414 Tank Battalion

414 Tank Battalion (German: Panzerbataillon 414, Dutch: 414

414 Tank Battalion
Tankbataljon) is a mixed German and Dutch tank battalion,
consisting of around 100 Dutch and 300 German soldiers.[1] Panzerbataillon 414
414 Tankbataljon
The battalion was founded in 2016,[2] and became fully operational
in 2019.[3]

Previously the German battalion, part of the 41st Panzergrenadier

Brigade was active from 1991–2006 at Spechtberg. It was
established on the basis of the 22nd and 23rd Panzer Regiments, 9th
Panzer Division, of the Land Forces of the National People's Army,
the former East German Army.[4]

On 17 March 2016, the battalion was attached to the Dutch 43rd

Mechanized Brigade which is in turn a part of the German 1st
Panzer Division.[5]

The barracks of 414 Panzerbattalion are in Bergen-Lohheide, Lower

Saxony.

It has been described as a step towards a European army.[3] Coat of arms

Active Operational
Structure Country Netherlands
Germany
414 Tank Battalion consists of the following elements:[6]
Branch Royal Netherlands
Staff (German, few Dutch) Army, German
1st staff company (staff and supply, mostly German, few Army
Dutch) Type Tank
2nd tank company (German) Size around 400
3rd tank company (German)
Garrison/HQ Bergen-Lohheide
4th tank company (Dutch)
5th tank company (German, reserve)[7]

Out of the 100 Dutch soldiers, 72 are tank crew. The other 28 are staff members, maintenance and support
crew.

Armament
The battalion's main armament is the Leopard 2 A6MA2 main battle tank. The unit has 49 tanks of these
upgraded MBT's. The tank is modified with a Dutch battlefield management system. This is done
anticipating the fact that 414 Tank Battalion has joined the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) of
the NATO Response Force in 2019.[8][9]
Germanu, Klietz, exercise Peacock
Supremacy, February 15, 2018. A
German Leopard 2 tank and a Dutch
CV9035NL from the Dutch 43rd
Mechanized Brigade.

Insignia of previous Panzerbataillon

414

References
1. Improved Leopards for German-Dutch tank battalion (https://www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieuws/2
018/04/12/verbeterde-leopards-voor-duits-nederlandse-pantserbataljon) Dutch Ministry of
Defence
2. Fiorenza, Nicholas (18 September 2015). "Dutch mechanized brigade to be integrated into
German panzer division" (https://web.archive.org/web/20160322031908/http://www.janes.com/
article/54636/dutch-mechanized-brigade-to-be-integrated-into-german-panzer-division). Jane's
Defence Weekly. Archived from the original (http://www.janes.com/article/54636/dutch-mechan
ized-brigade-to-be-integrated-into-german-panzer-division) on 22 March 2016. Retrieved
10 November 2016.
3. Bennhold, Katrin (20 February 2019). "A European Army? The Germans and Dutch Take a
Small Step" (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/20/world/europe/germany-defense-spending-e
uropean-army.html). The New York Times. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
4. "Panzerbataillon 414 n.A." (http://www.panzerbataillon184.de/pzbtl_414_n_a_.html)
Panzerbataillon184.de (in German). Retrieved 10 November 2016.
5. "Geschichte" (http://www.deutschesheer.de/portal/a/heer/!ut/p/c4/TY3BDoIwEET_aNsiJugNws
WrF8VboZuySWmbZcGE-PHCwcSZ5B3mHUa91N5oV_JWKEUb1FN1A137N4yIDI4wzjILmL
w5WsEHQoe8RA_lacJh7Jn8_5pt3JB7K5ZCSLE0pXocHw5hSBHloGAU2unZSmLIiSUcZmHe
DZBTnTZto8_6F_Opq-JSdFWl21tzV3ma6i85w6-N/). German Army official website (in
German). Bundeswehr. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
6. "Gliederung" (http://www.deutschesheer.de/portal/a/heer/!ut/p/c4/TY27DoMwEAT_yMYElEcHo
kmZNAnpDD6Zk8zZOg4ioXx8oIiUXWmKnWL1S28lu6C3gpFs0E_d9njp3moAYOUQaJJJlEmr
w0X5gOCAZ_KqOIzQDx2j_1-TpRW4s2IxhEiFKfRj_3Cg-kggOwVIcKNnK5FViixhNzPzZhQ63
WamqbMy-8V8qlN-zm-lOTbX-q7TOFZfRjSS0A!!/). German Army official website (in German).
Bundeswehr. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
7. "Panzerbataillon 414 in Lohheide" (http://www.deutschesheer.de/portal/a/heer/start/dienstst/1p
zdiv/gliederung/43mechbrig/gliederung/panzerbataillon414/). 13 March 2018. Retrieved
14 June 2018.
8. "Digitale revolutie op rupsbanden" (https://magazines.defensie.nl/defensiekrant/2018/08/01_le
opard2_08). magazines.defensie.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 June 2018.
 9. "Grote sprong voorwaarts" (https://magazines.defensie.nl/materieelgezien/2018/03/05_leopar
d). magazines.defensie.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 June 2018.

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