Thread by @noclador

To give you an idea how irresponsible German politicians gutted the German Army, here is a list of its brigades in 1990 and when they were disbanded:

• Panzergrenadierbrigade 1 ❌ 2007
• Panzerbrigade 2 ❌ 1993
• Panzerbrigade 3 ❌ 1994
• Panzergrenadierbrigade 4 ❌ 1993
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• Panzergrenadierbrigade 5 ❌ 1996
• Panzerbrigade 6 ❌ 1993
• Panzergrenadierbrigade 7 ❌ 2004
• Panzerbrigade 8 ❌ 1993
• 🇩🇪 Panzerlehrbrigade 9
• Panzergrenadierbrigade 10 ❌ 1993
• Panzergrenadierbrigade 11 ❌ 1993
• 🇩🇪 Panzerbrigade 12
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• Panzergrenadierbrigade 13 ❌ 1994
• Panzerbrigade 14 ❌ 2008
• Panzerbrigade 15 ❌ 1993
• Panzergrenadierbrigade 16 ❌ 1994
• Panzergrenadierbrigade 17 ❌ 1993
• Panzerbrigade 18 ❌ 2008
• Panzergrenadierbrigade 19 ❌ 2002
• Panzerbrigade 20 ❌ 1992
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• 🇩🇪 Panzerbrigade 21
• Panzergrenadierbrigade 22 ❌ 1993
• 🇩🇪 Gebirgsjägerbrigade 23
• Panzerbrigade 24 ❌ 1994
• Luftlandebrigade 25 ❌ 1996
• Luftlandebrigade 26 (became 🇩🇪 Luftlandebrigade 1 in 2015)
• Luftlandebrigade 27 ❌ 1993
• Panzerbrigade 28 ❌ 1993
4/n

• Panzerbrigade 29 ❌ 1993
• Panzergrenadierbrigade 30 ❌ 2008
• Panzergrenadierbrigade 31 ❌ 2015
• Panzergrenadierbrigade 32 ❌ 1996
• Panzerbrigade 33 ❌ 1993
• Panzerbrigade 34 ❌ 2002
• Panzergrenadierbrigade 35 ❌ 1993
• Panzerbrigade 36 ❌ 2002
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• 🇩🇪 Panzergrenadierbrigade 37
• Panzergrenadierbrigade 38 ❌ 2002
• Panzerbrigade 39 ❌ 2001
• Panzergrenadierbrigade 40 ❌ 2002
• 🇩🇪 Panzergrenadierbrigade 41
• Panzerbrigade 42 ❌ 2003
• Heimatschutzbrigade 51 ❌ 1993
• Heimatschutzbrigade 52 ❌ 1992
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• Heimatschutzbrigade 53 ❌ 1992
• Heimatschutzbrigade 54 ❌ 1992
• 🇩🇪🇫🇷 German-French Brigade 🟢 (formed in 1989 from elements of the Heimatschutzbrigade 55)
• Heimatschutzbrigade 56 ❌ 1993
• Heimatschutzbrigade 61 ❌ 1993
• Heimatschutzbrigade 62 ❌ 1993
7/n

• Heimatschutzbrigade 63 ❌ 1993
• Heimatschutzbrigade 64 ❌ 1993
• Heimatschutzbrigade 65 ❌ 1993
• Heimatschutzbrigade 66 ❌ 1993

As of now Germany plans to add one brigade... which of course is way too little.
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