Tank Battalions of the German Army 1956 - 2008
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PanzerlehrbataillonFormed April 1956 in Munster
Munster, Lower Saxony
Munster, also called Munster , is a small town in the district of Heidekreis, in Lower Saxony, Germany almost equidistant from Hamburg and Hanover. The town is home to the German Army's largest garrison and is situated between the two training areas of Munster North and Munster South. It is also...
renamed December 1958 in Panzerlehrbataillon 93
Panzerlehrbataillon 93 remained in service in Munster
Panzerbataillon 1
Formed July 1956 in Dedelstorf
Dedelstorf
Dedelstorf is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany....
renamed March 1959 in Panzerbataillon 213 - disbanded September 1992 in Augustdorf
Formed in Hemer July 1956
renamed March 1959 in Panzerbataillon 204
renamed April 1970 in Panzerbataillon 110
renamed April 1975 in Panzerbataillon 202
renamed October 1980 in Panzerbataillon 204 - disbanded June 2002 in Hemer
Panzerbataillon 3
Formed in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
August 1956 (Graf-Goltz Barracks)
renamed March 1959 in Panzerbataillon 174 - disbanded September 1992
Panzerbataillon 4
Formed in Amberg in September 1956
renamed March 1959 in Panzerbataillon 123 - disbanded September 1994 in Kümmersbruck (Schweppermann Barracks)
Panzerbataillon 5
Formed September 1956 in Hohenfels
renamed March 1959 in Panzerbataillon 143 and transferred to Koblenz
Koblenz
Koblenz is a German city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated.As Koblenz was one of the military posts established by Drusus about 8 BC, the...
renamed October 1981 in Panzerbataillon 343 - disbanded September 1992 in Koblenz (Augusta Barracks)
Gebirgs Panzerbataillon 8 (tank battalion of the 8th Mountain Division)
Formed October 1981 in Pocking
Pocking
Pocking is a town in the district of Passau, in Lower Bavaria, Germany. It is situated about 30 km south-west of Passau, close to the Austrian border.-History:...
- disbanded September 1996
Panzerbataillon 13
Formed August 1956 in Flensburg
renamed March 1959 in Panzerbataillon 183 and transferred to Boostedt
Boostedt
Boostedt is a municipality in the district of Segeberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approx. 50 km north of Hamburg, and 7 km south of Neumünster....
- disbanded 2006/07
Panzerbataillon 14
Formed July 1959 in Hildesheim
Hildesheim
Hildesheim is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the district of Hildesheim, about 30 km southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste river, which is a small tributary of the Leine river...
– (Gallwitz Barracks) - disbanded September 1992
Panzerbataillon 15
Formed September 1956 in Wetzlar
Wetzlar
Wetzlar is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany. Located at 8° 30′ E, 50° 34′ N, Wetzlar straddles the river Lahn and is on the German Timber-Framework Road which passes mile upon mile of half-timbered houses. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Lahn-Dill-Kreis on the north edge of...
(Sixt von Arnim Barracks)
renamed January 1959 in Panzerbataillon 134 - disbanded September 1992
Panzerbataillon 21
Formed April 1981 in Braunschweig
Braunschweig
Braunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser....
– disbanded September 1992
Formed January 1958 in Schwanewede
Schwanewede
Schwanewede is a municipality in the district of Osterholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 14 km west of Osterholz-Scharmbeck, and 22 km northwest of Bremen.It belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen...
renamed March 1959 in Panzerbataillon 324 - disbanded September 1992
Panzerbataillon 23
Formed April 1976 in Braunschweig – disbanded September 1992
Panzerbataillon 24
Formed July 1960 in Dedelstorf - disbanded: December 2003 in Braunschweig – Heinrich der Löwe Barracks
Panzerbataillon 31
Formed April 1981 in Neustadt am Rübenberge – disbanded: September 1992
Panzerbataillon 33
Formed December 1958 in Döverden
Panzerbataillon 33 remained in service in Luttmersen
Panzerbataillon 34
Formed April 1959 in Nienburg/Weser
renamed October 1981 in Panzerbataillon 334
renamed in Panzerlehrbataillon 334 October 1992 - disbanded June 2006 in Celle (Freiherr von Fritsch Barracks)
Panzerbataillon 44
Formed January 1962 in Arolsen
renamed March 1975 in Panzerbataillon 342
renamed April 1981 in Panzerbataillon 63 - disbanded December 2002
Panzerbataillon 44
Re-Formed October 1980 in Göttingen
Göttingen
Göttingen is a university town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Göttingen. The Leine river runs through the town. In 2006 the population was 129,686.-General information:...
