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After 1943, the Panzerwaffe, like most other German branches of service, had relaxed the uniform rules and many Panzertruppen wore a variety of clothing, including camouflage and winter items. Two training schools existed for panzer crews throughout the war, Panzertruppenschule I and II. The mainstay of the Panzerwaffe was the Panzer division.
In the present-day German Army, there is a General der Panzertruppen, which is not a rank but a position, who is usually a brigadier general (Brigadegeneral). The General der Panzertruppen commands the Armoured Corps Training Centre. In the Nazi-era Army, the equivalent position was called Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppe.
The Armoured Corps Training Centre (German: Ausbildungszentrum Panzertruppen) in Munster is one of the German Army's training centres (Zentren des Heeres) with particular responsibility for the basic and continuation training of armoured troops, including the armoured and the mechanized infantry corps of the German Army.
Panzertruppenschule I (Armoured Troops School No.1) was originally formed as the Kraftfahrkampftruppenschule on 1 October 1937 at Wünsdorf.A year later it was renamed to Panzertruppenschule. [1]
1st Panzer Division crossing a pontoon bridge on the Meuse near Sedan, 1940. Balck in command vehicle in Greece, April 1941. At the outbreak of World War II in 1939, Balck was serving in the Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH) as a staff officer in the Inspectorate of Motorized Troops, which was in charge of refitting and reorganizing the growing panzer forces.
Heinrich Eberbach was born on 24 November 1895 in Stuttgart, in the German Empire.Eberbach graduated with his Abitur (university-preparatory high school diploma) on 30 June 1914.
Panzertruppen - The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force 1933-1942. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-88740-915-8. Niehorster, Leo (2016). "1st Panzer Division: in accordance with the 1939/40 Mobilization Plan". World War II Armed Forces: Orders of Battle and Organizations.
Heinrich Diepold Georg Freiherr von Lüttwitz (6 December 1896 – 9 October 1969) was a Prussian Junker, Olympic equestrian, and German officer who served in both World Wars, retiring as a General der Panzertruppe.