26th Airborne Brigade (Bundeswehr)
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26th (Saarland) Airborne Brigade (German: Luftlandebrigade 26 "Saarland") is a formation in the Special Operations Division of the German Army with a strength of about 3,500 men and its brigade headquarters in Saarlouis. The Brigade is also called the Saarland Brigade as almost all its troops are stationed in the federal state of Saarland. Other elements are based in Rhineland-Palatinate. Most of the 26th Airborne Brigade belongs to the intervention forces of the Bundeswehr, and the formation therefore provides the overwhelming proportion of paratroopers and airborne troops for the intervention forces of the Army. The Brigade motto is: Einsatzbereit – jederzeit – weltweit ("Ready for action - anytime - worldwide"). The Brigade greeting is "Glück ab".
26th (Saarland) Airborne Brigade | |
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Luftlandebrigade 26 "Saarland" | |
Active | 1958–2015 |
Country | Germany |
Allegiance | Bundeswehr |
Branch | German Army |
Type | Intervention force brigade |
Size | ~ 3500 |
Part of | Special Operations Division |
Headquarters | Saarlouis |
Nickname(s) | Saarlandbrigade |
Engagements | Somalian Civil War Bosnian Civil War Kosovo War Afghanistan War |
Commanders | |
Commander | Brigadegeneral Eberhard Zorn |
The brigade was previously part of the 1st Airborne Division alongside the 25th and 27th Luftlande Brigades.