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21st Panzer Brigade (Bundeswehr)
The 21st Panzer Brigade "Lipperland" (, abbreviated to: PzBrig 21) is a brigade in the German Army and part of the Bundeswehr. The brigade staff and most of its units are based at the Field Marshal Rommel Barracks, Augustdorf, Field Marshal Rommel Barracks in Augustdorf, North Rhine-Westphalia. Several companies are based in Glückauf Barracks in Unna-Königsborn. The roughly 5,500 strong brigade is one of the Army's reaction forces and, like the Panzerlehrbrigade 9 and 41st Panzergrenadier Brigade (Bundeswehr), Panzergrenadierbrigade 41, is subordinate to the 1st Armoured Division (Bundeswehr), 1st Panzer Division headquartered in Oldenburg (city), Oldenburg. 21st Panzer Brigade was formed in 1957 as Combat Group (''Panzerkampfgruppe'') C3 in the 3rd Armoured Division (Bundeswehr), 3rd Panzer Division and, from 1959 to 2006, was assigned to the 7th Armoured Division (Bundeswehr), 7th Panzer Division. The Brigade carries the honorific title "Lipperland" as it is stationed in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundeswehr
The (, ''Federal Defence'') are the armed forces of the Germany, Federal Republic of Germany. The is divided into a military part (armed forces or ''Streitkräfte'') and a civil part, the military part consists of the four armed forces: German Army, German Navy, German Air Force and Cyber and Information Domain Service (Germany), Cyber and Information Domain Service, which are supported by the Bundeswehr Support Area. , the had a strength of 180,215 active-duty military personnel and 80,761 civilians, placing it among the 30 largest military forces in the world, and making it the second largest in the European Union behind French Armed Forces, France. In addition, the has approximately 34,600 reserve personnel (2024). With German military expenditures at $88.5 billion (2024), the is the fourth-highest-funded military in the world, though military expenditures have until recently remained low at an average at 1.5% of national GDP, well below the non-binding NATO targ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Armoured Division (Bundeswehr)
The 3rd Armoured Division () was formed on 2 July 1956 in Hamburg and was one of the first major formations of the new German Army or ''Bundeswehr'' after the Second World War. The 3rd Armoured Division was stationed on the North German Plain between the rivers Elbe and Weser. Its last headquarters location was Buxtehude. It was part of the I Corps alongside the 1st Panzer, 7th Panzer, and 11th Panzergrenadier Divisions. The 3rd Armoured Division was disbanded on 30 September 1994. Its last commander was Generalmajor Gerd Schultze-Rhonhof. In the 1980s under Army Structures III and IV the division consisted of the 7th Panzergrenadier Brigade, 8th Panzer Brigade, and the Panzerlehrbrigade 9 (Armoured demonstration brigade). After the division's disbandment 9 PzL Bde eventually became part of 1st Armoured Division (Germany). Operations The Division provided support to numerous disasters, e. g. during serious floods in North Germany in 1962 and 1976 as well as the flooding o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DEU Panzerbataillon 413 COA , a state university located in Izmir, Turkey
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DEU may refer to: *Deutsche Eislauf-Union, the figure skating governing body in Germany *''Diccionario del español del Uruguay'', the Dictionary of Uruguayan Spanish *Distinctive environmental uniform, the current uniform of the Canadian Forces, adopted in the late 1980s *Doom Editing Utility, a software utility for the computer game Doom * The ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for Germany (German ''Deutschland'') * The ISO 639-2 (T) and ISO 639-3 code for Standard German * Drug Enforcement Unit, a specialised police unit *Dokuz Eylül University Dokuz Eylül University () (DEÜ) is a Public university, public research university in İzmir, Turkey. Founded in 1982, it is organized into 18 faculties. It holds the distinction of being the first university in Turkey to implement the probl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotenburg An Der Wümme
Rotenburg an der Wümme (also known as ''Rotenburg (Wümme)''; ''Rotenburg in Hannover'' until May 1969; Northern Low Saxon: ''Rodenborg'') is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Rotenburg (district), Rotenburg. Geography Rotenburg is situated on the Wümme river, which lies between the rivers Elbe and Weser at about the same latitude as Hamburg and Bremen (city), Bremen, the latter lying 40 km to the west. It is often called "Rotenburg (Wümme)" in order to distinguish it from Rotenburg an der Fulda in Hesse and Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Bavaria. History The town was founded in 1195, when Prince-Bishop of Verden, Prince-Bishop Rudolf I of Prince-Bishopric of Verden, Verden built a castle in the area. The town then belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Verden which was established in 1180. The castle took its name from the colour of the bricks (''rot'' means "red", ''Burg'' "castle"). The adjoining settlement remained a tiny village until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armoured Personnel Carrier
