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The 31st (Oldenburg) Airborne Brigade (german: Luftlandebrigade 31 “Oldenburg“) was a 3,600 man strong formation in the
German Army The German Army (, "army") is the land component of the armed forces of Germany. The present-day German Army was founded in 1955 as part of the newly formed West German ''Bundeswehr'' together with the ''Marine'' (German Navy) and the ''Luftwaf ...
with its headquarters in
Oldenburg Oldenburg may also refer to: Places *Mount Oldenburg, Ellsworth Land, Antarctica *Oldenburg (city), an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany **Oldenburg (district), a district historically in Oldenburg Free State and now in Lower Saxony *Olde ...
in north Germany. It was subordinated to the Special Operations Division and classified as part of the Army’s
stabilisation forces Stabilisation forces (german: Stabilisierungskräfte) are one of the three categories of forces in the (armed forces of Germany), that classify formations according to their levels of equipment, readiness, training and capability. The other categ ...
. All elements of the Brigade were stationed in the state of
Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
, 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):


Subordinate units

* 31st Airborne Brigade HQ Company * 270 Airborne Engineer Company (''Luftlandepionierkompanie 270'') * 272 Airborne Support Battalion (''LuftlandeunterstützungsBtl 272'') * 310 Airborne Recce Company (''LuftlandeaufklärungsKp 310'') * 313 Parachute Battalion (''Fallschirmjägerbataillon 313'') * 373 Parachute Battalion (''Fallschirmjägerbataillon 373'')


See also

* 1st Airborne Division * Special Operations Division


Literature

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


References


External links


Website of the Brigade

273 Parachute Battalion

314 Parachute Battalion

373 Parachute Battalion
{{Use dmy dates, date=June 2017 Airborne infantry brigades Brigades of the Bundeswehr Military units and formations established in 1993 Military units and formations disestablished in 2014