2nd panzer division order of battle 1942 download

It took part in the campaign in the balkans before transferring to the eastern front where it fought on the central sector. German general erwin rommel with the 15th panzer division between. A soviet army group, cut off inside the barvenkovo pocket, was exterminated from all sides by german firepower. It was formed in november 1940 from the 27th infantry division.

It fought the rest of the war on the eastern front and surrendered to the red army in the courland pocket in may 1945. The tsg is not a militia, military, or political organization. Mar 29, 2019 german orders of battle before the summer offensive in russia operation blue of june 24, 1942 the german orders of battle and distribution of the divisions from the wehrmacht and subordinated units of allies shortly before the summer offensive in russia operation blue, starting june 28, 1942 and the tank inventory from the beginning of the year with known numbers of tank models in the. The 116 panzer division was then sent to cologne later in the month. During world war ii, the axis invasions of greece and yugoslavia both commenced on 6 april 1941 order of battle for operation marita. Fire and fury games battlefront wwii consolidated orders. Where can i find information on the order of battle for all panzer divisions from 19351945 i have this. Among those battle hardened and decorated soldiers, future knight cross holder for his action in normandy major horst ramsch will be featured as an elite bef. The division was held in reserve during the battle of kursk in 1943, and thereafter. In november 1942, the division was sent to the southern sector of the. Leibstandarte ss adolf hitler order of battle wikipedia. Order of battle waffenss divisions handschar 19 2nd latvian bizarre as some of these formations on this page were, however, it must be remembered that the elite ss panzer and panzergrenadier divisions represented germanys most effective troops in learn more.

In 1942, panzerabteilung ipanzerregiment 3 was removed and transfered to another unit. This is the order of battle for operation goodwood, a world war ii battle between british and german forces in normandy, france between 18 july and 20 july 1944. While all german police organizations were controlled by reichsfuhrerss heinrich himmler in his capacity as chief of german police in the interior ministry, they were not at this time considered part of the ss, nor was the polizei division on par with the other waffenss divisions. It took part in operation barbarossa, the invasion of the soviet union in june 1941, and in the winter of 194142 participated in the battle of moscow. Committed to the xix motorized corps, the 10th panzer division was committed to the southern axis of the fight, with the 1st and 2nd panzer divisions as well as infantry regiment gro. This order of battle lists the german units of armeegruppe, armee, korps, and division size as well as the chief of staff cos, as of june 6th, 1944, including the respective commanders and dates of command of all units.

Panzer divisions order of battle axis history forum. He was the commander of 2nd panzer from december 15, 1944 until march 19, 1945. The division was destroyed when the sixth army was lost in early 1943. In spring 1942 germanys need for more manpower on the eastern front demanded a maximum effort and the hungarians dispatched to the front the 2nd hungarian army with 200,000 men, consisting of nine light infantry divisions two instead of three infantry regiments each, and the pride of the honved, the 1st armored division with 83 czech lt38 panzer 38t tanks, two. In october 1941 it was renamed the 2nd panzer army. Hans valentin hube divisional hq 1228 may 1942 the second battle of kharkov was one of the costliest battles for soviet forces during the war, with almost 300,000 casualties suffered. Panzerdivision battle order battle of normandy 1944.

Full text of nafziger orders of battle collection finding. On the german side, the 7th and 17th panzer divisions took part in the tank battle, and later the 12th panzer division joined them. The division was pushed back from the gates of moscow by the massive soviet counteroffensive in the winter of 194142. Chepel using formations from group kleist and to the south from the chuguev salient employing units of 23rd and 3rd panzer divisions in order to link up with group. In january of 1944 the division was sent to southern france in order to reform after its actions in russia. At the same time, as a result of the transfer, the 2. Test of battle order of battle 15th panzer division may 1941 dr. Full text of nafziger orders of battle collection finding aid see other formats. Organization and strength of the panzer battalions fall blau summer 1942 hitler and the german general staff decided to focus the major military effort of the german army on the eastern front in the summer of 1942 in the south, with the primary objective of seizing the caucuses oil resources. After the battle of thermopylae, the 2nd panzer division entered athens together with. It began forming in the southern sector of the eastern front in late 1942, but was never completed due to the loss of its assets during the soviet counteroffensives in the battle of stalingrad, and no further attempts were made to reconstitute the division.

The bulk of our previous experience has been in the invasion 44 mod for arma 2 and the red orchestra series of games. Panzer division is a wehrmacht virtual milsim unit, for the latest armed assault title, arma iii. It took part in the campaign in the west 1940 and after spending some time guarding the border with vichy france it was transferred to the netherlands. As a part of the 7th and 17th divisions, there were approximately 300 to 400 tanks. Panzer x 1 recon battalion x 1 x 1 x 4 x 1 x 1 x 9 x 1 x 1 x 2 x 1 the 24th panzer was a brand new division formed in the early part of 1942. The division was formed in 1939 as part of the ordnungspolizei or orpo uniformed national police. A distinguished division that fought from the beginning until the very end.

