1st Panzer Division (Bundeswehr)

Armoured division of the modern-day German Army 1st Panzer Division (Wehrmacht) 52 22 11.31 N 9 46 11.77 E dim:500_scale:5000_region:DE-NI_type:landmark_source:dewiki title 1st Panzer Division 1. Panzerdivision 1. Panzerdivision (Bundeswehr).svg 1st Armoured Division insignia 1956–present Army Panzer 19,000 soldiers German Army Oldenburg (Oldenburg) The first one Die Erste Roughly: Go! Let's tackle it! Man drup - man to! (Low German) Kosovo WarWar in Afghanistan July 1st 1956 General Henning von Ondarza, COMAFCENT 1991–1994 General Helge Hansen, COMAFCENT 1994–1996 General Wolf-Dieter Langheld, COMJFC-B 2010–2012 Generalmajor Heico Hübner The 1st Panzer Division (de "1. Panzerdivision", short: "1. PzDiv") is an armoured division of the German Army. Its headquarter is based in Oldenburg.2024-10-09 1. Panzerdivision https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/organisation/heer/organisation/1-panzerdivision 2024-11-08 www.bundeswehr.de de 2023-03-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20230313114521/https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/organisation/heer/organisation/1-panzerdivision live In the course of the last reorganisation of the Bundeswehr it became part of the Heavy Forces.2023-03-30 Starkes Rückgrat: Schwere Kräfte des Heeres https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/organisation/heer/aktuelles/starkes-rueckgrat-schwere-kraefte-des-heeres-5600998 2024-11-08 www.bundeswehr.de de 2024-11-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20241108224051/https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/organisation/heer/aktuelles/starkes-rueckgrat-schwere-kraefte-des-heeres-5600998 live The 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. The 43rd Mechanized Brigade of the Royal Netherlands Army is integrated into the 1st Panzer Division since 2016.2024-01-04 43. Mechanisierte Brigade https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/organisation/heer/organisation/1-panzerdivision/43-mechanisierte-brigade 2024-11-08 www.bundeswehr.de de 2024-11-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20241108221155/https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/organisation/heer/organisation/1-panzerdivision/43-mechanisierte-brigade live History This division was formed on 1 July 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. In April 2019 the division headquarters took the role of exercise High Command (HICON) for Exercise "Allied Spirit X" at Hohenfels Training Area in Bavaria.Sgt. Christopher Stewart (April 8, 2019) Germany's 1st Armored Division Spearheads Allied Spirit XApril 2025 medicmedic The exercise lead is routinely rotated among coalition/NATO partners. The exercise primarily involved the 21st Panzer Brigade, the Lithuanian Iron Wolf Brigade, and their subordinate units; 5,630 participants from 15 nations took part. The division already had Dutch, British and Polish officers within its ranks. The US Army's 2nd Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment, took part in the exercise.2019-10-08 Exercise brings American firepower to European partners https://www.army.mil/article/220433/2_34_brings_american_firepower_to_european_partners 2024-11-08 www.army.mil en 2023-04-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20230407161708/https://www.army.mil/article/220433/2_34_brings_american_firepower_to_european_partners live 2019-04-26 Intel team proves its value in multinational exercise https://www.army.mil/article/220744/2_34_intel_team_proves_invaluable_during_allied_spirit_x 2024-11-08 www.army.mil en 2023-04-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20230406080403/https://www.army.mil/article/220744/2_34_intel_team_proves_invaluable_during_allied_spirit_x live Six engineering advisor teams from 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade provided hands-on experience and testing of secure communications between NATO allies and partners.2019-05-01 Combat advisor teams sharpen skills in multinational exercise https://www.army.mil/article/221124/combat_advisor_teams_sharpen_skills_in_multinational_exercise 2024-11-08 www.army.mil en 