10th Panzer Division (Bundeswehr)
| 10th Panzer Division | |
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Major General Ruprecht Horst von Butler[1] | |
| Notable commanders | Lieutenant General Leo Hepp General Johann Adolf Graf von Kielmansegg General Günter Kießling Lieutenant General Josef Moll Major General Erhard Bühler |
The 10th Panzer Division (German: 10. Panzerdivision) is an armoured division of the German Army, part of the Bundeswehr.[2] Its staff is based at
History
This division was founded as the 10. Panzerdivision of the new German Army in 1959. The 10th Panzer Division is a part of Germany's permanent contribution to Eurocorps, the other being the German contribution to the Franco-German Brigade which was subordinate to the division until 2006.
After 1993 troops of this division participated in numerous overseas deployments. Among them were the first out-of-area land deployment operations for the Bundeswehr (in fact of any German military unit after World War II). Troops were deployed to Somalia (
In 2017, the 4th Rapid Deployment Brigade of the Czech Land Forces started to ″work closely″ with the division.[3][4][5]
Organization
10th Panzer Division (10. Panzerdivision), in Veitshöchheim[6]
12th Panzer Brigade (Panzerbrigade 12), in Cham
13 Light Brigade (13 Lichte Brigade), in Oirschot (Netherlands)
37th Panzergrenadier Brigade (Panzergrenadierbrigade 37), in Frankenberg
Franco-German Brigade (Deutsch-Französische Brigade), in Müllheim (administrative control of the brigade's German units)
10th Signal Battalion (Fernmeldebataillon 10), in Veitshöchheim (activated 1 April 2021)[7]
10th Operations Support Battalion (Unterstützungsbataillon Einsatz 10), in Veitshöchheim (Reserve unit)
131st Artillery Battalion (Artilleriebataillon 131), in Weiden in der Oberpfalz with 16× PzH 2000 155 mm self-propelled howitzers, 8× M270 MLRS multiple rocket launch systems, KZO drones and 2× Euro-Art COBRA counter-battery radars — will move to Oberviechtach and join the 12th Panzer Brigade in 2024
345th Artillery Demonstration Battalion (Artillerielehrbataillon 345), in Idar-Oberstein with 24× PzH 2000 155 mm self-propelled howitzers, 8× M270 MLRS multiple rocket launch systems, 12× 120 mm mortars, KZO drones and 2× Euro-Art COBRA counter-battery radars
905th Engineer Battalion (Pionierbataillon 905), in Ingolstadt (Reserve unit)
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Geographic Distribution
See also
References
- ^ "10. Panzerdivision".
- ^ "10. Panzerdivision". Heer. Archived from the original on October 28, 2006. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
- ^ "Germany, Romania and the Czech Republic deepen defence ties". NATO. NATO. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ Wirnitzer, Jan (22 February 2017). "Češi čelí ruské propagandě o předání 4. brigády Němcům. Ukázali dohodu" [The Czechs face Russian propaganda about handing over the 4th Brigade to the Germans. They showed an agreement]. iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ Stropnický, Martin. "Ministr Stropnický: Spolupráce armád je základem naší obranyschopnosti" [Minister Stropnicky: Cooperation between the [Czech and German] armed forces is the foundation of our defence]. army.cz. Ministerstvo obrany České republiky. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "10. Panzerdivision – Organisation". Deutsches Heer. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ Eberhard Zorn, Inspector General of the Bundeswehr. "Tagesbefehl des Generalinspekteurs: Änderungen in der Grobstruktur". German Ministry of Defense. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
External links
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