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| 13th Mechanized Infantry Division 13. Panzergrenadierdivision |
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 13th Mechanized Infantry Division Shoulder Insignia |
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| Active | 1990 - present |
| Country | Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Division |
| Role | Combined arms, Homeland Defense |
| Size | About 11.500 soldiers |
| Part of | German Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Leipzig |
| Nickname | The Thirteenth Die Dreizehnte |
| Anniversaries | September 26th 1990 |
| Engagements | Operation Joint Guardian |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Major General Reinhard Kammerer |
| Notable commanders |
Lieutenant General Roland Kather, currently Allied Land Component Commander |
The 13th Mechanized Infantry Division or 13. Panzergrenadierdivision is a mechanized division of the German Army. Its staff is based at Leipzig. The division is a unit of the German Army's Stabilization Forces or Stabilisierungskräfte and specialized on conflicts of low intensity as well as homeland defense.
The division is Germany's permanent contribution to Multinational Corps North East.
History
The division was formed in 1990 after the German reunification and integrated troops of the former National People's Army of the German Democratic Republic into the new unified military of Germany. The division has seen action on the Balkans in numerous deployments, including one deployment to Kosovo with division commander Lieutenant General Roland Kather serving as KFOR commander. Troops of the division also supported civilian agencies on several occasions during large disasters, such as disastrous floods in Eastern Germany in 1997.
Organisation
- 13th Armoured Division
- HHC
- 2nd Army Band
- 610th Signals Battalion
- 37th Mechanized Infantry Brigade 'Free State Saxony'
- HHC
- 13th Reconaissance Battalion
- 131st Logistics Battalion
- 371st Mechanized Infantry Battalion
- 391st Mechanized Infantry Battalion
- 393rd Armoured Battalion
- 701st Armoured Engineer Battalion
- 701st Signals Battalion
- 41st Mechanized Infantry Brigade 'Western Pomerania'
- HHC
- 6th Reconaissance Battalion
- 142nd Logistics Battalion
- 401st Mechanized Infantry Battalion
- 411th Mechanized Infantry Battalion
- 413th Armoured Battalion
- 801st Signals Battalion
- 803rd Armoured Engineer Battalion
External links
Official Website of the 13th Mechanized Infantry Division
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