2023-04-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20230408004759/https://www.army.mil/article/221124/combat_advisor_teams_sharpen_skills_in_multinational_exercise live [A RIC-U might be used by a coalition partner to encrypt their individual networks, when interoperating with a US Army voice network.]2020-02-25 3rd SFAB and Kurdish Peshmerga work side by side to defeat threats https://www.army.mil/article/233080/3rd_sfab_and_kurdish_peshmerga_work_side_by_side_to_defeat_threats https://web.archive.org/web/20200301155442/https://www.army.mil/article/233080/3rd_sfab_and_kurdish_peshmerga_work_side_by_side_to_defeat_threats dead March 1, 2020 2024-11-08 www.army.mil en Organization thumb|1st Panzer Division with integrated Dutch units 2025 Structure of the German Army 30px 1st Panzer Division (1. Panzerdivision), in Oldenburg 23px Staff and Signal Company 1st Panzer Division (Stabs- und Fernmeldekompanie 1. Panzerdivision), in Oldenburg 25px 9th Panzerlehr Brigade (Panzerlehrbrigade 9), in Munster 25px 21st Panzer Brigade (Panzerbrigade 21), in Augustdorf 25px 41st Panzergrenadier Brigade (Panzergrenadierbrigade 41), in Neubrandenburg 20px 43rd Mechanized Brigade (43 Gemechaniseerde Brigade), in Havelte 23px Artillery Lehr Battalion 325 (Artillerielehrbataillon 325), in Munster 25px Signal Battalion 610 (Fernmeldebataillon 610), in Prenzlau (Operationally assigned to NATO's Multinational Corps Northeast) 25px Heavy Engineer Battalion 901 (Schweres Pionierbataillon 901), in Havelberg (Reserve unit) 25px Security Support Battalion 1 (Sicherungsbataillon 1), in Oldenburg (Reserve unit) 25px Army Air Defense Activation Staff (Aufstellungsstab Heeresflugabwehr), in Lüneburg Geographic Distribution Germany 920 center 1st Panzer Division locations 2025:Units: 10px Panzer 10px Panzergrenadier 10px Jäger 10px Reconnaissance 10px Artillery 10px Engineers 10px Logistics 10px Signals 10px Air DefenseReserve formations are in Italics#1 Munster: Panzergrenadier Lehr Battalion 92, Panzer Lehr Battalion 93, Artillery Lehr Battalion 325#2 Augustdorf: Panzer Battalion 203, Artillery Battalion 215 1 Germany 1st Panzer Division 12 left white DeepPink pog.svg 53 08 08 11 Germany Security Bn. 1 8 right white Green 008000 pog.svg 53 08 08 14 Germany Panzer Engineer Bn. 803 8 left white Black pog.svg 52 49 12 02 Germany Heavy Engineer Bn. 901 8 right white Black pog.svg 52 49 12 06 Germany Panzer Lehr Brigade 9 10 left white DeepPink pog.svg 52 59 10 05 Germany 8 right white Pink pog.svg 53 01 10 08 Germany #1 8 right white DeepPink pog.svg 52 59 10 08 Germany 8 right white Yellow pog.svg 52 57 10 08 Germany Recon Lehr Bn. 3Army Air Defense Activation Staff 8 right white Red pog.svg 53 15 10 24 Germany 8 right white Orange pog.svg 53 15 10 20 Germany Panzergrenadier Bn. 33 8 left white Pink pog.svg 52 30 09 26 Germany D/UK Bridge Engineer Bn. 130 8 right white Black pog.svg 52 17 08 55 Germany Supply Bn. 141 8 right white Purple pog.svg 52 30 09 30 Germany Panzer Brigade 21 10 left white DeepPink pog.svg 51 53 08 42 Germany Recon Bn. 7 8 right white Orange pog.svg 51 45 07 53 Germany #2 8 right white Yellow pog.svg 51 51.5 08 45 Germany 8 right white DeepPink pog.svg 51 54 08 45 Germany Jäger Bn. 1 8 left white Green 008000 pog.svg 50 53 09 24 Germany Jäger Bn. 921 8 right white Green 008000 pog.svg 50 53 09 28 Germany Jäger Bn. 91 8 top white Green 008000 pog.svg 53 06 09 23 Germany Jäger Bn. 413 8 top white Green 008000 pog.svg 53 38 14 00 Germany Panzer Engineer Bn. 1 8 right white Black pog.svg 51 49 09 26 Germany Supply bn. 7 8 right white Purple pog.svg 51 32 07 41 Germany 43 Mechanized Bde. 10 right white Pink pog.svg 52 46 06 14 Germany Panzergrenadier Bde. 41 10 left white Pink pog.svg 53 33 13 15 Germany Recon Bn. 6 8 right white Orange pog.svg 54 08 10 37 Germany Panzergrenadier Bn. 411Panzergrenadier Bn. 908 8 right white Pink pog.svg 53 33 14 04 Germany 8 left white Pink pog.svg 53 33 14 00 Germany Panzergrenadier Bn. 401 8 left white Pink pog.svg 53 25 11 09 Germany Supply Bn. 142 8 right white Purple pog.svg 53 25 11 13 Germany Signal Bn. 610 8 right white Turquoise pog.svg 53 19 13 52 References External links Official website of Intervention Force Division / 1st Armoured Division Category:Military units and formations established in 1956 1 Category:1956 establishments in West Germany