31st Airborne Brigade (Bundeswehr) explained

Unit Name:31st (Oldenburg) Airborne Brigade
Native Name:Luftlandebrigade 31 "Oldenburg"
Dates:26 March 1993 - 18 September 2014[1]
Country: Germany
Allegiance:Bundeswehr
Branch: German Army
Type:Stabilisation force brigade
Size:~ 3600 men
Command Structure: Special Operations Division
Garrison:Oldenburg
Garrison Label:Headquarters location
Motto:Einsatzbereit – jederzeit – weltweit
("Ready – anytime – worldwide")
March:Fridericus-Rex-Grenadiermarsch
Commander1:Brigadegeneral Reinhardt Zudrop
Commander1 Label:Commander

The 31st (Oldenburg) Airborne Brigade (German: Luftlandebrigade 31 “Oldenburg“) was a 3,600 man strong formation in the German Army with its headquarters in Oldenburg in north Germany. It was subordinated to the Special Operations Division and classified as part of the Army’s stabilisation forces. All elements of the Brigade were stationed in the state of Lower Saxony, the majority in Seedorf.

In 2014 the brigade was restructured as 31st Paratrooper Regiment which joined the 1st Airborne Brigade on 1 April 2015.

Commanders

The following commanders have led the Brigade (rank given on appointment):

No.NameTakeover dateHandover date
8Brigadegeneral Reinhardt Zudrop11 November 2010align="center" ---
7Brigadegeneral Frank Leidenberger1 June 200811 November 2010
6Oberst Dieter Warnecke20051 June 2008
5Oberst Rainer Hartbrod24 October 20032005
4Oberst Hans Günter Engel12 September 2002September 2003
3Oberst Carl-Hubertus von Butler24 September 199912 September 2002
2Oberst Bernd Müller28 March 199424 September 1999
1Oberst Volker Löw26 March 199328 March 1994

Subordinate units

See also

Literature

Sören Sünkler: Die Spezialverbände der Bundeswehr. Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag 2007.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Heer. https://web.archive.org/web/20140727065923/http://www.deutschesheer.de/portal/a/heer/!ut/p/c4/DcsxDoAgDADAt_iBNsbNzV-oG9iKDU01UPT7kpsPd-wsvJKCy21BccXtkDl-cDEXIGGrXh2oZkgqTFyaJdB2ugYjjqVX4mnEJy_DDz_dbFM!/. dead. 27 July 2014.