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- Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:59 pm
- Forum: Campaigns and Battles
- Topic: Kursk / Prokhorovka Questions
- Replies: 41
- Views: 22710
Re: Kursk / Prokhorovka Questions
RE command pz Was there a specific methodology for employing the command tanks? Being unarmed obviously made them very vulnerable. I've always assumed they had an escort pltn or somesuch. I do not know about all Bef.Pz. employed in operation Zitadelle, but there were: 7 Pz.D: 7 Bef.Pz. III with 5 c...
- Sat Jun 11, 2011 3:18 am
- Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
- Topic: Real organisation of the 9. SS-Panz.Div. (1.6.44)
- Replies: 31
- Views: 16256
Re: Real organisation of the 9. SS-Panz.Div. (1.6.44)
Hi, Mark520, u mean 2 x sdkfz.250 in 3. and 4. kompanie of SS. Panzeraufklarung abteilung 9 ? but according to OOB chart they should be 37 x sd.kfz.250 series in 3. kompanie, including 2 x sd.kfz.250/7 with 8 cm mortars and 3 x sd.kfz.250/10 with 3.7 cm Pak and another 37 x sd.kfz.252 series in 4.ko...
- Tue May 31, 2011 9:17 am
- Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
- Topic: Real organisation of the 9. SS-Panz.Div. (1.6.44)
- Replies: 31
- Views: 16256
Re: Real organisation of the 9. SS-Panz.Div. (1.6.44)
Hi, I find one docment on organization of 9.SS Pz Rgt on June 28 1944, in its I Battalion, there were four kompanies with 17 Panther each and three in HQ and another two in other areas, total 73 Panther, was it actual organization on that day or just authorized figures ?
- Tue May 17, 2011 7:07 am
- Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
- Topic: Real organisation of the 9. SS-Panz.Div. (1.6.44)
- Replies: 31
- Views: 16256
Re: Real organisation of the 9. SS-Panz.Div. (1.6.44)
Hi, Martin, thank for your link.
- Sun May 15, 2011 10:18 am
- Forum: Books and Reviews
- Topic: Germany and the Axis Powers by Richard L. DiNardo
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3325
Re: Germany and the Axis Powers by Richard L. DiNardo
The author has another book on Gorlice-Tarnow campaign of 1915 in WWI, anyone read that ?
- Sun May 15, 2011 10:15 am
- Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
- Topic: Real organisation of the 9. SS-Panz.Div. (1.6.44)
- Replies: 31
- Views: 16256
Re: Real organisation of the 9. SS-Panz.Div. (1.6.44)
I heard that 9. SS Panzer division was authorized to have Luchs Aufklarungpanzer but actually these rare vehicles were sent to 9. Panzer division.
- Sun May 15, 2011 10:09 am
- Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
- Topic: Hermann Goring Panzer Division 's flak equipment
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10183
Re: Hermann Goring Panzer Division 's flak equipment
Fuhrer Flak Abteilung was the huge unit with total 13 batteries : ( 7 x 10.5 cm sFlak batteries, 1 x 8.8 cm batterie, 2 x leFlak batterie, 3 x leFlak batterie (sf) and were attached with Flak Regiment HG as IV battalion during April - Oct 1944 before another IV battalion was formed. So this Fuhrer f...
- Fri Apr 29, 2011 9:18 am
- Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
- Topic: looking for information
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2402
Re: looking for information
No oilfield in Novorossiyk but located in Maikop, Gronzy and Baku.bernhard37049 wrote:looking for any info of troops between 8.42-10.42 Reserve V 17.Armee group A in Novorossisk oil fields ? or partisans what fighting for?
- Sun Mar 06, 2011 6:37 am
- Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
- Topic: Gross Deutschland Panz. Div.
- Replies: 34
- Views: 11689
Re: Gross Deutschland Panz. Div.
On paper, GD PanzerGrenadier Division was the larger one. Its Panzer Regiment had third Panzer abteilung equipped with Tiger tanks, Its Panzergrenadier and Panzerfusilier regiment also had third infantry battalion. Apart from infantry battalions, PG regiment would have one pionier kompanie and one s...
- Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:52 pm
- Forum: Heer
- Topic: Best Heer Panzer division in Wehrmacht ?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 19007
Re: Best Heer Panzer division in Wehrmacht ?
5. Panzer divison always could get enough reinforcement in the later period of war. In June 1944, prior to Bagration, she was one of two strongest Panzer divisions in the Eastern Front. In Jan 1945, prior to Vistula Oder, she also remained the strongest one in Army Group Center facing Russian onslau...
- Tue Feb 01, 2011 2:47 am
- Forum: Heer
- Topic: Best Heer Panzer division in Wehrmacht ?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 19007
Re: Best Heer Panzer division in Wehrmacht ?
Servus, I have always felt that the 5. Panzer didn't receive due credit especially towards the end of the war in East Prussia. I'm not saying it was one of the best but it certainly was awesome in this campaign. Regards, Helmut what does you mean ? some people downgraded or underestimated the perfo...
- Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:24 am
- Forum: SS/Waffen-SS
- Topic: Best division in the Waffen SS??
- Replies: 253
- Views: 122509
Re: Best division in the Waffen SS??
Perhaps Waffen SS Panzer unit like to use Schwimmwagens. Not only Liebstandarte and Hitlerjugend, 2. and 3./SS. Pz.A.A.17 of 17.SS PanzerGrenadier Division Gotz von Berlinchingen were equipped with Schwimmwagen, on Nov 1 1944, 2. and 3. kompanies had 36 and 41 Schwimmwagen. But did other SS PanzerGr...
- Tue Jan 25, 2011 5:18 am
- Forum: Heer
- Topic: Best Heer Panzer division in Wehrmacht ?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 19007
Re: Best Heer Panzer division in Wehrmacht ?
On September 1 1943, 23. Panzer Division had 96 Panther ready for action. :up: But she was always understrength after mid-1944. 5.Panzer Division always received reinforcement after mid-1944 and remained the strongest division in the Eastern Front. 6. 19. and 25.Panzer division were always up to str...
- Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:50 am
- Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
- Topic: battle hardened veteran division 1941-45
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1920
Re: battle hardened veteran division 1941-45
Some correction : When Hitler launched Russian campaign on June 22 1941, there were over 150 divisions in Russian battlefield, until May 1945, how many these veteran divisions still fighting in the Eastern Front on that month, Let me calulated that : Infanterie Division : 1,7,11,14,15,17,21,23,24,30...
- Mon Jan 17, 2011 2:33 am
- Forum: Unit Histories, Feldpost Numbers & Orders of Battle
- Topic: Real organisation of the 9. SS-Panz.Div. (1.6.44)
- Replies: 31
- Views: 16256
Re: Real organisation of the 9. SS-Panz.Div. (1.6.44)
Kelvin, 6 251/9's in the schw. Kp./ SS-Panz.Aufkl.Abt. 9, instead of 4. The le. Panz.Aufkl.Kp. were build according to the 1.3.1942 KStN 1113 (gp.), instead of the later version which had the 250/8. By the way, the list I provided can be discussed if you want. You can't win however, because I have ...