Panzer-Grenadier-Division Großdeutschland

The Panzer Grenadier Division Großdeutsch-land[notes 1] (also commonly referred to simply asGroßdeutschland[notes 2] or Grossdeutschland orGroßdeutschland Division or GrossdeutschlandDivision or Panzergrenadier Division Grossdeutsch-land) was an elite combat unit of the German Army(Heer) that fought on the Eastern Front in World WarII. The Großdeutschland was considered to be a premierunit of the German Army and as such it was one of thebest-equipped units of the army, receiving equipmentbefore almost all other units.

1 History

The unit originally started out as a ceremonial guard unitin the 1920s and by the late 1930s had grown into a regi-ment of the German Army. The regiment would later beexpanded and renamed Infantry Division Großdeutsch-land in 1942, and after significant reorganization wasrenamed Panzergrenadier Division Großdeutschland inMay 1943. And later in November 1944, while the di-vision retained its status as a panzergrenadier division,some of its subordinate units were expanded to divisionalstatus, and the whole group of divisions were reorganizedas Panzerkorps Großdeutschland.

1.1 Early history

The roots of the unit go back to 1921 when the guardunit of the city of Berlin (Wachregiment Berlin) wascreated. The unit was used for ceremonial and repre-sentative duties such as parades and guard duties in thecapital. The unit was later reformed as Kommando derWachtruppe[notes 3]. The unit grew in size, function andresponsibility throughout the 1930s. In the first week of1939, Hitler ordered that the unit be renamed Infanterie-Regiment Großdeutschland.[notes 4] The unit was nowa permanent cadre, and unlike other regiments of theGerman Army (which were raised from a particular re-gion), the recruits of the Großdeutschland were to bedrawn from across the nation. The unit was officially ac-tivated on 14 June 1939, and the occasion was marked bya parade through the streets of the capital.The regiment saw action in France in 1940. It was at-tached to Panzer Group 2 in the opening phases of Bar-barossa, and was nearly annihilated in the vicious fightingoutside ofMoscow in late 1941. On the last day of Febru-

ary 1942, Rifle Battalion Großdeutschland (all that wasleft of the original regiment) was disbanded and two bat-talions formed a new Großdeutschland Regiment out ofreinforcements arriving from Neuruppin. The Regimentlater moved to Orel after, and on 1 Apr 1942, arising outof the need for newmotorized formations for the summeroffensives of 1942, an announcement was made at a regi-mental parade at Rjetschiza: “Effective immediately, theformer Infantry Regiment Großdeutschland is expandedto the Infantry Division Großdeutschland.”[1]

1.2 Infanterie-Division Großdeutschland(mot.)

Main article: Infantry Regiment GroßdeutschlandWhile resting and refitting near Orel, the Infantry Reg-

Map courtesy of deutschesoldaten.com.

iment Großdeutschland reorganized and expanded tobecome Infanterie-Division Großdeutschland (mot.).The existing Regiment became Infanterie-RegimentGroßdeutschland 1, and was joined by the newly formed

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Infanterie-Regiment Großdeutschland 2. Supportingunits in the form of a Panzer battalion, an assault gunbattalion and increased flak, artillery and engineers wereadded with the upgrade to divisional status.After the reorganization, the Großdeutschland Divisionwas assigned to XLVIII. Panzerkorps during the openingphases of Fall Blau, the assault on Stalingrad. The divi-sion took part in the successful attacks to cross the upperDon river and to capture Voronezh. In August, the di-vision was pulled back to the north bank of the Donetsand held as a mobile reserve and fire-brigade counter-attack force. During the combined Soviet winter offen-sives Operation Uranus and Operation Mars, the Divisionwas involved in heavy winter fighting near Rzhev. TheDivision sustained heavy losses in the Rzhev salient, ef-fectively making the division combat ineffective. It waspulled out of the lines and refitted.

Distinctive unit markings of the Panzer Battalion Großdeutsch-land Division based on photos taken in September 1942 ofPzKpfw IVs of the Panzer Abteilung “Großdeutschland Division”.Courtesy deutschesoldaten.com.

