• Source: 31st Airborne Brigade (Bundeswehr)

      • The 31st (Oldenburg) Airborne Brigade (German: Luftlandebrigade 31 “Oldenburg“) was a 3,600 man strong formation in the German Army with its headquarters in Oldenburg in north Germany. It was subordinated to the Special Operations Division and classified as part of the Army’s stabilisation forces. All elements of the Brigade were stationed in the state of Lower Saxony, 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


      Special Operations Division


      Literature


      Sören Sünkler: Die Spezialverbände der Bundeswehr. Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag 2007. ISBN 3-613-02592-2


      References




      External links


      Website of the Brigade
      273 Parachute Battalion
      Federal archives
      314 Parachute Battalion
      373 Parachute Battalion

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