– disbanded September 1992
Panzerbataillon 53
Formed April 1975 in Hessisch-Lichtenau – disbanded March 1983
Panzerbataillon 54
Formed January 1959 in Wetzlar
renamed October 1981 in Panzerbataillon 64 - disbanded 2007 in Wolfhagen (PommernBarracks)
Panzerbataillon 54
Formed October 1981 in Hessisch-Lichtenau – disbanded September 1992
Panzerbataillon 61
Formed October 1980 in Wolfhagen
Wolfhagen
Wolfhagen is a town in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 12 km southeast of Bad Arolsen, and 23 km west of Kassel on the German Framework Road.-External links:*...
– disbanded September 1992
Panzerbataillon 63
Formed March 1959 in Stadtallendorf
renamed October 1980 in Panzerbataillon 143 - disbanded June 2003
Panzerbataillon 64
Formed April 1961 in Stadtallendorf
Stadtallendorf
Stadtallendorf is a town in Marburg-Biedenkopf, Hesse, Germany, which lies about east of Marburg.- Location :Under the German system of Naturräume, Stadtallendorf lies in the West Hesse Depression Zone which is divided into basins and ridges...
(Hessen Barracks)
renamed October 1981 in Panzerbataillon 144 - disbanded June 2003
Panzerbataillon 64
Formed October 1981 in Wolfhagen
Wolfhagen
Wolfhagen is a town in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 12 km southeast of Bad Arolsen, and 23 km west of Kassel on the German Framework Road.-External links:*...
- disbanded June 2008
Panzerbataillon 74
Formed April 1959 in Seedorf - disbanded Dezcember 2003 in Cuxhaven – (Hinrich-Wilhelm-Kopf-
Barracks)
Panzerbataillon 81
Formed October 1980 in Lüneburg
Lüneburg
Lüneburg is a town in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is located about southeast of fellow Hanseatic city Hamburg. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region, and one of Hamburg's inner suburbs...
– disbanded September 1992
Panzerbataillon 83
Formed October 1958 in Lüneburg – Schlieffen Barracks – disbanded September 1996
Panzerbataillon 84
Formed July 1959 in Lüneburg – (Schlieffen Barracks) – disbanded December 2002
Panzerlehrbataillon 91
Formed January 1980 in Munster
Munster, Lower Saxony
Munster, also called Munster , is a small town in the district of Heidekreis, in Lower Saxony, Germany almost equidistant from Hamburg and Hanover. The town is home to the German Army's largest garrison and is situated between the two training areas of Munster North and Munster South. It is also...
(Boeselager Barracks) - disbanded September 1992
Panzerlehrbataillon 94
Formed July 1960 in Munster – disbanded September 1992
Panzerbataillon 104
Formed November 1960 in Amberg
renamed October 1971 in Panzerbataillon 303
renamed April 1981 in Panzerbataillon 304 - disbanded March 2004 in Heidenheim
Panzerbataillon 104
Formed April 1981 in Pfreimd
Pfreimd
Pfreimd is a town in the district of Schwandorf, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Naab, 19 km north of Schwandorf, and 20 km south of Weiden in der Oberpfalz....
Panzerbataillon 104 remained in service in Pfreimd
Panzerbataillon 110
Formed April 1970 in Hemer
renamed April 1975 in Panzerbataillon 202
renamed October 1980 in Panzerbataillon 204 Ahlen - disbanded June 2002 in Hemer
Panzerbataillon 114
Formed September 1962 in Kümmersbruck
Kümmersbruck
Kümmersbruck is a municipality in the Amberg-Sulzbach district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 3 km southeast of Amberg....
transformed to Panzerjägerbataillon 114 (tank destroyer battalion) October 1970
Panzerbataillon 114
Re-Formed October 1981 in Neunburg vorm Wald – disbanded September 1992
Panzerbataillon 120
Formed March 1970 in Hemer
renamed April 1975 in Panzerbataillon 203
Panzerbataillon 203 remained in service in Augustdorf
Panzerbataillon 121
Formed April 1981 in Amberg
Amberg
Amberg is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in the Upper Palatinate, roughly halfway between Regensburg and Bayreuth. Population: 44,756 .- History :...
