The brigade was formed as the 13th Motorized Brigade, and came from the 3rd Infantry Brigade. The 3rd Infantry Brigade was part of the First Division "7 December", which was formed on 1 September 1946. In 1950 the brigade was transformed into a mechanized infantry brigade, the 13th Mechanized brigade, which became part of the 4th Division and was stationed in North Germany. After the reforms of 1970 the brigade became again a part of the First Division. In the early 1990s the brigade became a fully mechanized brigade. In 2013, the brigade lost its mechanized infantry fighting vehicles and was equipped with wheeled equipment and therefore renamed 13th Light Brigade.[2]
In 2023 the brigade was integrated into the German Army's 10th Panzer Division.[3]
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^"Geschiedenis 13 Lichte Brigade". defensie.nl. Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
^"13 Light Armoured Brigade completes integration between Dutch combat brigades and German divisions - News item - Defensie.nl". english.defensie.nl. Ministry of Defence. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^"Gevechtseenheden". defensie.nl. Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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