12th Panzer Division (Bundeswehr)
The 12th Panzer Division was a military division of the Bundeswehr. The Divisional Headquarters was located since 1965 in Veitshoechheim. The division was stationed in parts of Bavaria, Baden- Württemberg and Rhineland -Palatinate and was disbanded in 1994.
Badge
The Association of insignia of the Division relies on the symbolism of the emblem of their Frankish homeland. The background shows the Franconian rake in silver and red. This symbol appears in both the coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg and the Bavarian coat of arms, ie in the arms of the home countries of the division. The second symbol is a notched, quartered red and gold banner of silver lance rod, is as it was added in the arms of the Franconian city of Würzburg. It is similar to the flag of the old duchy of Franconia. The Division emblem was surrounded by a black -embroidered silver cord. The brigade crest of which differed only in the different colored border according to the traditional heat recovery scheme of the Army ( Brigade 34 white, 35 red brigade, brigade 36 yellow).
History
Command structure (I ) and II
As the last of the planned major units of the army, the division on 1 January 1961, the seat of the bar in Tauberbischofsheim under the II Corps in Ulm was put into service. Initially belonged to the division, the 36th Armoured Brigade in 1961 was named the Division still 12th Panzer Grenadier Division. 1961 Panzer Brigade 35 Division was assumed. On March 17, 1965, the Division, whose staff had now moved from Tauberbischofsheim to Veitshöchheim near Würzburg, NATO was assigniert.
Army structure III to resolution
1970 moved to the Division III. Corps ( Koblenz ). The 14 Armoured Brigade moved from the 5th Panzer Division 1977 12th Panzer Division. Note: The army structure III existed until 1980 In 1980, the Army structure IV, the renaming, resolutions, and reclassifications of units entered into force, the consequence had. . The following list and classification is not complete and not entirely correct in part from the Army structure III and partially out of the army structure IV, so in parts. You were under it:
- Staff and Headquarters Company
- Armoured Brigade 14 ( Koblenz ) ( from 1981 New Name: Armoured Brigade 34)
- Panzergrenadier Brigade 35 ( Hammelburg )
- 36 Armoured Brigade ( Bad Mergentheim )
- Division troops Artillery Regiment 12 ( Tauberbischofsheim ) with Field Artillery Battalion 121 ( Tauberbischofsheim )
- Rocket Artillery Battalion 122 ( Philipsburg )
Structure of the Division of about 1971 to about 1990:
- Armoured Brigade 34 Koblenz Staff / STKP PzBrig 34 Koblenz
- PzJgKp 340 Koblenz
- PzPiKp 340 Koblenz
- NschKp 340 Koblenz
- InstKp 340 Koblenz
- PzBtl 341 Koblenz
- PzGrenBtl 342 Koblenz
- PzBtl 343 Koblenz
- PzBtl 344 Koblenz
- PzArtBtl 345 Kusel
- Staff / STKP PzGrenBrig 35 Hammelburg
- PzJgKp 350 Hammelburg
- PzPiKp 350 Hammelburg
- NschKp 350 Hammelburg
- InstKp 350 Hammelburg
- To 1980 Hunter ( Teaching ) Btl 351 Hammelburg
- PzGrenBtl 352 Mellrichstadt
- 1980 PzGren ( teaching ) Btl 353 Hammelburg
- PzBtl 354 Hammelburg
- PzArtBtl 355 wild spots
- AusbKp 2/12 Mellrichstadt
- Staff / STKP PzBrig 36 Bad Mergentheim
- PzJgKp 360 Kuelsheim
- PzPiKp 360 Bad Mergentheim
- NschKp 360 Bad Mergentheim
- InstKp 360 Kuelsheim
- PzBtl 361 Kuelsheim
- PzGrenBtl 362 Wallduern
- PzBtl 363 Kuelsheim
- PzBtl 364 Kuelsheim
- PzArtBtl 365 Wallduern
- Artillery Regiment 12 Tauberbischofsheim FArtBtl 121 Tauberbischofsheim
- RakArtBtl 122 Phillipsburg; 1993 Wallduern
- BeobBtl 123 Tauberbischofsheim / Hard Home: 4./123 (drones battery; independently from April 1993 )
- Accompanying battery 12 Phillipsburg
In 1990, the 34th Brigade WBK IV / 5 Pz Div. In 1993, the Panzergrenadier Brigade 35 was placed out of service, 1994, the 12th Panzer Division. Troops were partly placed under the 1st Mountain Division (eg Armoured Brigade 36), some of the 10th Panzer Grenadier Division (eg Artillery Regiment 12).