– (Kaiser Wilhelm Barracks) - disbanded September 1992
Panzerbataillon 124
Formed June 1959 in Grafenwöhr
Grafenwöhr
Grafenwöhr is a town in the district Neustadt , in the region of the Upper Palatinate in eastern Bavaria, Germany. It is widely known for the United States Army military installation and training area, called Grafenwöhr Training Area, located directly south and west of the town.- Early History:The...
- disbanded September 1994 in Kümmersbruck – (Schweppermann Barracks)
Panzerbataillon 141
Formed October 1981 in Stadtallendorf
Stadtallendorf
Stadtallendorf is a town in Marburg-Biedenkopf, Hesse, Germany, which lies about east of Marburg.- Location :Under the German system of Naturräume, Stadtallendorf lies in the West Hesse Depression Zone which is divided into basins and ridges...
– (Herrenwald Barracks)- disbanded September 1992
Formed October 1980 in Koblenz
Koblenz
Koblenz is a German city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated.As Koblenz was one of the military posts established by Drusus about 8 BC, the...
– (Fritsch Barracks) - disbanded September 1992
Panzerbataillon 153
Formed July 1957 in Koblenz – (Fritsch Barracks) - disbanded 31 December 2002
Panzerbataillon 154
Formed October 1967 in Hessisch-Lichtenau – disbanded October 1981
Panzerbataillon 154
Formed October 1981 in Westerburg
Westerburg
Westerburg is a small town of roughly 6,000 inhabitants in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The town is named after the castle built on a hill above the mediaeval town centre -Location:...
– (Wäller Barracks) - disbanded 21 September 2006
Panzerbataillon 164
Formed November 1961 in Flensburg - disbanded September 1994 in Elmenhorst
Elmenhorst
Elmenhorst may refer to the following places in Germany:*Elmenhorst, Nordvorpommern, a municipality in the district Nordvorpommern, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern*Elmenhorst/Lichtenhagen, a municipality in the district of Bad Doberan, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern...
/ – (Sachsenwald Barracks)
Panzerbataillon 181
Formed April 1959 in Neumünster
Neumünster
Neumünster is an independent town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, which has a total of four independent towns.-Current Situation:Neumünster station is major railway junction with lines running in six directions, including the important Hamburg-Altona–Kiel and Neumünster–Flensburg lines.Near...
– (Scholz Barracks) - disbanded September 1992
Panzerbataillon 184
Formed April 1959 in Boostedt
Boostedt
Boostedt is a municipality in the district of Segeberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approx. 50 km north of Hamburg, and 7 km south of Neumünster....
- disbanded September 1992 Neumünster – (Scholz Barracks)
Panzerbataillon 194
Formed 1 April 1959 in Münster-Handorf - disbanded September 1992 home: www.PzBtl194de
Panzerbataillon 201
Formed October 1980 in Hemer
Hemer
Hemer is a town in the Märkischer Kreis district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Geography :Hemer is located at the north end of the Sauerland near the Ruhr river. The highest elevation, at 546 metres , is in the Balver Wald in the south of the city...
- disbanded September 1992
Panzerbataillon 211
Formed October 1980 in Augustdorf
Augustdorf
Augustdorf is a municipality in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has an area of 42.21 km² and c. 10,000 inhabitants.-External links:*...
– disbanded September 1992
Panzerbataillon 214
Formed June 1959 in Augustdorf – disbanded October 2002
Panzerbataillon 224
Formed April 1981 in Landsberg
Landsberg
Landsberg may refer to:* Landsberg , Bavaria, Germany* Landsberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany* the Margraviate of Landsberg, Holy Roman Empire* Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria, Germany* Landsberg an der Warthe, German name of Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland...
