31st Airborne Brigade (Bundeswehr)

STKP LLBrig 31   LLPiKp 270   LLUstgBtl 272   LLAufklKp 310   FschJgBtl 313   FschJgBtl 373

The Airborne Brigade 31 " Oldenburg " is a 3,600 -strong United Association of the German Army with rod in Oldenburg. It is the Division Fast Forces ( DSK ) was assumed and classified as part of the stabilization forces of the army. All troops are stationed in Lower Saxony, the majority of them in Seedorf.

Order

The brigade leads inserts of specialized forces for rescue, evacuation, and shelter operations. In addition, they may leave within 72 hours of task forces for rapid initial operations. Furthermore, it is able to perform specialized forces for operations in depth.

Badge, Motto and greeting

The coat of arms is similar to the coat of arms of the " sister Brigade" Airborne Brigade 26 and the Division Fast forces almost completely. The yellow outline indicates the former position as the third brigade out (in terms of the predecessor association Airborne Brigade 27) of the 1st Airborne Division and also today's position as the 3rd Brigade of the Division Fast forces.

The old Badge as the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Airborne Division was accordingly the coat of arms motif Division ( parachute with hung down deutendem arrow on a blue background).

The Brigade motto is " Ready - anytime - worldwide." The brigade salutes " from happiness" with.

Structure

The Airborne Brigade 31 is divided into:

  • Staff / Headquarters Company Airborne Brigade 31, Oldenburg   Airborne reconnaissance company 310 Seedorf
  • Airborne engineer company 270, Seedorf
  • Parachute Battalion 313, Seedorf
  • Parachute Battalion 373, Seedorf
  • Airborne Support Battalion 272, Oldenburg (2 companies ), Seedorf ( 2 companies )

History

Today's Airborne Brigade 31 was created on 1 April 1993 from the merger of the former Airborne Brigade 27 from Lippstadt and the former Panzergrenadier Brigade 31 from Oldenburg. The former battalions merged to March 26, 1993 as follows:

  • Paratrooper Battalion 271 in Iserlohn and Infantry Battalion 313 from Varel to Parachute Battalion 313 in Friesland barracks Varel
  • Paratrooper Battalion 273 in Iserlohn and tank battalion 314 from Oldenburg to Parachute Battalion 314 in the Henning von Tresckow Barracks Oldenburg.
  • Parachute antitank battalion 272 from Wildeshausen initially remained in the Wittekind barracks unchanged the second battalion of the brigade.

The Paratrooper Battalion 314 was disbanded September 2002, for the paratrooper battalion 373 of the hunter Brigade 37 Airborne Brigade 31 assumed.

From 1994 to 2002 the brigade was part of the Multinational Division Central ( MND -C) NATO.

As part of the restructuring, the parachute antitank battalion 272 was reclassified to Airborne Support Battalion 272. In this part of the immediate Brigade units were - LL- medical service ( a company ) and LL- supply ( two companies ), with its own headquarters and supply company and a training company (since 2006) - summarized.

By 2007, the locations Doberlug -Kirchhain, Varel and Wildeshausen were closed and moved a large part of the Airborne Brigade 31 " Oldenburg " to Seedorf. The barracks in which a mechanized brigade of the Dutch army was stationed before, was restored to it.

Staff and Headquarters Company of the LLBrig 31, as well as the 1st and 2nd company of Airborne Support Battalion 272 were summarized in the Henning -von- Tresckow barracks in Oldenburg. The main reason was the building built in 1999-2000, the Fallschirmgeräte-/Luftumschlagzuges which far-reaching possibilities and means for the repair, maintenance (including cleaning, packing ) and storage of parachutes and the like to take the Airborne Brigade 31 and the other jumping associations (eg German SEK / M ), for example through a drying tower, bot. Also, the existing parachute system for the simulation of a jump with an automatic umbrella from an airplane had the decision to continue to use the site in Oldenburg by this brigade, sustained positive effect. It was also rumored that the defense matters extremely influential constituency MPs Oldenburg Thomas Kossendey have massively taken ( at the time, Deputy Chairman of the Defence Committee of the German Bundestag and Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Defence today ) any influence.

In February 2011, this brigade were involved in the evacuation of civilians from Western Libya ( → Operation Pegasus ).

Commanders

The following commanders led the brigade

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