1.3 Kharkov

In January–February 1943, Großdeutschland andXLVIII.Panzerkorps, along with the II SS Panzer Corpstook part in the Third Battle of Kharkov. The divisionfought alongside the 1.SS Division Leibstandarte SSAdolf Hitler, 2.SS Division Das Reich and 3.SS DivisionTotenkopf during these battles. After the fall of Kharkov,the Großdeutschland was again pulled back and refitted.

1.4 Panzer Grenadier DivisionGroßdeutschland

In May 1943, with the addition of armoured personnelcarriers and Tigers the division was redesignated PanzerGrenadier Division Großdeutschland,[2] though in re-ality it now had more armoured vehicles than most fullstrength panzer divisions.

1.5 Operation Citadel

The newly re-equipped division was subordinated to theXLVIII Panzer Corps (which is part of Fourth PanzerArmy commanded by Hermann Hoth), and was to play amajor role alongside the II SS Panzer Corps in Operation

Großdeutschland Division soldiers, Kursk, July 1943

Citadel - the German offensive to sever the Kursk salient.During the buildup period, a brigade of two battalionsequipped with the new tanks, Panther Ausf. D, was inte-grated into the OOB of Großdeutschland Division. Afterthe launch of Operation Citadel, the division was heavilyengaged in the fight to penetrate the southern shoulder ofthe salient. The new Panthers were plagued by techni-cal problems, suffering from engine fires and mechanicalbreakdowns, with many becoming disabled before reach-ing the battlefield. The Großdeutschland Division did nottake part in the tank battle of Prokhorovka, and the Pan-ther tanks were not engaged as most were broken downby the time the battle started. The division fought on untilit was pulled back to Tomarovka on 18 July 1943.

1.6 Defensive battles after OperationCitadel

After the Kursk offensive was cancelled, the division wastransferred back to Heeresgruppe Mitte, and resumed itsrole as mobile reserve. The Tiger tank company wasexpanded to an entire battalion, becoming the III. Bat-talion of the Panzer Regiment. Großdeutschland sawheavy fighting around Karachev before being transferredback to XLVIII Panzer Corps in late August. For therest of 1943, Großdeutschland was engaged in the fight-ing withdrawal from the eastern Ukraine, taking partin battles around Kharkov, Belgorod, and finally on theDnieper, ending the year fighting strong enemy forcesnearMichurin-Rog, east of Krivoi-Rog. It was during thisperiod that the division earned the nickname die Feuer-wehr (The Fire Brigade).

1.7 Activities in 1944

Großdeutschland continued fighting in the area of Krivoi-Rog early in January 1944 until it was transferred west forrest and refit. During this period, 1./Panzer Regiment 26(Panther) joined the Panzer Regiment Großdeutschland,and Großdeutschland’s I. Bataillon moved to France torefit and train with the new tanks; they did not rejoin the

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Division until after the Normandy invasion.Over the next months, the division continued movingfrom crisis-point to crisis-point across the front. PanzerRegimentGroßdeutschland saw action in the battles to re-lieve the Cherkassy pocket in late January 1944 while therest of the division was involved in heavy fighting fromthe Dniester to Northern Bessarabia. On 4 March 1944the First, Second and Third Ukrainian Fronts launcheda major attack on the north, central and southern flanksof Army Group South, and Großdeutschland moved toKirovgrad, bolstering weak parts of the line until with-drawn to Rovnoye to the southwest. On 16 March thedivision began the move to the Dniester River, and by theend of March had entered Romania.In April 1944, Großdeutschland, as a part ofLVII.Panzerkorps, fought defensive battles near Iaşi,including the First Battle of Târgu Frumos, slowlyretreating to Târgul Frumos in Moldavia. Fighting inthe region raged for over a month. A renewed Sovietoffensive began on 2 May, aimed at breaking throughGroßdeutschland and onto the Romanian oil fields. Thedefensive action at the Second Battle of Târgu Frumoswas the focus of several NATO studies during the ColdWar.In mid May, the infantry and reconnaissance componentsof the division were equipped with armored personnelcarriers (Schützenpanzerwagen) and other armoured ve-hicles. The Füsilier regiments were downsized from fourbattalions to three. The division was then sent back to thefront, where it was involved in the fighting around PodulIloaiei. After a brief rest in early July, the division wasagain committed to heavy fighting in northern Romania.In late July, the division was transferred to East Prussia.Over the next months, Großdeutschland was involved inheavy fighting in both East Prussia, including a successfulcounter-attack on Wilkowischken and the Baltic States,suffering large casualties in both men and material. Thedivision was nearly annihilated during the battles in theMemel bridgehead.

