31st Airborne Brigade (Bundeswehr)

31st (Oldenburg) Airborne Brigade
Luftlandebrigade 31 "Oldenburg"
Formation sign
Active26 March 1993– 18 September 2014[1]
Country Germany
AllegianceBundeswehr
Branch German Army
TypeStabilisation force brigade
Size~ 3600 men
Part of Special Operations Division
Headquarters locationOldenburg
Motto(s)Einsatzbereit – jederzeit – weltweit
("Ready – anytime – worldwide")
MarchFridericus-Rex-Grenadiermarsch
Commanders
CommanderBrigadegeneral Reinhardt Zudrop

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.

  1. ^ "Heer". Archived from the original on 27 July 2014.