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The German heavy tank battalions destroyed a total of 8,100 enemy tanks for the loss of 1,482 of their own, an overall kill/loss ratio of 5.47 though individual unit ratios ranged from 1.28 to 13. The German losses also include non-combat tank write-offs. [1] Tiger I in France.
The 512th Heavy Panzerjäger Battalion (German: Schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 512) was an independent tank destroyer battalion of the German Wehrmacht during World War II. Formed and organised during the winter of 1944 to 1945, it was active in February.
The Panzer Legions: A Guide to the German Army Tank Divisions of World War II and Their Commanders. Westport: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-31640-1. Parada, George (2004). "Panzer Divisions 1940-1945". AchtungPanzer.com. Archived from the original on 2006-01-17. Tessin, Georg (1979).
Panzer-Abteilung 40 during the advance on Murmansk, 1941. Murmansk's port was an objective for the Germans in 1941.Panzer-Abteilung 40 together with Panzer-Abteilung 211 was attached to XXXVI Mountain Corps which conducted Operation Arctic Fox (a part of Operation Silver Fox), meant to recapture the Salla region from the Soviets and then proceed eastwards and cut the Murmansk railway at ...
Nazi Germany developed numerous tank designs used in World War II.In addition to domestic designs, Germany also used various captured and foreign-built tanks. [1]German tanks were an important part of the Wehrmacht and played a fundamental role during the whole war, and especially in the blitzkrieg battle strategy.
An SS Panzer Division (German: SS-Panzerdivision, short: SS-PzDiv) was a Waffen-SS formation during World War II. The table below shows the order of battle to which an SS panzer division aspired. The table below shows the order of battle to which an SS panzer division aspired.
The organization of these three brigades was quite different from that of previous ones. The Panzer Abteilung was equipped with one battalion of Panzer IV and one battalion of Panther tanks. The Panzergrenadier component of the brigade was expanded to a full regiment with two battalions, but the detail composition of the regiment was unclear.
The 502nd Heavy Panzer Battalion (German: Schwere Panzerabteilung 502) was a German heavy tank battalion during World War II. The battalion was the first unit to receive and field the Tiger I. It fought on the Eastern front. It was one of the most successful German heavy tank battalions, claiming the destruction of 1,400 tanks and 2,000 guns.