– disbanded September 1992
Panzerbataillon 234
Formed October 1964 in Pocking
Pocking
Pocking is a town in the district of Passau, in Lower Bavaria, Germany. It is situated about 30 km south-west of Passau, close to the Austrian border.-History:...
transformed to Panzerjägerbataillon 234 (Tank Destroyer Battalion) October 1971
Panzerbataillon 241
Formed October 1981 in Landshut – disbanded September 1992
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Panzerbataillon 243
Formed April 1959 in Traunstein
Traunstein
Traunstein is a town in the south-eastern part of Bavaria, Germany, and is the administrative center of a district by the same name. It is situated at the heart of a region called Chiemgau, approximately 11 km east of Lake Chiemsee between Munich and Salzburg, 15 km north of the Alps, and...
renamed April 1966 in Gebirgs-Panzerbataillon 224
transformed to Gebirgs-Panzerjäger Bataillon 224 (Tank Destroyer Battalion) in February 1971
Panzerbataillon 243
Formed October 1981 in Kirchham
Kirchham
Kirchham is a municipality in the district of Passau in Bavaria in Germany....
– disbanded April 1996
Panzerbataillon 244
Formed April 1959 in Landshut
Landshut
Landshut is a city in Bavaria in the south-east of Germany, belonging to both Eastern and Southern Bavaria. Situated on the banks of the River Isar, Landshut is the capital of Lower Bavaria, one of the seven administrative regions of the Free State of Bavaria. It is also the seat of the...
– disbanded September 1992
Panzerbataillon 273
Formed March 1959 in Böblingen – disbanded October 1963
Panzerbataillon 283
Formed April 1976 in Münsingen
transformed to Fallschirm-Panzerabwehrbataillon 283 (Airborne Anti Tank Battalion) in April 1992
Panzerbataillon 284
Formed October 1968 in Dornstadt
renamed October 1970 in Panzerbataillon 304
renamed October 1971 in Panzerbataillon 220
renamed April 1975 in Panzerbataillon 284 - disbanded March 2004 in Heidenheim
Heidenheim, Bavaria
Heidenheim is a municipality in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, in Bavaria, Germany.Heidenheim is an old German market town, which resides in the administrative region of Middle Franconia in the middle of Bavaria...
Panzerbataillon 291
Formed April 1981 in Lager Heuberg – disbanded September 1992
Panzerbataillon 293
Formed October 1971 in Lager Heuberg – disbanded September 1992
Formed July 1961 in Münsingen
Münsingen
Münsingen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.The village lies on the River Aar between the cities of Bern and Thun.-Geography:...
renamed April 1970 in Panzerbataillon 293
renamed October 1971 in Panzerbataillon 304 - disbanded March 1981
Panzerbataillon 310
Formed April 1958 in Augustdorf
Augustdorf
Augustdorf is a municipality in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has an area of 42.21 km² and c. 10,000 inhabitants.-External links:*...
renamed March 1959 in Panzerbataillon 303
renamed October 1971 in Panzerbataillon 210
renamed April 1975 in Panzerbataillon 285
renamed April 1981 in Panzerbataillon 281 - disbanded September 1992
Panzerbataillon 314
Formed April 1961 in Bummerstede
transformed to Fallschirmjägerbataillon 314 (Airborn Battalion) in October 1992
Panzerbataillon 322
Formed March 1958 in Großengstingen
renamed March 1959 in Panzerbataillon 294
Panzerbataillon 294
transformed to Panzergrenadierbataillon 294 (Mech. Inf. Bn.) September 1992
Panzerbataillon 331
Formed April 1981 in Celle – disbanded September 1992
Panzerbataillon 333
Formed March 1959 in Lingen
Lingen
Lingen is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. In 2008 the population was 52,353, and in addition there are about 5,000 people who have registered the city as their secondary residence...
renamed April 1981 in Panzerbataillon 523
transformed to Jägerbataillon 523 (Light Infantry Bn.) October 1991
Panzerbataillon 333
Formed October 1981 in Celle
Celle
Celle is a town and capital of the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the banks of the River Aller, a tributary of the Weser and has a population of about 71,000...
– disbanded September 1992
Panzerbataillon 334
Formed October 1972 in Nienburg
renamed October 1981 in Panzerbataillon 34 - disbanded September 1992
Panzerbataillon 341
Formed October 1980 in Koblenz (Gneisenau Barracks) – disbanded September
1992
Panzerbataillon 354
Formed January 1960 in Hammelburg
Hammelburg
Hammelburg is a town in the district of Bad Kissingen, in Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Franconian Saale, 25 km west of Schweinfurt...
