 . 2011-06-10. – „ Derzeit sind rund 1.100 der 4.200 Soldaten der Panzerbrigade 21 in Afghanistan im Einsatz“