Packaging device for placing individual articles or assemblies of articles on flat packaging blanks, which packaging blanks are preferably formed from cardboard and/or paperboard, comprising - at least one transport device for moving the individual articles or assemblies of articles, which at least one transport device runs along a packaging route provided for the individual articles or the assemblies of articles, - at least one provision, via which at least one stack of flat packaging blanks, which packaging blanks are preferably formed from cardboard and/or paperboard, can be presented, as well as - a feeder, by means of which the flat packaging blanks, which packaging blanks are preferably formed from cardboard and/or paperboard, can be introduced from the at least one provision into a transport path of the articles or assemblies of articles, which are moved over the at least one transport device, in order to place the individual articles or assemblies of articles on the flat packaging blanks, which are preferably formed from cardboard and/or paperboard, wherein - the feeder has at least two different feeding sections (16, 28), which at least two different feeding sections (16, 28) are designed for the introduction of flat packaging blanks, which are preferably formed from cardboard and/or paperboard, from the at least one provision into different and spaced-apart sections (6, 8) of the transport path of the individual articles or assemblies of articles, which are moved over the at least one transport device, the packaging apparatus characterized in that the feeder comprises a track switch, with which track switch a selective transfer of flat packaging blanks, preferably formed from cardboard and/or paperboard, from the at least one provision to at least one specific selected feeding section (16, 28) for introducing flat packaging blanks, preferably formed from cardboard and/or paperboard, to a respective section (6, 8) of the transport path assigned to the specific selected feeding section (16, 28) can be effected. - at least one transport device for moving the individual articles or assemblies of articles, which at least one transport device runs along a packaging route provided for the individual articles or the assemblies of articles, - at least one provision, via which at least one stack of flat packaging blanks, which packaging blanks are preferably formed from cardboard and/or paperboard, can be presented, as well as - a feeder, by means of which the flat packaging blanks, which packaging blanks are preferably formed from cardboard and/or paperboard, can be introduced from the at least one provision into a transport path of the articles or assemblies of articles, which are moved over the at least one transport device, in order to place the individual articles or assemblies of articles on the flat packaging blanks, which are preferably formed from cardboard and/or paperboard, wherein - the feeder has at least two different feeding sections (16, 28), which at least two different feeding sections (16, 28) are designed for the introduction of flat packaging blanks, which are preferably formed from cardboard and/or paperboard, from the at least one provision into different and spaced-apart sections (6, 8) of the transport path of the individual articles or assemblies of articles, which are moved over the at least one transport device, the packaging apparatus characterized in that the feeder comprises a track switch, with which track switch a selective transfer of flat packaging blanks, preferably formed from cardboard and/or paperboard, from the at least one provision to at least one specific selected feeding section (16, 28) for introducing flat packaging blanks, preferably formed from cardboard and/or paperboard, to a respective section (6, 8) of the transport path assigned to the specific selected feeding section (16, 28) can be effected.