– disbanded September 1992
Panzerbataillon 361
Formed October 1980 in Külsheim – disbanded September 1992
Panzerbataillon 363
Formed October 1963 in Külsheim
Külsheim
Külsheim is a town in the Main-Tauber district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 12 km northwest of Tauberbischofsheim, and 10 km south of Wertheim am Main.-Town districts :* Külsheim* Eiersheim...
– (Prinz-Eugen Barracks) - disbanded 30 September 2006
Panzerbataillon 364
Formed October 1963 in Böblingen
Böblingen
Böblingen is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, seat of Böblingen District. Physically Sindelfingen and Böblingen are continuous.-History:Böblingen was founded by Count Wilhelm von Tübingen-Böblingen in 1253. Württemberg acquired the town in 1357, and on 12 May 1525 one of the bloodiest battles...
– disbanded June 2002
Panzerbataillon 373
Formed April 1991 in Kirchhain
Kirchhain
Kirchhain is a town in Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.-Geography:Kirchhain is located in the heart of the state of Hesse in Marburg-Biedenkopf County...
– disbanded April 1996
Panzerbataillon 383
Formed March 1991 in Bad Frankenhausen
Bad Frankenhausen
Bad Frankenhausen is a spa town in the German state of Thuringia. It is located at the southern slope of the Kyffhäuser mountain range, on an artificial arm of the Wipper river, a tributary of the Saale. Because of the nearby Kyffhäuser monument dedicated to Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, it is...
, (Kyffhäuser Barracks) - disbanded June 2007
Panzerbataillon 393
Formed March 1991 in Bad Salzungen
Bad Salzungen
Bad Salzungen is a town in Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the Wartburgkreis district. It is situated on the river Werra, 5 km east of Tiefenort and 20 km south of Eisenach. Near the town, there's a Bundeswehr barrack, the Werratal-Kaserne, which was built in 1972 for the GDR Army....
Panzerbataillon 393 remained in service in Bad Salzungen
Panzerbataillon 403
Formed April 1991 in Schwerin
Schwerin
Schwerin is the capital and second-largest city of the northern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The population, as of end of 2009, was 95,041.-History:...
-Sternbuchholz – (Blücher Barracks) - disbanded 31 March 2007
Panzerbataillon 413
Formed May 1991 in Torgelow
Torgelow
Torgelow is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the river Uecker, 12 km south of Ueckermünde, and 41 km northwest of Stettin....
Panzerbataillon 413 remained in service in Torgelow
Panzerbataillon 423
Formed March 1991 in Brück
Brück
Brück is a town in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 29 km southwest of Potsdam, and 28 km southeast of Brandenburg. Parts of Brück are located in the High Fläming Nature Park....
– disbanded March 2003
Semi-active battalions (Home Defence Forces)
- Panzerbataillon 513 (tmob), FlensburgFlensburgFlensburg is an independent town in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the region of Southern Schleswig...
(formed: April 1981 – disbanded: September 1992) - Panzerbataillon 514 (tmob), Flensburg (formed: April 1981 – disbanded: February 1992)
- Panzerbataillon 523 (tmob), Lingen (formed: October 1981 turned of PzBtl 333 disbanded October 1991)
- Panzerbataillon 524 (tmob), LingenLingenLingen is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. In 2008 the population was 52,353, and in addition there are about 5,000 people who have registered the city as their secondary residence...
(formed: October 1981 – disbanded October 1991) - Panzerbataillon 543 (tmob), HermeskeilHermeskeilHermeskeil is a town in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Hunsrück, approx. 25 km southeast of Trier...
(formed: October 1981 – disbanded: October 1991) - Panzerbataillon 544 (tmob), Hermeskeil (formed: October 1981 – disbanded: October 1991)
Non-active units (reserves)
- Panzerbataillon 613
Hamburg (formed: October 1983 – disbanded: September 1991)
- Panzerbataillon 623
Wietmarschen-Lohne (formed: April 1984 – disbanded: September 1992)
- Panzerbataillon 633
Ahlen (formed: April 1984 – disbanded: September 1992)
- Panzerbataillon 643 Baumholder – (Lager Aulenbach) (formed: April 1984 – disbanded: September 1992)
- Panzerbataillon 653
Münsingen (formed: January 1983 – disbanded: September 1992)
- Panzerbataillon 663
Heidenheim (formed: April 1982 – disbanded: June 1993)
Remaining units
2 tank divisions (Panzerdivisionen) with a total of:3 tank brigades (Panzerbrigaden)
6 tank battalions (Panzerbataillone)
- Panzerbataillon 33, Neustadt am RübenbergeNeustadt am RübenbergeNeustadt am Rübenberge is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. At 357 km², it is the 9th largest settlement in Germany by area , though only about 45,000 inhabitants live there...