1.8 Panzer Corps Großdeutschland

Main article: Panzerkorps GroßdeutschlandIn November 1944, while the division retained its sta-tus as a Panzergrenadier division, several attached unitswere expanded to divisional status, and the PanzerkorpsGroßdeutschland[notes 5] was formed.The Corps was made up of primarily two Divisions -Großdeutschland and the Brandenburg Division whichhave its origins strongly linked to the Großdeutschland.By March 1945, the Panzer Grenadier DivisionGroßdeutschland had been reduced to around 4,000men. These escaped by ferry from the collapsing Memelbridgehead. They landed at Pillau and were put straightback into combat. By 25 April 1945, the division ceased

Panzers of the division in Romania, 1944

to exist, having been completely destroyed in the battlesaround Pillau. Of the survivors only a few hundredwere able to make their way to Schleswig-Holstein andsurrendered to British forces. The majority of the menwere left behind and were forced to surrender to theRussians where they often faced death or an indefiniteamount of time in Soviet labor camps.Panzer Grenadier Division Kurmark had been createdout of Großdeutschland remnants in early 1945 and hadfought throughout the last months of the war. Men ofboth the Brandenburg and Kurmark units were entitled towear Großdeutschland insignia.

2 List of commanders

• Oberstleutnant Wilhelm-Hunold von Stockhausen,July 1939 - Feb 1940

• Oberstleutnant Gerhard Graf von Schwerin, Feb1940 - Mar 1940

• Oberst Wilhelm-Hunold von Stockhausen, Mar1940 - August 1941

• OberstWalter Hörnlein, August 1941 - April 1942

• Generalmajor Walter Hörnlein, April 1942 - April1944

• Generalleutnant Hasso von Manteuffel, 1 February1944 - August 1944

• Generalmajor Karl Lorenz, 1 September 1944 tillend of war

3 Personal accounts

The unit became known in the West through the bookThe Forgotten Soldier, by the Alsatian veteran, Guy Sajer(a pseudonym), who served as a volunteer. The bookwas first published in 1967 in France as Le Soldat Oublié.While the historical accuracy of Sajer’s autobiographical

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work has been questioned, it nevertheless offers a vividand moving account of the horrors of war on the EasternFront.A more recent account was written by Alfred Nowotny,entitled The Good Soldier, which focuses on both hisexperiences in Panzerfüsilier Regiment Großdeutschlandfrom 1944, but also his captivity in the Soviet Union afterthe German surrender. Jurgen Herbst, emeritus professorof history at the University ofWisconsin, recounts his ex-perience as a young volunteer who joined the Division in1945 in his book Requiem for a German Past.

4 War crimes

The book German Army and Genocide (ISBN 1-56584-525-0) mentions the following incident, from the invasionof Yugoslavia:

When one German soldier was shot andone seriously wounded in Pancevo, Wehrma-cht soldiers and the Waffen SS rounded upabout 100 civilians at random...the town com-mander, Lt. Col. Fritz Bandelow conductedthe Court’s Martial...The presiding judge, SS-Sturmbannführer Rudolf Hoffmann sentenced36 of those arrested to death. On April 21,1941, four of the civilians were the first to beshot...On the following day eighteen victimswere hanged in a cemetery and fourteen morewere shot at the cemetery wall by an executionsquad of the Wehrmacht’s Großdeutschlandregiment.—German Army and Genocide, page 42

Part of the photographic presentation for the book in-cludes a photo where the Großdeutschland cuff title onthe officer is clearly visible. The official Großdeutschlandhistory by Helmuth Spaeter mentions that only “draco-nian measures were occasionally required to halt lootingby the civilian population” in Belgrade. The events of 21April in Pancevo are not discussed directly, though manyreferences are made to “security duties” in Yugoslavia.The subject of Grossdeutschland’s complicity in warcrimes was the subject of the book by Omer Bartov TheEastern Front, 1941–45, German Troops, and the Bar-barization of Warfare (1986, ISBN 0-312-22486-9).

