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ODERVELD – LEUCHTFEUER
 
NEW DIVISION WILL BE MOUNTAIN TROOPS
 
Defence Ministry, April 17, 5631: ODERVELD – LEUCHTFEUER sources in the Defence Ministry  indicate Defense Minister Wolfgang Prawius has approved the Oberekommando Heer (OKH) recommendation endorsed by Oberkommando Bundeswehr (OKB) to form a tenth division which will be largely composed of troops trained as mountain troops.
 
This 10th Mountain Division (or Gebirgsjager Division) will have as divisional assets 2 artillery battalions with towed howitzers and mortars and truck mounted multiple rocket launcher systems as well as drones and counter battery radar.  It is expected there will be 3 brigades of gebirgsjagers and possibly some paratrooper commandos.
 
The 10th Gebirgsjager Division will be stationed in Julstoch Bundeslander for deployment in the mountainous region.  The headquarters will feature a pack animal training and operational center.
 
ODERVELD – LEUCHTFEUER  sources also say the next two areas of focus for OKB will be consideration of standardizing armoured personnel carriers for panzer grenadier battalions and reconnaissance companies and  a review of our missile defense systems.