The reason for this is that most Panzergrenadier Brigades in the Bundeswehr had Leopard 1 tanks, while the Panzer Brigades had Leopard 2 tanks. This now means the Marder Panzergrenadier Kompanie can be used to represent formations from either type of brigade.
For our featured division in Leopard, 1. Panzerdivision, they have two Panzer Brigades (2 & 3) and one Panzergrenadier Brigade (1).
Panzergrenadier Brigade 1 contains:
Panzergrenadierbataillon 11 with
- HQ Kompanie (2 Marder)
- Kompanie (11 Marder)
- Kompanie (11 Marder)
- Kompanie (13 Leopard 1)
Panzergrenadierbataillon 12 with
- HQ Kompanie (2 Marder)
- Kompanie (11 Marder)
- Kompanie (11 Marder)
- Kompanie (10 M113)
- Kompanie (6 M113 Panzermörser)
Panzergrenadierbataillon 13 with
- HQ Kompanie (2 Marder)
- Kompanie (11 Marder)
- Kompanie (11 Marder)
- Kompanie (10 M113)
- Kompanie (6 M113 Panzermörse
Panzerbataillon 14 with
- HQ Kompanie (2 Leopard 1)
- Kompanie (13 Leopard 1)
- Kompanie (13 Leopard 1)
- Kompanie (13 Leopard 1)
Panzerartilleriebataillon 15 with
- HQ Batterie
- Panzerartilleriebatterie (9 M109G)
- Panzerartilleriebatterie (9 M109G)
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