The division provided assistance to civilians during the North Sea flood of 1962 and helped fight wildfires on the Luneberg Heath in summer 1975 . In September 1990 , elements of the division assisted with the removal of old U.S. chemical munitions during Operation Steel Box , including medics from Leer ( Ostfriesland ) who were at Nordenham for a few weeks . From November 1990 to July 1991 , elements of the division provided security , maintenance , and transport in the ports of Emden and Nordenham for U.S. and British troops redeploying to the Gulf War . The 11th Panzergrenadier Division was disbanded in 1994
North Sea flood of 1962
North Sea flood of 1962
11th Panzergrenadier Division (Bundeswehr)