5 Organization and structure

5.1 Insignia

Members of the Grossdeutschland wore an intertwinedGD on the shoulder straps and a cuff title. Some exam-ples of the green cuff title worn by Infantry Regiment

The “Großdeutschland” cuff title

Großdeutschland were still seen late in the war, but themost common title was the pattern introduced in 1940,with Sütterlin script on a black backing. All divisionalelements were granted this cuff title. As an army forma-tion, Grossdeutschland wore their cuff title on the rightsleeve.

5.2 Order of Battle as of September 1943[3]

5.2.1 Divisional Headquarters

Divisional Staff (32 Officers, 143 NCOs and enlisted)

• Divisional Commander.

maps and the divisional war diary, liaison with neighbour-ing units, and structuring component units of the division.

• Ib (II General Staff Officer) (Supply and Adminis-tration) Directed the supply and workshop units ofthe division, field police, provost marshall and fieldpost office units.

• O2 (1st Assistant Adjutant) Assisted the Ib and han-dled the organization of all back line services.

• Ib/WuG (Waffen und Geräte - Weapons and Equip-ment). Responsible for replacement, repair, supply,

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and maintenance of ammunition, weapons and non-specialized equipment.

• Ib/Kfz (Divisional Engineer). Provided for replace-ment and supply of motor vehicles, spare parts, tires,fuel, etc. as well as traffic control, the workshopcompanies, fuel points and columns.

• Ic (III General Staff Officer). Intelligence. Re-sponsible for interrogation of POWs, radio interceptwork, etc.

• O3 (Third Assistant Adjutant). Assisted the Ic,oversaw map unit and interpreters at division HQ.

• Id (Training)

• IIa (Adjutant) Handled administration such as lossand casualty reports, rosters, etc. as well as admin-istration relating to officers - replacements, promo-tions, decorations, leaves, punishment.

• IIb (Division Assistant Adjutant) Handled adminis-trative matters described above regarding the NCOsand men and oversaw the divisional orderly room.

• III (Chief of Feldjustizamt Grossdeutschland - le-gal branch). In charge of divisional courts-martial,civilian relations, legal matters.

• IVa (Head of Intendantur). Supplies, clothing, med-ical, dental, pay matters, canteens, housekeepingneeds, etc.

• IVb (Divisional Surgeon) Commanded the medicalservices simultaneous with this position, responsiblefor sanitation and hygiene, movement and treatmentof sick and injured soldiers, procurement and main-tenance of medical equipment.

• IVz (Divisional Paymaster)

• IVe (Chief Chaplain). While regular divisions had2 chaplains (one Catholic, one Protestant) Gross-deutschland was forbidden from having chaplainsafter holding mass at Notre Dame in 1940. Divi-sional level chaplain support was provided as neededfrom the Corps level.

• Map Section. Eight men charged with reproducingmaps, overprinting captured maps, shot diagramsfor the divisional artillery, etc. (Under O3, Divi-sions Assistant Nachrichten Officer)

• Headquarters Company (under Divisions O4)

5.2.2 Divisional Escort Company

On formation of Grossdeutschland as a PanzergrenadierDivision, a 219-man Divisional Escort Company wasadded to Divisional headquarters. Modelled after the es-cort companies of Waffen SS Divisions, this unit was in-tended to guard divisional headquarters, serve as a mobile

reserve, and was in essence a small battle group suited toall operational circumstances. It included, according tovarying sources, some or all of the following:

• Rifle Platoon

• Motorcycle Platoon

• Heavy Machinegun/Mortar Platoon

• Infantry Platoon

• Heavy Anti-Tank Platoon

• Self-Propelled Flak Platoon

• Mixed Anti-Tank (Panzerjäger) Platoon.

