Panzer Regiment 6 1935-1939.
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2022 10:25 am
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Panzer Regiment 6, from creation to the Polish campaign.
Panzer Regiment 6 was created on October 1, 1935 from the Kraftfahr-Lehrkommando Zossen (motorized training command), the Reiter-Regiment 4 in Potsdam and the Panzernachbildungs-Kompanie (duplication) in Hannover. The regiment was subordinate to the 3. Panzer Division and its first Commander was Oberst Meyer. The regiment continued the tradition of the Gardes du Corpes regiment from the beginning when the I. Abteilung was established. This abteilung was established in 1934 when Major Lendle was ordered to establish a Panzer division in Potsdam, Wehrkreis III, from the 4 squadrons of the Reiter-Regiment 4 in process of dissolution. This Abteilung (detachment) was transferred to Zossen in Wehrkreis III. Parts of the Kraftfahrlehrkommando were already available from Zossen to complete the regiment. The unit was divided into two Pz. Abteilungen (armored detachments), each with four light tank companies.
The regimental rank was created on the basis of Königsberg's Kraftfahr-Abteilung 1, Wehrkreis I. The rank of the I. Abteilung was established under Major Lendle from the rank of the disbanded Reiter-Regiment 4, the 1st, 2nd and 4th companies of the squadrons of the same regiment. The 3rd company grew out of the Kraftfahrlehrkommando. The Staff of the II. Abteilung was created under the command of Major Linnarz from the Kraftfahrlehrkommando, as were the 6th and 8th companies. The 7th Company was a former squadron of the Reiter-Regiment. The 5th Company arose mainly from the 2nd Company of the Karfatfahr-Abteilung 6 in Hannover, which at the time was the 1st Panzernachbildungskompanie.
The companies moved to Zossen into corrugated iron barracks. First, the training focused on infantry service. The first training tanks (Übungspanzer) I soon arrived, allowing training to be moved to the ground. Since radio devices were still lacking, the flags were to be used as a means of communication.
Sources: https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gl ... er/PR6.htm
7. PANZER Photo Album - Panzer Regiment 6. Historical Media, LLC
Cheers. Raúl M .
Panzer Regiment 6, from creation to the Polish campaign.
Panzer Regiment 6 was created on October 1, 1935 from the Kraftfahr-Lehrkommando Zossen (motorized training command), the Reiter-Regiment 4 in Potsdam and the Panzernachbildungs-Kompanie (duplication) in Hannover. The regiment was subordinate to the 3. Panzer Division and its first Commander was Oberst Meyer. The regiment continued the tradition of the Gardes du Corpes regiment from the beginning when the I. Abteilung was established. This abteilung was established in 1934 when Major Lendle was ordered to establish a Panzer division in Potsdam, Wehrkreis III, from the 4 squadrons of the Reiter-Regiment 4 in process of dissolution. This Abteilung (detachment) was transferred to Zossen in Wehrkreis III. Parts of the Kraftfahrlehrkommando were already available from Zossen to complete the regiment. The unit was divided into two Pz. Abteilungen (armored detachments), each with four light tank companies.
The regimental rank was created on the basis of Königsberg's Kraftfahr-Abteilung 1, Wehrkreis I. The rank of the I. Abteilung was established under Major Lendle from the rank of the disbanded Reiter-Regiment 4, the 1st, 2nd and 4th companies of the squadrons of the same regiment. The 3rd company grew out of the Kraftfahrlehrkommando. The Staff of the II. Abteilung was created under the command of Major Linnarz from the Kraftfahrlehrkommando, as were the 6th and 8th companies. The 7th Company was a former squadron of the Reiter-Regiment. The 5th Company arose mainly from the 2nd Company of the Karfatfahr-Abteilung 6 in Hannover, which at the time was the 1st Panzernachbildungskompanie.
The companies moved to Zossen into corrugated iron barracks. First, the training focused on infantry service. The first training tanks (Übungspanzer) I soon arrived, allowing training to be moved to the ground. Since radio devices were still lacking, the flags were to be used as a means of communication.
Sources: https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gl ... er/PR6.htm
7. PANZER Photo Album - Panzer Regiment 6. Historical Media, LLC
Cheers. Raúl M .