5.SS and 23rd Tank Corps OoB in January 1945

[Krönen]

Hello

I'm looking for information on which tanks the 5.SS Panzerregiment had operational and which tanks the Russian 135th Tank Brigade of 23rd Tank Corps had in January 1945.

Thanks in advance.

[Ron Klages]

Krönen,


I have nothing on Soviet armor but I have th following on German armor.

On 15 January 1945 the 5. SSPD reported the following armored vehicles:

Panzer IV L48
5 operational
5 in maintenance

Panzer V
7 operational
16 in maintenance

BeobsPanzer III
3 operational

BergePanzer V
4 operational
2 in maintenance

BergePanzer III
1 operational

StuG IV
2 operational
3 in maintenance

Jagdpanzer IV
13 operational

Wespe
14 operational
1 in maintenance

Hummel
4 operational

Grille
4 operational
1 in maintenance

SdKfz 250 (all types)
43 operationa;
1 in maintenance

SdKfz 251 (all types)
153 operational
22 in maintenance
3 in transit to the division

Armored cars (all types)
16 operational
1 in maintenance

Source: Panzerlage for the period

Best regards,

Ron Klages

[von Salza]

Hi Kronen,

I don't have figures for 23rd Tank Corps in January but figures for 1st February 1945 shows the following strength.

13 T-34
11 SU-85
6 ISU-122

It doesn't specify which vehicles belonged to which Brigade. 23rd Tank Corps consisted of:

3rd Tank Brigade
39th Tank Brigade
135th Tank Brigade
56th Motorised Rifle Brigade


Source: O. Baronov. "Balatonskaya Oboronitelnaya Operatsiya", Moscow, Exprint, 2001.

Regards

David