This is also mainly a guideline due to changes between the orders of battle of different divisions of the same typ. The 2nd light division had itself been formed on 10th november 1938 at gera with most of its men coming from thuringia. In october 1940 the 2nd motorised infantry division was reorganized as the 12th panzer division, and in june 1941 it joined operation barbarossa, fighting in the battles of minsk and smolensk. It was a constituent part of army group centre and participated in operation barbarossa and fought in the battle of moscow in late 1941 and early 1942. It fought in poland and france before supplying panzer regiment 15 to the forming 11. General of panzer troops walter model had commanded 3rd panzer division at the start of operation barbarossa, and had become. Creation and campaigns of the ssverfuegungsdivision later reich from 1939 to 1942. Even wehrmacht raised some panzer brigades at the end of the war iirc. German panzer and motorized infantry in barbarossa1941 these consist of a generic order of battle and a separate document with specific panzer types and strengths for the different panzer divisions. Battle of kursk order of battle world war ii wiki fandom. In addition the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 8th panzer divisions had only one motorised infantry regiment vs two in every 1941 panzer division, and only the 1st, 2nd and 10th had a heavy artillery battalion vs one in every 1941 panzer division. Panzerdivision battle order july 1st 1944 battle of normandy commander. I think that they first saw action against the british on june 27th, although i am happy to be corrected on that if im wrong.

Pdf waffen ss panzer divisions 2 nd to 5 th 19231945 gustavo. At the outbreak of world war ii in september 1939, germanys armored forces the. Once complete, the division was sent to france to participate in the battle of france. Panzerdivision contained only one abteilung of panzers. A scholar of german and italian politics and strategy throughout world war ii, he is active in italy and.

After the battle of france, the ssvt was officially renamed the waffenss. Of the 154 divisions deployed against soviet union in 1941, including reserves, there were 100 infantry, 19 panzer, 11 motorised, 9 security, 5 waffenss, 4 light, 4 mountain, 1 ss police, and 1 cavalry. In the next months the division was embroiled in heavily fought defensive battles. The blitzkrieg years 193940 battle orders pier paolo battistelli on. Aufklarungsabteilung 5 was renamed as kradschutzenabteilung 24 and transfered to the 24. Following this, the division was sent into the okw reserve. Considering this fact, hitlers decision to divert 2nd panzer army southward may not have been totally incorrect.

Later it served in operation typhoon, where it was placed under operational control of the ninth army. Location of 2nd panzer division in normandy combat mission. The 7th panzer division was an armored formation of the german army in world war ii. Just footage of our reenactment group made to look real. View map of north africa this is a large file and may take some time to download go to bottom of page. Along with elements of the 15th panzer grenadier division, 9th panzer fought a bitter sixday battle with the u. Adobe pdfoob 148k adobe pdf panzer regiments 17k zipped powerpoint presentation and msword 60k. Sspanzerdivision totenkopf was one of 38 divisions of the waffenss of nazi germany during world war ii.

German orders of battle october 1943 the german orders of battle from october 4, 1943 after the surrender and occupation of italy. Boiko, in the soviet general staff, late on 4 september 1942. It took part in operation barbarossa, the invasion of the soviet union in june 1941, operating in the southern sector of the eastern front. The 2nd panzer division was created by the wehrmacht in the city of wurzburg on 15 october 1935 from two armoured regiments, the 3rd panzer regiment and the 4th panzer regiment under the control of oberst heinz guderian during the anschluss of austria by the third reich, assisted by nazi elements within austria, the division was sent to form a part. The battle of kursk was the largest tank battle to take place in world war ii. But i cant remember where i got this information was it from nafzigers book the german order of battle panzers and artillery. The following units and commanders fought in the battle of moscow from october 2, 1941 to janauary 2, 1942. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The battle began on july 4, 1943 and it ended on august 23, 1943. Panzergruppe 2 was formed in november 1940 from panzer group guderian. Panzer division was split into two kampfgruppen for action in the faidmaknassy engagements.

May 29, 2016 part of the trouble with 2nd pz is that their tanks were sometimes put under the command of other divisions e. From january 30th, 1943 to february 3rd, 1943, the 21. In 1942, panzer abteilung i panzer regiment 3 was removed and transfered to another unit. Panzer division was created in 1935, and stationed in austria after the anschluss. Panzer division arrived in tunisia, it was put under the control of 5. Waffen ss panzer divisions 2nd to 5th 19231945 1527 waffen ss panzer divisions 2nd to 5th 19231945 2527 waffen ss panzer divisions 2nd to 5th. The heavy panzer company became the heavy panzer abteilung 101 with tiger tanks.

