page_title: Cold War tank formations
section_title: West Germany
hierarchical_section_title: Cold War tank formations / NATO / West Germany
caption_attribution_description: English: German used M48A2C Tank with repainted US insignias before the last run to MuseumDeutsch: M48A2 Kampfpanzer des SichBtl 767 geht, wieder mit US Kennzeichen versehen in ein Museum
context_page_description: During the Cold War, NATO and the Warsaw Pact both had large tank formations present in Europe.
  The following gives the number of armoured formations and tank strength as of 1981/1982 for Warsaw Pact and NATO member countries. These include formations and vehicles deployed outside Europe, such as in North America or the Asiatic USSR.
context_section_description: German Army Formations
  6 Tank Divisions (Panzerdivisionen)
  4 Armored Infantry Divisions (Panzergrenadierdivisionen)
  1 Mountain Division (Gebirgsdivision)
  6 Home Defense Tank Brigades (Heimatschutz – Panzerbrigaden)
  6 Home Defense Armored Infantry Brigades (Heimatschutz – Panzergrenadierbrigaden (not complete)
  Total: 3,787 tanks 
  (Total: 4,907 including Jagdpanzer)
caption: M48 A2C
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