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The so-called Magnuszew Bridgehead was an area of extremely heavy fighting during the whole August 44. The Germans brought considerable forces (including the fresh PD 'Hermann Goering' and 19.PD) and managed to contain the Soviet assault. In turn, the Soviets and the Poles managed to beat back a num...

AOK 18, Stand 16.01.1944 III.SS-PzK: - 11.SS-Pz.Gr.Div - 4.SS-Pz.Gr.Brig - 61.Inf.Div - 9.Lw.Div - 10.Lw.Div - attached: II./AR 397, I./AR 399 (from 170.Inf.Div), Fues.Btl. 126 (from 126.Inf.Div), III./SS-AR 4 (from 4.SS-Pz.Gr.Div) - police/security: 1./Einsatz Abteilung Ostland - artillery: Arko 13...

a, b and d were created especially for the short-lived panzer brigades (of 1944 type), c was the standard type of SPW-Kompanie for the panzer divisions.

On 17 January 1945 an order was issued to create II./PzR Brandenburg, that was to be fully operational on 28 February. On 3 February another order was issued - to create II./PzR Brandenburg utilizing the personnel of PzAbt z.b.V. 12. The establishment was to be carried out at the Grafenwöhr training...

Jan-Hendrik , both 382nd Guards- and 1821st arrived at Zamoly on 8.1. and went into action on the next day. Thus far I haven't traced the third regiment (1453rd), but I know for sure that during 7.1. the number of the Soviet tanks and SUs deployed in the vicinity of Zamoly increased from 50 to 150. ...

Dear Jan-Hendrik, my source for Tiger losses on 11.1.45 was the unit history of sPzAbt 503 published by Fedorowicz, and in particular - the diary of Dr von Diest-Koerber. On p. 314 he says: "We suffered three total losses (including the two Tigers on either side of me)." Dear Thomas, Maier...

Success : Zamoly was retaken , 21 Tanks and SPGs were destroyed , 20 Anti-Tank guns and 3 planes , too . Source : as mentioned above . Jan-Hendrik Quite uncorrect. The Zamoly offensive began on 7 January. Its objective was not Zamoly, but Csakvar. After five days of savage fighting the I Kav Korps ...

Hi guys, thank you very much for the encouraging words! By the way can you advice how one can order your books to purchase. The first one, "Firebrigades", which is a reference book dedicated to the actions of the German Panzer Divisions during the 1943-45 period, is pending publication by ...

Now, if you'll withdraw the comment about professional help neded...

Point taken, PZM2.

I wish you a wonderful weekend, a nice Sunday and meadows full of flowers, butterflies and bird song.



Kamen

Hi Marko, everything is still in project phase, although I already have written some 100+ pages [mainly appendixes - the commanders of the both sides (down to division), armored strength, aircraft strength, artillery breakdown, the gazetteer, list of the heroes of the Soviet Union and many other stu...

So much hatred...

Sorry dude, but I can't help you on this one - you need help from a trained professional.

PZM2, Ungavry's book is very bad choice when it comes to reliability and trustworthiness - it is poorly researched, biased and misleading. It is no wonder that the quotes posted by you are totally incorrect and have nothing to do with the truth. "By the end of November it was clear that Tolbuhk...

FEB was an integral part of each German division, be it Panzer-, PzGrenadier-, Infantry, Jaeger, Geb., etc, They were very important for the functioning of the replacement system and therefore they could not disappear from the divisional OOB. The records of HGr Sued, for instance, show that on 4 Nov...

The story goes as follows: In mid-December the advance of the 2nd Ukrainian Front in the Budapest area was narrowed only in a corridor north of the city, in the area of Ipolyság (today - Šahy, in Slovakia). Through this gap Marshal Malinovsky was pushing the 6th Guards Tank Army, which objective was...

Prior to October 1944 the division had only a single PzAbt (21.) in its possession. When the remnants of 20.PD arrived in East Prussia it was decided to provide it with a complete PzReg again. On 28 Oct 1944 an order was issued to absorb Panzer Brigade 101. The panzer units of the latter - Stab/PzBr...