10th Panzer Division (Bundeswehr)

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 Veitshöchheim. The division is a unit of the German Army's stabilization forces and specializes in conflicts of low intensity.

Not to be confused with 10th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht).
10th Panzer Division
German: 10. Panzerdivision
10th Panzer Division Shoulder Insignia
Active1 April 1959–present
CountryGermany
TypePanzer
Size~ 12,100 soldiers
Part ofGerman Army
Garrison/HQVeitshöchheim
Nickname(s)Lion's division
Löwendivision
The Tenth
Die Zehnte
Motto(s)Reliable, mobile, quick!
Zuverlässig – beweglich – schnell!
MarchFridericus-Rex-Grenadiermarsch
Anniversaries1 April 1959
EngagementsWar in Bosnia
Civil war in Albania
Kosovo War
War in Afghanistan
Commanders
Current
commander		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

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 (UNOSOM II) from 1993 to 1994 and to Bosnia and Herzegovina (IFOR) from 1995 to 1996 and stayed in this country until 1998 (SFOR). Soldiers of the 10th Panzer Division's SFOR contingent were also involved in the Bundeswehr's first combat operation in 1997 (Operation Libelle). In 2000, the 10th Panzer Division deployed more than 8,000 personnel to the Balkans. Between 2002 and 2003, it deployed to various operations in the Balkans and in Afghanistan.

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 organization 2023 with integrated Dutch units
Main article: Structure of the German Army
  • 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
    • 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)

Geographic Distribution
10th Panzer Division (Bundeswehr) is located in Germany
10 Panzer Division
10 Panzer Division
10 Signal10 Ops Sup.
10 Signal
10 Ops Sup.
10th Panzer Division (Bundeswehr)
131 Artillery
131 Artillery
345 Artillery
345 Artillery
905 Eng.
905 Eng.
12 Panzer Brigade
12 Panzer Brigade
8 Recon
8 Recon
8 Mtn Panzer104 Panzer
8 Mtn Panzer
104 Panzer
10th Panzer Division (Bundeswehr)
112 PzGren.
112 PzGren.
122 PzGren.
122 PzGren.
4 Engineer
4 Engineer
4 Supply
4 Supply
37 PzGren. Brigade
13 Recon
13 Recon
363 Panzer
363 Panzer
393 Panzer
393 Panzer
701 Engineer
701 Engineer
131 Supply
131 Supply
212 PzGren.
212 PzGren.
371 PzGren.
371 PzGren.
909 PzGren.
909 PzGren.
391 PzGren.
391 PzGren.
G/F Brigade
G/F Supply
G/F Supply
291 Jäger
291 Jäger
292 Jäger
292 Jäger
295 Artillery
295 Artillery
550 Engineer
550 Engineer
Locations of 10th Panzer Division units:
Units: Panzer Panzergrenadier Jäger (Rifles) Reconnaissance Artillery Engineers Signals Logistics

See also

References
  1. "10. Panzerdivision".
  2. "10. Panzerdivision". Heer. Archived from the original on October 28, 2006. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
  3. "Germany, Romania and the Czech Republic deepen defence ties". NATO. NATO. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. "10. Panzerdivision – Organisation". Deutsches Heer. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  7. Eberhard Zorn, Inspector General of the Bundeswehr. "Tagesbefehl des Generalinspekteurs: Änderungen in der Grobstruktur". German Ministry of Defense. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

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