10th Panzer Division (Bundeswehr)

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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.

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10th Panzer Division
10. Panzerdivision
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10th Panzer Division Shoulder Insignia
Active1 April 1959–present
Country Germany
 Netherlands
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
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History

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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]

Since April 2024, the 10th Panzer Division provides the manoeuvre contingent for the Kosovo Force. The Franco-German Brigade provides the 200 soldiers from the division.[6]

Organization

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10th Panzer Division with integrated Dutch units 2025
  • 10th Panzer Division (10. Panzerdivision), in Veitshöchheim[7]
    • Panzer Brigade 12 (Panzerbrigade 12), in Cham
    • 13 Light Brigade (13 Lichte Brigade), in Oirschot (Netherlands)
    • Panzergrenadier Brigade 37 (Panzergrenadierbrigade 37), in Frankenberg
    • Panzer Brigade 45 (Panzerbrigade 45), in Rūdninkai (Lithuania) — brigade will activate in 2025 and initially consist of the Panzergrenadier Battalion 122 and Panzer Battalion 203.[8][9]
    • Franco-German Brigade (Deutsch-Französische Brigade), in Müllheim (administrative control of the brigade's German units)
    • Reconnaissance Battalion 10 (Aufklärungsbataillon 10), in Füssen with Fennek reconnaissance vehicles and KZO drones
    • Artillery Lehr Battalion 345 (Artillerielehrbataillon 345), in Idar-Oberstein with 24x PzH 2000 155 mm self-propelled howitzers, 8x M270 MLRS multiple rocket launch systems, 12x 120 mm mortars, KZO drones and 2x Euro-Art COBRA counter-battery radars
    • Panzer Engineer Battalion 4 (Panzerpionierbataillon 4), in Bogen
    • Engineer Battalion 905 (Pionierbataillon 905), in Ingolstadt (Reserve unit)
    • Signal Battalion 10 (Fernmeldebataillon 10), in Veitshöchheim[10]
    • Security Support Battalion 10 (Sicherungsbataillon 10), in Veitshöchheim (Reserve unit)
    • Supply Battalion 8 (Versorgungsbataillon 8), in Füssen

Geographic Distribution

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10th Panzer Division
10th Panzer Division
Signal Bn. 10Security Bn. 10
Signal Bn. 10
Security Bn. 10
10th Panzer Division (Bundeswehr)
Artillery Lehr Bn. 345
Artillery Lehr Bn. 345
Panzer Brigade 12
Panzer Brigade 12
Recon Bn. 8
Recon Bn. 8
Panzer Bn. 104Mtn. Panzer Bn. 8
Panzer Bn. 104
Mtn. Panzer Bn. 8
10th Panzer Division (Bundeswehr)
Panzergrenadier Bn. 112
Panzergrenadier Bn. 112
Panzergrenadier Bn. 122
Panzergrenadier Bn. 122
Panzer Artillery Bn. 375
Panzer Artillery Bn. 375
Panzer Artillery Bn. 131
Panzer Artillery Bn. 131
Panzer Engineer Bn. 4
Panzer Engineer Bn. 4
Supply Bn. 4
Supply Bn. 4
Panzer Engineer Bn. 8
Panzer Engineer Bn. 8
Engineer Bn. 905
Engineer Bn. 905
Recon Bn. 10
Recon Bn. 10
Supply Bn. 8
Supply Bn. 8
Recon Bn. 13
Recon Bn. 13
Panzer Bn. 363
Panzer Bn. 363
Panzer Bn. 393
Panzer Bn. 393
Panzer Eng. Bn. 701
Panzer Eng. Bn. 701
Supply Bn. 131
Supply Bn. 131
Panzergrenadier Bn. 371
Panzergrenadier Bn. 371
Panzergrenadier Bn. 909
Panzergrenadier Bn. 909
Panzergrenadier Bn. 212
Panzergrenadier Bn. 212
Panzergrenadier Bn. 391
Panzergrenadier Bn. 391
D/F Supply Bn.
D/F Supply Bn.
3e Régiment de Hussards
3e Régiment de Hussards
1er Régiment d'Infanterie
1er Régiment d'Infanterie
Jäger Bn. 291
Jäger Bn. 291
Jäger Bn. 292
Jäger Bn. 292
Artillery Bn. 295
Artillery Bn. 295
Engineer Coy. 550
Engineer Coy. 550
10th Panzer Division locations 2025:
Units: Panzer Panzergrenadier Jäger
Reconnaissance Artillery Engineers Logistics Signals
Reserve formations are in Italics
The 13 Light Brigade based in Oirschot in the Netherlands and the Panzer Brigade 45 based in Rūdninkai in Lithuania are off map.

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