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By November 18, 1942, the division only had 7 Panzer II, 1 Panzer III, 19 Panzer IV, and 3 Sd.Kfz. 265 Panzerbefehlswagen operational. [5] In January–February 1943, Großdeutschland and XXXXVIII Panzer Corps, along with the II SS Panzer Corps took part in the Third Battle of Kharkov.
With the addition of the Panzer-Grenadier-Division Brandenburg the corps had its first structure with two active divisions. [1] The first commander of the corps was General der Panzertruppe Dietrich von Saucken , the former commander of the XXXIX Panzer Corps .
The following is a general overview of the Heer main uniforms, used by the German Army prior to and during World War II. Terms such as M40 and M43 were never designated by the Wehrmacht , but are names given to the different versions of the Model 1936 field tunic by modern collectors, to discern between variations, as the M36 was steadily ...
During this period, 1./Panzer Regiment 26 (Panther) joined the Panzer Regiment GD, and GD's I. Battalion moved to France to refit and train with the new tanks; they did not rejoin the division until after the Normandy invasion. The Panzergrenadier Regiment GD was a 4-battalion organization in 1944, though by June it was reduced to three.
Karl Lorenz (24 January 1904 – 3 October 1964) was a German general during World War II who commanded the Panzer Division Grossdeutschland. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Panzergrenadier (pronunciation ⓘ), abbreviated as PzG (WWII) or PzGren (modern), meaning "Armour"-ed fighting vehicle "Grenadier", is the German term for the military doctrine of mechanized infantry units in armoured forces who specialize in fighting from and in conjunction with infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) – that is, armoured troop carriers designed to carry a mechanized squad of six ...
Panzer Aufklärungsabteilungen were attached to Panzer divisions, and were generally equipped with armoured vehicles, with all troops transported in half-tracks. The Abteilung had to be able to move quickly, and as its mission was reconnaissance, it was not intended to engage enemy medium or heavy tanks , although these engagements did happen ...
The XIX Army Corps (German: XIX. Armeekorps) was an armored corps of the German Wehrmacht between 1 July 1939 and 16 November 1940, when the unit was renamed Panzer Group 2 (German: Panzergruppe 2) and later 2nd Panzer Army (German: 2.