5.2.3 Feldgendarmerie (Military Police)

Military Police Troop - Numbering one platoon of men,the Military Police detachment (recruited like the restof the Army’s MPs from civilian police) were equippedwith light cars and motorcycles. Almost all military po-licemen not holding officer rank were NCOs (Unterof-fizier or higher) excepting some drivers, in order to pro-vide authority for their duties - including maintenance ofdiscipline, but most importantly collection of prisonersand traffic control duties. Grossdeutschland had severalhundred motorized vehicles which had to be moved overgreat distances both rapidly and efficiently.

5.2.4 Kriegsberichter (War Correspondent Pla-toon)

Responsible for recruitment and propaganda literature.Grossdeutschland was unusual in having its own corre-spondents permanently assigned to the division.

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5.2.5 Panzer Grenadier Regiment Grossdeutsch-land

Mechanised troops of Großdeutschland, Russia 1943

Großdeutschland mortar position, Russia 1943

• Regimental Headquarters

• Headquarters Company• signals platoon• pioneer platoon• motorcycle platoon

• I. (SPW) Battalion (At the beginning of June 1943,83 SPWhalftracks arrived to equip the first battalionof the Grenadier Regiment.)

• Headquarters• 1. Company

• Headquarters• Rifle Platoon - light anti-tank ri-fle team, three squads, each with 2LMGs

• Rifle Platoon• Rifle Platoon• Heavy Platoon - 4 HMGs, two 81mm mortars, heavy anti-tank rifleteam

• 2. Company - as above• 3. Company - as above• 4. (MG) Company

• HQ Platoon• Mortar Platoon• Light Infantry Support Platoon

• 5. (Heavy) Company

• II. (Motorized) Battalion

• 6. Company - as 1 above• 7. Company - as 1 above• 8. Company - as 1 above• 9. (MG) Company - as 4 above• 10. (Heavy) Company - as 5 above

• III. (Motorized) Battalion

• 11. Company - as 1 above• 12. Company - as 1 above• 13. Company - as 1 above• 14. (MG) Company - as 4 above• 15. (Heavy) Company - as 5 above

• IV. (Heavy) Battalion

• 16. (FlaK) Company• 17. (Infantry Gun) Company• 18. (Panzerjäger) Company

• 1st Platoon self-propelled

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5.2.6 Panzerfüsilier Regiment Grossdeutschland

As for Panzergrenadier Regiment Grossdeutschland,above

• Regimental Headquarters

• I. Battalion• II. Battalion• III. Battalion• IV. (Heavy) Battalion

5.2.7 Artillerie-Regiment Großdeutschland

A Großdeutschland soldier operating a flak rangefinder

• Regimental Headquarters

• HQ Battery

Großdeutschland artillery position, Russia 1943

• Observation Battery• Self-propelled light FlaK platoon

• I. Battalion

• Headquarters Battery and Signals Platoon• 1. Battery - 4 x l. FH. 18 (105 mm) howitzers• 2. Battery - 4 x l. FH. 18 (105 mm) howitzers• 3. Battery - 4 x s. FH. (150 mm) 18 howitzers

• II. Battalion

• Headquarters Battery and Signals Platoon• 4. Battery - 6 xWespe SP (105mm) howitzers• 5. Battery - 6 xWespe SP (105mm) howitzers• 6. Battery - 6 x Hummel (150 mm) howitzers

• III. Battalion

• Headquarters Battery and Signals Platoon• 7. Battery - 4 x s. FH. (150 mm) 18 howitzers• 8. Battery - 4 x s. FH. (150 mm) 18 howitzers• 9. Battery - 4 x K 18 10 cm guns

• IV. Battalion - formed upon reorganization

• Headquarters Battery and Signals Platoon• 10. Battery - 105 mm howitzers• 11. Battery - 105 mm howitzers• 12 Battery - 6 x Nebelwerfer

• Armoured Observation Battery

• Sound Ranging Platoon

• 2 x Flash Spotting Platoon

• Survey Platoon

• Warning Platoon

• 2 x Analysis Platoons

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Großdeutschland Flakvierling quadmount anti-aircraft gun,November 1943