The 27th panzer division was an incomplete armoured division of the german wehrmacht during world war ii. The two main forces were the soviet union and germany. Order of battle does differentiate itself from its rivalstablemate panzer corps is its closest competitor, though both games are published by the same company, slitherine in one key area. Formation and preparations for operation barbarossa.

Panzer, panzer grenadier, and waffen ss divisions in wwii stackpole military history series mitcham jr. Ii reenactors and we portray a german panzer division. The 7th panzer division was a german elite armored formation which participated in the battle of france where it was involved in numerous atrocities. The 384th was sent to the 3rd panzer corps, 1st panzer army, just in time to be involved in defensive fighting during the soviet offensive in the second battle of kharkov, early in the summer of 1942. The german codename for this battle was operation citadel and along with this battle being one. The 3rd panzer division was formed on 15 october 1935 from elements of the 1st and 3rd cavalry division as well as a variety of other military and police units, and was headquartered in the german capital berlin. Sspanzerdivision totenkopf was formed october 1939 from concentration camp guards of the sstotenkopfverbande with the addition of officers from the ssverfugungstruppe ssvt and men from ssheimwehr danzig. It must be noted that the german panzer division of late wwii was really what wed rather call a mechanised infantry division. General erwin rommel commanded the division, which was nicknamed the ghost division because of its speed and independent movement, which even. Jeff glasco 1 infantry stand regimental band 1 engineer stand 2 light trucks. Panzerarmee, and then used as a number of kampfgruppen in a series of successive engagements against the allies. The backbone of the heer german army was the infantry division. It was sent to army group south for the summer offensive and by the end of the year was fighting in the battle for stalingrad. In november 1942, the division was sent to the southern sector of the eastern front where it.

It participated in the battle of france, the invasion of the soviet union, the occupation of vichy france, and on the eastern front until the end of the war. Click here to view the divisional order of battle at this time. Panzer division was a formation of the wehrmacht in world war ii. Panzer abteilung tank detachment was converted to panzer v panther in spring 1944. Panzer group 2 played a significant role in the early stages of the german invasion of the soviet union during operation barbarossa in 1941 when it was a constituent part of army group centre. Panzer, panzer grenadier, and waffen ss divisions in wwii stackpole. It was pulled off the front in mid1942 and sent to refit as a panzergrenadier division.

Its name, totenkopf, is german for deaths head the skull and crossbones symbol and it is thus sometimes referred to as the deaths head division. The following answer is primarily based on paper strengths, due to the impossibility of determining reliably actual numbers at hand. He later commanded 10th army and army group c in italy. German orders of battle before the summer offensive in russia operation blue of june 24, 1942 the german orders of battle and distribution of the divisions from the wehrmacht and subordinated units of allies shortly before the summer offensive in russia operation blue, starting june 28, 1942 and the tank inventory from the beginning of the year with known numbers of tank models in the. German order of battle in the balkans campaign 1941. German land combat unit toes and actual organisation, 1941.

All infantry divisions of this wave, numbers 383 to 389, were referred to as rhine gold divisions. On 1 january 1942, the 4th panzer group was redesignated 4th panzer army. The 384th infantry division was formed during the winter of 194142, as part of the 18th wave. In world war ii, what was a typical german panzer division.

Panzer divisions 194445 battle orders paperback july 21, 2009. It was formed in november 1940 from the 16th infantry division. It was formed in 1943 onwards from training and demonstration troops lehr teach stationed in germany, to provide additional armored strength for the anticipated allied invasion of western europe. The 4th panzer army held defensive positions in the spring of 1942 and then was reinforced, refit and transferred to army group south for case blue, its offensive in southern russia. During 1942 the 7th armoured division was involved in the following battles and campaigns.

The following units and commanders fought in the battle of moscow from october 2, 1941 to january 2, 1942. Panzer division was formed in november 1938 in oppeln. After a short refit at smolensk in the summer of 1942, the division was deployed in the defence of rzhev. List of german divisions in world war ii wikipedia. Wehrmacht panzer division mid 1942 wehrmacht panzer division 1944 waffen ss panzer division 1944 unit strength in 193940 numbering system in panzer divisions strength of the most important division types of the german field army in 1939 tank strength of panzer divisions german panzer strength june of 1941 to january of 1945. Panzerdivision was a formation of the wehrmacht in world war ii. Sep 04, 2015 once complete, the division was sent to france to participate in the battle of france. In november 1942, portions of the division took part in an attempt to prevent the scuttling of the french fleet at toulon. Panzer division is a member of the tactical studies group tsg, a nonpolitical organization intended solely for the purpose of public education, and personal recreation. Actual organisation and equipment the 7th panzer division was formed on 18th october 1939 at gera to the south of leipzig from the 2nd light 2. On july 9, the 12th panzer division, consisting of 209 tanks, joined them. Panzer division was a formation of the german army in world war ii. The regiment germania was removed from the division in 1940 to form the wiking division.