, part of Panzerlehrbrigade 9Panzerlehrbrigade 9The Panzerlehrbrigade 9 is a formation of about 5,000 men strong within the German Armed Forces or Bundeswehr, which is subordinated to the 1st Armoured Division in Hanover. The bulk of the brigade is stationed in Munster. Two battalions are based in Neustadt am Rübenberge... - Panzerlehrbataillon 93, MunsterMunster, Lower SaxonyMunster, also called Munster , is a small town in the district of Heidekreis, in Lower Saxony, Germany almost equidistant from Hamburg and Hanover. The town is home to the German Army's largest garrison and is situated between the two training areas of Munster North and Munster South. It is also...
, part of Panzerlehrbrigade 9Panzerlehrbrigade 9The Panzerlehrbrigade 9 is a formation of about 5,000 men strong within the German Armed Forces or Bundeswehr, which is subordinated to the 1st Armoured Division in Hanover. The bulk of the brigade is stationed in Munster. Two battalions are based in Neustadt am Rübenberge... - Panzerbataillon 104, PfreimdPfreimdPfreimd is a town in the district of Schwandorf, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Naab, 19 km north of Schwandorf, and 20 km south of Weiden in der Oberpfalz....
, part of Panzerbrigade 12 - Panzerbataillon 203, AugustdorfAugustdorfAugustdorf is a municipality in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has an area of 42.21 km² and c. 10,000 inhabitants.-External links:*...
, part of Panzerbrigade 21 - Panzerbataillon 393, Bad SalzungenBad SalzungenBad Salzungen is a town in Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the Wartburgkreis district. It is situated on the river Werra, 5 km east of Tiefenort and 20 km south of Eisenach. Near the town, there's a Bundeswehr barrack, the Werratal-Kaserne, which was built in 1972 for the GDR Army....
, part of Panzergrenadierbrigade 37 - Panzerbataillon 413, TorgelowTorgelowTorgelow is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the river Uecker, 12 km south of Ueckermünde, and 41 km northwest of Stettin....
, part of Panzergrenadierbrigade 41
Others
This list does not include the Panzerjäger (tank destroyer units) at last 39 independent and the companies to assigned brigades of the main combat forces, equipped with KanonenjagdpanzerKanonenjagdpanzer
The Kanonenjagdpanzer 4 - 5 was a German Cold War tank destroyer equipped with a 90mm anti-tank gun, which remained from the outphased M47 Patton tanks...
and Raketenjagdpanzer Jaguar 1
Jaguar 1
The Raketenjagdpanzer Jaguar 1 was a German tank destroyer equipped with anti-tank guided missiles. From 1978 and 1982 obsolete Raketenjagdpanzer 2 units were converted into 316 Jaguar 1s by replacing the SS.11 missile system with a HOT launcher and upgrading the armour. During the period 1993 to...
/ Jaguar 2
Jaguar 2
The Raketenjagdpanzer 4 Jaguar 2 was a German tank destroyer equipped with anti-tank guided missiles. It was only operated by the Bundeswehr. The vehicle is being used by United States Army as the Badger, and it is fitted with a large articulated arm in digging up IED's or any buried device and was...
. As well the tank destroyer units of the Home Defence Forces altogether 12 independent companies, equipped with Kanonenjagdpanzer and MBT M48 (90mm gun)
Sources
- Military Balance 1982/83, International Institute for Strategic StudiesInternational Institute for Strategic StudiesThe International Institute for Strategic Studies is a British research institute in the area of international affairs. It describes itself as "the world’s leading authority on political-military conflict"...
, London
Bernard&Graefe Verlag, Munich, 1982
- Tanks of the World – F.M. von Senger und Etterlin – Arms and Armor Press – London 1983