5.2.8 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion Gross-deutschland

Reorganizations in June 1943 involved renumbering the3.7 FlaK batteries 1 and 2, and the addition of 6 Battery

• 1. Battery - 3.7 cm self-propelled

• 2. Battery - 3.7 cm self-propelled

• 3. Battery - 4 x 8.8 cm - halftracked prime movers

• 4. Battery - 4 x 8.8 cm - halftracked prime movers

• 5. Battery - 4 x 8.8 cm - halftracked prime movers

• 6. Battery - Quadruple anti-aircraft guns

5.2.9 Panzerjäger (Anti-Tank) Battalion“Großdeutschland”

• 1. (Self Propelled) Company

• 1. Platoon - 3 x Marder• 2. Platoon - 3 x Marder• 3. Platoon - 3 x Marder

• 2. Company

• 4 x 5cm PaK 38 AT gun• 4 x 5 cm PaK 38 AT gun• 4 x 5 cm PaK 38 AT gun

• 3. Company

• 4 x 5 cm PaK 38 AT gun• 4 x 5 cm PaK 38 AT gun• 4 x 5 cm PaK 38 AT gun

5.2.10 Panzer Aufklärungs (Armoured Reconnais-sance) Battalion Grossdeutschland

Kradschützen (motorcycles) and light armoured vehicles ofGroßdeutschland, during Operation Bagration, August 1944

Upon expansion to a panzergrenadier Division, this bat-talion adopted golden-yellow waffenfarbe and cavalry tra-ditions for all its companies.

• Battalion HQ

• 8 motorcycles• 2 Kfz 15 cars• 1 Sd Kfz 247 armoured car

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Großdeutschland radio vehicles and others, 1942

Lieutenant of Division “Großdeutschland” with Sturmpistole,1943

• Battalion Maint Det - 1 motorcycle/sidecar, 1car (2/40), 1 light car, 2 x 3ton trucks

• Battalion train - 1 motorcycle, 2 light cars, 1Kfz 15 car, 2 light trucks, 2 medium trucks, 1medium (33 seat) bus

• Signal Platoon• HQ Section - 1 mc, 1 mc with sidecar, 1Kfz 15 car

• 2 x pack radio sections “b” each with Kfz2

• 1 light armoured radio section “b” with 1armoured car Sd Kfz 260

• 4 x light armoured radio section “c” with1 armoured car Sd Kfz 261

• 3 x med armoured radio section “b” eachwith 1 car (Kfz 15) and 1 armoured carSd Kfz 263

• 1. (Armd Car) Squadron• Squadron HQ - 2 motorcycles, 5 motor-cycle/sidecars, 1 Kfz 15 car

• HeavyArmouredCar platoon - 3 x SdKfz231, 3 x Sd Kfz 232

• Light Armoured Car Platoon - 4 x Sd Kfz222, 2 x Sd Kfz 223

• Light Armoured Car Platoon - 4 x Sd Kfz222, 2 x Sd Kfz 223

• Light Armoured Car Platoon - 4 x Sd Kfz222, 2 x Sd Kfz 223

• Maintenance Section - 1mc/sidecar, 1 car(2/40) 2 x 2 ton truck

• Squadron Train - 1 Kfz 15 car, 3 x 2 tontruck, 1 med truck, 3 ton truck

• 2. (Armd Recon) Squadron• Squadron HQ - 4 motorcycles, 1mc/sidecar, 2 x SPW 250/3

• Recon Platoon• HQ Sec - SPW 250, SPW 250/10• Squad - 2 x SPW 250/1• Squad - as above• Squad - as above• Squad - 2 x LMG

• Recon Platoon - as above• Recon Platoon - as above• Heavy Platoon

• HQ section - mc, SPW 250/1• HMG section - 3 x SPW 250/1, 2 xHMG

• HMG section - as above• Mtr section - 2 x SPW 250/7, 2SPW 250/7 without mortar (ammocarrier?)

