When the Battle of the Bulge broke, the Division was shifted to Houffalize, Belgium, where it severed a vital highway leading to St. The Division breached the Siegfried Line with the capture of Rotgen, 12 September, and continued a slow advance against heavy resistance, to the vicinity of Langerwehe. Liege fell 8 September and Eupen on 11 September. Six days later (25 August) the Division had cut across the Seine River, and was streaking through Meaux, Soissons, Laon, Mons, Namur, and Liege. In August 1944, the Division participated in the heavy fighting involved in closing the Falaise Gap, pocketing the German Seventh Army. The Division broke out at Marigny and with the 1st Infantry Division swung south to Mayenne in a general exploitation of the St. The 3d Armored Division landed in Normandy and entered combat 29 June 1944, taking part in the hedgerow fighting.

This page was first created on and most recently updated on. ISBN 0-88740-915-6.Īll contents copyright © Christian Ankerstjerne 2001-2023, unless otherwise stated. Atglen, PA : Schiffer Military History, 1996. Panzertruppen 1 : The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force, 1933-1942. Der Chef der Heeresrüstung und Befehlshaber des Ersatzheeres - Stab Rüst IIc Nr.

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Because large-caliber anti-aircraft guns belonged to the Luftwaffe, losses were not recorded by the German Army. It can clearly be seen that losses rose as Soviet defenses improved. This table lists the German Army's equipment losses during the first 60 days of combat. Tank strength of the armored units participating in Barbarossa. Includes le Gep Art Beob Kw and le gep Art Mun Tr Kw

Of which 690 with machine gun and 238 with 2 cm Kw K Of which 81 were combat vehicles and 12 were command vehicles. Total stock of tracked and half-tracked vehicles on 1 June 1941. 40, and Panzer-Abteilung (F) 102.Ĭompare the number of tanks available for the invasion listed below with the total number of tanks availble to Germany on 1 June 1941: The number of tanks available is not know for Panzer-Abteilung 211, Panzer-Abteilung z.b.V. On average, each division had 191 tanks, of which 11 were command tanks, but the number varied from 143 tanks of 9. By Christian Ankerstjerne - Last modified ContentsĪ total of 17 German tank divisions took part in the initial invasion of Russia.

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