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Panzer Divisions 1944-45
by Battistelli, Pier PaoloISBN13:
9781846034060
ISBN10:
184603406X
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Paperback
Pub. Date:
7/21/2009
Publisher(s):
Osprey Pub Co
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Summary
This volume provides a detailed examination on the late-war changes to the German Army Panzer forces and the formation of new units, from the collapse on the Eastern Front, through operations on the Western Front in Normandy and the Ardennes, to the final battle for Berlin in 1945. The major organizational changes that took place in this intensive period are examined, together with the adaptation of German armoured doctrine, tactics, and the command. Details of unit histories and operations, illustrated in colour maps, are also provided in this packed treatment.
Author Biography
Pier Paolo Battistelli earned his PhD in military history at the University of Padua. A scholar of German and Italian politics and strategy throughout World War II, he is active in Italy and abroad writing titles and essays on military history subjects. A contributor to the Italian Army Historical Office, he is currently revising his PhD thesis for publication: The War of the Axis: German and Italian Military Partnership in World War Two, 1939-1943.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 4 |
| Combat mission | p. 5 |
| Doctrine and training | p. 6 |
| Unit organization | p. 8 |
| From 1943 to 1944 | |
| Divisional Headquarters | |
| The Panzer Regiment | |
| Panzergrenadier units | |
| Panzeraufklärungs Abteilung | |
| Panzerjäger Abteilung | |
| Artillery | |
| Panzer Pionier Bataillon | |
| Communications and replacements | |
| Divisional supply and services | |
| The 1945 Panzer Division | |
| Tactics | p. 46 |
| Salerno, 13-14 September 1943 (16. Panzer Division) | |
| Gorodok, 21-27 November 1943 (20. Panzer Division) | |
| Cherkassy, 16-17 February 1944 (1. Panzer Division) | |
| Targul-Frumos, 2 May 1944 (24. Panzer Division) | |
| St. Lo, 11 July 1944 (Panzer Lehr Division) | |
| Caen, 18 July 1944 (21. Panzer Division) | |
| Arracourt, 25-29 September 1944 (11. Panzer Division) | |
| Nyiregyhaza, 26 October 1944 (1. and 23. Panzer Divisions) | |
| Hürtgen Forest, 2-9 November 1944 (116. Panzer Division) | |
| Celles-Rochefort, 23-26 December 1944 (Panzer Lehr, 2. Panzer Division) | |
| Wissembourg, 8-9 January 1945 (21. Panzer Division) | |
| Stuhlweissenburg, 20-21 January 1945 (1. Panzer Division) | |
| Weapons and equipment | p. 70 |
| Command, control, communications and intelligence | p. 81 |
| The German command system | |
| The use of Kampfgruppen and the command system | |
| Unit status | p. 85 |
| Lessons learned | p. 91 |
| Abbreviations and glossary | p. 92 |
| Bibliography | p. 93 |
| Key to vehicle silhouette identification | p. 94 |
| Index | p. 95 |
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