• Maintenance Section - 1 mc/sidecar, 2 x2 ton trucks, 1 Kfz 10 halftrack, 1 x LMG

• Squadron train -Kfz 15 car, 2 ton truck,med truck, 2 x 3 ton truck

• 3. (Recon) Squadron (Volkswagen)• Squadron HQ - 4 motorcycles, 2 x Kubel-wagen (Kfz 1)

• Recon Platoon• HQ section - 1 mc, 1 x Kubel (Kfz1), 1 anti-tank rifle

• Squad - 4 x Kubel• Squad - as above• Squad - as above

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• Recon Squad - 2 x LMG• Recon Platoon - as above• Recon Platoon - as above• Heavy Platoon

• HQ section - mc, 3 x Kubel• HMG sec - 7 x Kubel, 2 x HMG• HMG sec - as above• Mortar sec - 3 x trucks (Kfz 70) and2 mortars (81 mm)

• Maintenance Section - 1mc/sidecar, 1 car(2/40)

• Squadron train - Kubel (Kfz 1), 2 tontruck, med truck, 3 ton truck

• 4. (Recon) Squadron (Volkswagen) - As above• 5. (Heavy) Squadron

• Squadron HQ 3 x mc, 2 x mc/sidecar, 1Kfz 15• Light telephone sec - 1 Kfz 15• Maintenance section - mc/sidecar, 1car (2/40)

• Anti-Tank Platoon - HQ sec - mc,mc/sidecar, Kfz 15• Ammo sec - 2 Sd Kfz 10 halftracks,2 ammo trailers

• Gun sect - 3 Sd Kfz 10 halftracks, 3x 50 mmAnti-Tank guns, 3 x LMG

• Pionier Platoon - HQ sec - mc,mc/Sidecar, Kfz 15, 2 x 2 ton truck• 4 x Engineer section (each with 2ton truck)

• 1 x Engineer section with LMG• Anti-Tank gun sec - mc/sidecar, 3 xKfz 70 truck, 3 x 28 mm ATG, 3 xLMG

• Infantry Gun Platoon HQ sec - 1 mc,1 mc/sidecar, 1 Kfz 69 truck• Ammo sec - Kfz 69 truck, ammotrailer

• Gun sec - 2 x Kfz 69 trucks, 2 light75 mm Infantry guns

• Squadron train - Kfz 15, 2 ton truck, medtruck, 3 ton truck• Motorized light column• Column HQ - 3 x motorcycle, 4 xmc/sidecar, Kfz 15, 3 x LMG

• 1 Section - mc, 5 x 2 ton truck• 2 Section - 4 x medium truck• Column train - mc/sidecar, 2 xmedium truck

5.2.11 Panzer (Tank) Regiment “Großdeutsch-land”

• Regimental Headquarters

Oberst Karl Lorenz Commander of the “Großdeutschland” regi-ment, meeting with the crew of a Panther in south Russia

Großdeutschland troops training in a Panzer IV, November 1943

• HQ Company - 17 x PzKpfw IV• I. Battalion

• Battalion Headquarters Company - 17 xPzKpfw IV

• 1. Company• HQ Platoon - 3 x PzKpfw V (Pan-ther)

• 1. Platoon - 5 x PzKpfw V• 2. Platoon - 5 x PzKpfw V• 3. Platoon - 5 x PzKpfw V

• 2. Company• HQ Platoon - 3 x PzKpfw IV• 1. Platoon - 5 x PzKpfw IV• 2. Platoon - 5 x PzKpfw IV• 3. Platoon - 5 x PzKpfw IV

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• 3. Company• 4. Company

• II. Battalion (raised February 1943) as per I.Battalion• Battalion Headquarters Company• 5. Company• 6. Company• 7. Company• 8. Company

Tiger of III Battalion, Russia, September 1943

• • III. Battalion (joined Division August 1943)• Battalion Headquarters• Headquarters Company - signals platoon,scout platoon (motorcycles), pioneer pla-toon (2 x SPW, 4 trucks), flak platoonwith 4 x quadruple guns, reconnaissanceplatoon with 7 x SPW• 9. Company - 14 Tigers• 10. Company −14 Tigers• 11. Company - 14 Tigers

• Heavy Workshop Company

• Maintenance Platoon - 3 Ton Trucks

5.2.12 Sturmpionier (Assault Pioneer) Battalion“Großdeutschland”

Großdeutschland Sturmpionier with flamethrower, November1943

• Headquarters

• 1. Company - 219 Officers and Men• 1 Platoon• 2 Platoon• 3 (Storm boat) Platoon - 27 assault boats

This company was outfitted with armoured personnel car-riers after Kursk.

