Bundeswehr Einheitsbrigade, 1993 Heeresstruktur 5

Table of Organisation & Equipment

The collapse of the Eastern Block, German reunification, and Nato force reductions in Western Europe led to significant changes in the structure of the German army. The reduced peace-time strength of the Bundeswehr was established at 370.000, and Heerestruktur 5 called for a reorganization of ground forces, to be completed by 1994. Accordingly, the new Einheitsbrigade was created in 1993, with the exception of Luftlandebrigades (Airborne), Gebirgsjägerbrigade 23 (Mountain), and deutsch-französische Brigade (combined French/German).

Bundeswehr Standard Brigade following Heeresstruktur 5 in 1993

• Stab und Stabskompanie (Brigade HQ and HQ Company)
• Panzeraufklärungskompanie (Armoured Reconaissance Company)
• Panzerjägerkompanie (Tank Hunter Company)
• Panzerpionierkompanie (Armoured Engineer Company)
• Panzerbataillon (Tank Battalion)
• Panzerbataillon (Tank Battalion)
• Panzergrenadierbataillon (Mechanized Infantry Battalion)
  • 1. Stabs- und Versorgungskompanie (HQ and Supply Company)
  • 2. Panzergrenadierkompanie
    • Kompanieführungsgruppe (Company HQ Section, 1 APC)
    • 1. Zug (Mechanized Infantry Platoon with 3 APCs)
      • Zugführer, Truppführer, driver, gunner, five grenadiers
      • Gruppenführer, TrFhr, driver, gunner, five grenadiers
      • GrpFhr, TrFhr, driver, gunner, five grenadiers
    • 2. Zug (Mechanized Infantry Platoon with 3 APCs)
    • 3. Zug (Mechanized Infantry Platoon with 3 APCs)
  • 3. Panzergrenadierkompanie (same as above)
  • 4. Panzergrenadierkompanie (same as above)
  • 5. Panzergrenadierkompanie (same as above)
  • 6. Panzermörserkompanie (10 Panzermörser 120 mm on M113 Mortar Carrier)
  • 7. Feldersatzkompanie (Replacement Company)
• Panzergrenadierbataillon (Mechanized Infantry Battalion, same as above)
• Panzerartilleriebataillon (Self-propelled Artillery Battalion)

The new Bundeswehr TO&E Heeresstruktur 5 was first implemented in eastern Germany in 1993, where former NVA divisions were converted into six Bundeswehr brigades. These units were temporarily equipped with a modernized Soviet BMP-1, re-designated BMP-1A1 Ost, pending delivery of the new Marder 2 APC. When the Marder 2 project was cancelled, the BMP-1A1 Ost was replaced by improved Marder 1A3. For information on earlier TO&Es of the Bundeswehr, please refer to Die Panzergrenadiere der Bundeswehr 1956–Heute.

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