An armoured personnel carrier (APC) is a broad type of armoured military vehicle designed to transport personnel and equipment in combat zones. Since World War I, APCs have become a very common piece of military equipment around the world. According to the definition in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, an APC is "an armoured combat vehicle which is designed and equipped to transport a combat infantry squad and which, as a rule, is armed with an integral or organic weapon of less than 20 millimetres calibre." Compared to infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), which are also used to carry infantry into battle, APCs have less weapon, armament and are not designed to provide direct fire support in battle. Infantry units that travel in APCs are known as mechanized infantry. Some militaries also make a distinction between infantry units that use APCs and infantry units that use IFVs, with the latter being known as armoured infantry. History One of the first armored ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxer (armoured Fighting Vehicle)
The Boxer is family of armoured fighting vehicles designed by an international consortium to accomplish a number of operations through the use of installable mission modules. The governments participating in the Boxer programme have changed as the programme has developed. The Boxer vehicle is produced by the ARTEC GmbH (''armoured vehicle technology'') industrial group, and the programme is being managed by OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation). ARTEC GmbH is based in Munich; its parent companies are KNDS Deutschland, KNDS Deutschland GmbH & Co and Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Land Systeme GmbH on the German side, (with Australian factory) and Rheinmetall Defence Nederland B.V. for the Netherlands. Overall, Rheinmetall has a 64% stake in the joint venture. A distinctive and unique feature of the vehicle is its composition of a drive module and interchangeable mission modules which allow several configurations to meet different operational requirements. The drive module ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwarzenborn, Hesse
Schwarzenborn is the smallest town in Hesse, Germany. It lies in the Schwalm-Eder district some 13.5 km from Homberg in the Knüll. Through the constituent community of Grebenhagen flows the river Efze. The town consists of the two centres of Grebenhagen and Schwarzenborn. Politics Coat of arms Schwarzenborn's civic coat of arms might be heraldically described thus: Argent a goat-headed spreadeagle sable langued gules, surmounted by an inescutcheon sable a mullet of six Or. Schwarzenborn's arms bear a likeness to both Neukirchen's and Schwalmstadt's. All three have the goat-headed spreadeagle and a star on the inescutcheon (small shield within the bigger one), but colouring varies among the three. Town partnerships * Saint-Gervais-sur-Roubion, France since 7 May 2005 Economy and infrastructure The town is well known for being a Bundeswehr base with a large training area, furnishing some 300 jobs to local civilians, making the Bundeswehr the town's biggest employer. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahlen
Ahlen (; Westphalian language, Westphalian: ''Aulen'') is a Town#Germany, town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 30 km southeast of Münster. Ahlen is part of the Warendorf (district), District of Warendorf and is economically the most important town in that Districts of Germany, district. Ahlen is part of the larger Münster (region), Münster Regierungsbezirk, region, and of the historic Münsterland area. The nearby villages of Dolberg (Ahlen), Dolberg, Ahlen-Vorhelm, Vorhelm and Tönnishäuschen are part of Ahlen, as well. The largest neighboring town is the city of Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hamm to the southwest. Geography Neighbouring towns Surrounding Ahlen are the towns of Sendenhorst, Ennigerloh, Beckum, Germany, Beckum, Lippetal, Heessen (District of the city of Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hamm) and Drensteinfurt. Town districts * Ahlen (downtown) with the farming communities of Borbein, Brockhausen, Ester (Ahlen), Ester, Halene, Oestrich (Ahlen), Oestrich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
