1st Panzer Division (Bundeswehr)

Not to be confused with 1st Panzer Division (Wehrmacht).

Intervention Force Division / 1st Panzer Division 1. Panzerdivision
100px 1st Armoured Division insignia
Active	1956–present
Country	Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Division
Role	Conventional warfare, peacekeeping
Size	18,000 soldiers (+3000 dutch soldiers form 2019)
Part of	German Army
Garrison/HQ	Oldenburg (Oldenburg)
Nickname(s)	The first one Die Erste
Motto	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 Johann Langenegger
Notable commanders	General Henning von Ondarza, COMAFCENT 1991–1994 General Helge Hansen, COMAFCENT 1994–1996 General Wolf-Dieter Langheld, COMJFC-B 2010–2012

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.

The Dutch 43rd Mechanized Brigade. will be integrated into the 1st Panzer Division, and will be operational from 2019.

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

1 Panzer Division

9 Panzer Lehr Bde

21 Panzer Bde

41 Panzer-Grenadier Bde

325 Artillery Btn

Locations of 1st Panzer Division units

• 30px 1st Panzerdivision in Oldenburg
  • 20pxHQ and Signal Company 1st Panzerdivision in Oldenburg
  • 20px 325th Artillery Demonstration Battalion (Artillerielehrbataillon 325) in Munster 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
  • 25px 9th Panzer Demonstration Brigade (Panzerlehrbrigade 9) in Munster
    • 25px HQ and Signal Company 9th Panzer Demonstration Brigade in Munster
    • 20px 3rd Reconnaissance Demonstration Battalion (Aufklärungslehrbataillon 3) in Lüneburg with Fennek reconnaissance vehicles and KZO drones
    • 33rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion (Panzergrenadierbataillon 33) in Neustadt am Rübenberge with 44x Puma infantry fighting vehicles
    • 20px 91st Rifles Battalion (Jägerbataillon 91) in Rotenburg an der Wümme with GTK Boxer armored personnel carriers
    • 20px 92nd Mechanized Infantry Demonstration Battalion (Panzergrenadierlehrbataillon 92) in Munster with 44x Puma infantry fighting vehicles
    • 20px 93rd Tank Demonstration Battalion (Panzerlehrbataillon 93) in Munster with 44x Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks
    • 20px 1st Armored Engineer Battalion (Panzerpionierbataillon 1) in Holzminden
    • 20px 141st Supply Battalion (Versorgungsbataillon 141) in Neustadt am Rübenberge
  • 25px 21st Panzer Brigade (Panzerbrigade 21) in Augustdorf
    • 20px HQ and Signal Company 21st Panzer Brigade in Augustdorf
    • 7th Reconnaissance Battalion (Aufklärungsbataillon 7) in Ahlen with Fennek reconnaissance vehicles and KZO drones
    • 20px 1st Rifles Battalion (Jägerbataillon 1), Schwarzenborn with GTK Boxer armored personnel carriers
    • 20px 203rd Panzer Battalion (Panzerbataillon 203) in Augustdorf with 44x Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks
    • 20px 212th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (Panzergrenadierbataillon 212) in Augustdorf with 44x Puma infantry fighting vehicles
    • 20px 1st Armored Engineer Battalion (Panzerpionierbataillon 1) in Holzminden
    • 20px 7th Supply Battalion (Versorgungsbataillon 7) in Unna
  • 25px 41st Panzergrenadierbrigade in Neubrandenburg
    • 20px HQ and Signal Company 41st Mechanized Infantry Brigade in Neubrandenburg
    • 20px 6th Reconnaissance Battalion (Aufklärungsbataillon 6) in Eutin with Fennek reconnaissance vehicles and KZO drones
    • 20px 401st Mechanized Infantry Battalion (Panzergrenadierbataillon 401) in Hagenow with 44x Puma infantry fighting vehicles
    • 20px 411th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (Panzergrenadierbataillon 411) in Viereck with 44x Puma infantry fighting vehicles
    • 413th Rifles Battalion (Jägerbataillon 413) in Torgelow with GTK Boxer armored personnel carriers
    • 20px 803rd Armored Engineer Battalion (Panzerpionierbataillon 803) in Havelberg
    • 20px 142nd Supply Battalion (Versorgungsbataillon 142) in Hagenow

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