11th Panzergrenadier Division (Bundeswehr)

October 2025 11th Panzergrenadier Division 11. Panzergrenadierdivision (Bundeswehr).svg 100 11th Panzergrenadier Division insignia Federal Republic of Germany 1 May 1959 - 30 September 1994 Mechanized infantry German I Corps Division The 11th Panzergrenadier Division (11. Panzergrenadierdivision) was a West German mechanized infantry formation. It was part of the I Corps of the Bundeswehr.Keegan, World Armies, p. 248 I Corps was part of NATO's Northern Army Group (NORTHAG), along with the I Belgian Corps, I British Corps, and the I Netherlands Corps. In the wake of military restructuring brought about by the end of the Cold War, the 11th Panzergrenadier Division was disbanded in 1994. The division was constituted in May 1959 as part of the I Corps of the Bundeswehr. At that time, it commanded the 32nd Panzergrenadier and 33rd Panzer Brigades. In 1961, the 31st Panzergrenadier Brigade was also subordinated to the division. Division headquarters was quartered at Oldenburg. The division provided assistance to civilians during the North Sea flood of 1962 and helped fight wildfires on the Luneberg Heath in summer 1975. In September 1990, elements of the division assisted with the removal of old U.S. chemical munitions during Operation Steel Box, including medics from Leer (Ostfriesland) who were at Nordenham for a few weeks. From November 1990 to July 1991, elements of the division provided security, maintenance, and transport in the ports of Emden and Nordenham for U.S. and British troops redeploying to the Gulf War. The 11th Panzergrenadier Division was disbanded in 1994. Commanders Nr. Name Start of command End of command12Generalmajor Karsten Oltmanns1992199411Generalmajor Hubertus Senff1987199210Generalmajor Ernst Klaffus198519879Generalmajor Hans Hoster198319858Generalmajor Hans-Henning von Sandrart198019837Generalmajor Meinhard Glanz197719806Generalmajor Gottfried Ewert197419775Generalmajor Hans-Heinrich Klein197019744Generalmajor Werner Ebeling196819703Generalmajor Otto Uechtritz196419682Generalmajor Cord von Hobe196119641Generalmajor Heinrich Gaedcke19591960 References John Keegan, World Armies, New York: Facts on File, 1979, 0-87196-407-4. External links Geschichte der Division auf www.relikte.com Information zu Division auf der Website Oldenburgs 53.162372 N 8.247439 E dim:500_region:DE-NI_type:landmark_source:dewiki title June 2017 Category:Military units and formations established in 1959 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1994 Category:Mechanized divisions of the German Army