Panzerlehrbrigade 9
| Panzerlehrbrigade 9 | |
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| Active | 1 June 1958 – present |
| Country |
 Germany
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| Branch | German Army |
| Role | Intervention forces |
| Size | ~5,000 men |
| Part of |
.svg){kind=small} 1st Armoured Division
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| Locations |
Munster (HQ location) Neustadt am Rübenberge |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Brigadegeneral Gunter Schneider |
Coordinates: 52°59′06″N 10°04′18″E / 52.985108°N 10.071745°E
The Panzerlehrbrigade 9 (9th Armoured Demonstration Brigade) is a formation of about 5,000 men strong within the German Armed Forces or Bundeswehr, which is subordinated to the 1st Armoured Division in Hanover. The bulk of the brigade is stationed in Munster. Two battalions are based in Neustadt am Rübenberge. The brigade has become the "showcase of the German Army" as a result of its German Army Combat Vehicle and Aircraft Demonstration Exercises (Informationslehrübung Gefechts- und Luftfahrzeuge des Deutschen Heeres) which it has conducted for decades. These exercises demonstrate the capability of the Army's fighting vehicles and aircraft and how they operate jointly in various scenarios. The formation is classified as an armoured brigade within the Bundeswehr's intervention forces.
As part of the intervention forces the Brigade plans and carries out missions involving networked, multinational, combined arms, high intensity warfare operations. In addition it plans, prepares and executes tasks in the low to medium intensity part of the spectrum of operations i.e. it provides and reinforces stabilisation forces. The Brigade is capable of leading combined arms operations in a multinational and joint environment under the direction of a divisional command, in mobile and networked operations. To do so its main weapon systems are the Leopard 2 Mark A6, main battle tank, the Marder infantry fighting vehicle and the PzH 2000 howitzer. The Marders will soon be replaced by the Puma which is already being put through its paces in the 92nd Panzer Grenadier Demonstration Battalion, which forms part of the Brigade.
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