• • 2. Company - 219 Officers and Men• 1 Platoon• 2 Platoon• 3 (Storm boat) Platoon - 27 assault boats

• 3.Company - 219 Officers and Men• 1 Platoon• 2 Platoon• 3 (Storm boat) Platoon - 27 assault boats

• “K” Type Bridging Column - Transported “K”type bridges - assembly responsibility of thecompanies above.

• Light Pioneer Column• detachment of SS - 10 SS snipers

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Großdeutschland StuG IIIs on parade, April 1943

5.2.13 Sturmgeschütz (Assault Gun) Battalion“Großdeutschland”

Formed from 16th Company, Infantry Regiment Gross-deutschland and the 192nd Assault Gun Battalion.

• Headquarters

• 1. Battery - also includes Sd Kfz 252 or 250/6 am-munition carrier - 6 x StuG III (7.5 cm StuK gun)

• 2. Battery - also includes Sd Kfz 252 or 250/6 am-munition carrier - 6 x StuG III (7.5 cm StuK gun)

• 3. Battery - also includes Sd Kfz 252 or 250/6 am-munition carrier - 6 x StuG III (7.5 cm StuK gun)

5.2.14 Panzer Nachrichten (Armoured Signals)Battalion “Großdeutschland”

Formed from IR Grossdeutschland Signals Company andremnants of 309th Signals Battalion

• Telephone Company

• Radio Company

5.2.15 Medical Battalion “Großdeutschland”

A Großdeutschland medical soldier tends to a wound, Russia1942

• Medical Company

• Heavy Platoon• Light Platoon• Pharmacy• Dental Station

• Medical Company

• Heavy Platoon

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• Light Platoon• Pharmacy• Dental Station

• Grossdeutschland Field Hospital

• 1. Ambulance Platoon• 2. Ambulance Platoon• 3. Ambulance Platoon

5.2.16 Supply Services

Field Post Office

Formed from IR Grossdeutschland Supply Services

• Supply Services - 18 columns

• Field Workshop Company

• Field Workshop Company

• Field Workshop Company

• Replacement Parts Company

• Armourer-Artificer Platoon

• Administrative Services

• Bakery Company

• Butcher Company

• Division Ration Office

• Field Post Office

Großdeutschland troops unloading a supply truck

6 Commanding officers

7 Notes[1] Großdeutschland means “greater Germany” or “united

Germany

[2] The formation went through various stages of expansion,reorganization and name changes, but “Großdeutschland”stayed through all the changes

[3] Literally "Guard Troop Command"

[4] Often simply referred to as Infantry Regiment Gross-deutschland or Infantry Regiment Großdeutschland

[5] literal-translated as Panzer Corps Großdeutschland

8 References[1] Spaeter, Helmuth. History of the Panzerkorps

Großdeutschland Volume I. Page 290

[2] Wolfgang Schneider (2005). Tigers In Combat II. p. 21.Retrieved 12 May 2013.

[3] Sharpe, Michael and Brian L. Davis Grossdeutschland:Guderian’s Eastern Front Elite, p. 39

9 Printed references• Herbst, Jurgen (2002). Requiem for a German Past.Madison,WI, USA: University of Wisconsin Press.ISBN 978-0-299-16414-0.

• Jung, Hans Joachim (c. 1990s). The History ofPanzerregiment “Grossdeutschland” (English Trans-lation). Winnipeg, Canada: J.J. Fedorowicz. ISBN0-921991-51-7.

• de Lannoy, François and Jean-Claude PerrigaultLa division Grossdeutschland (“The Grossdeutsch-land Division from Regiment to Panzerkorps 1939-1945”) French edition, Editions Heimdal

14 10 EXTERNAL LINKS

• Lee, Cyrus A. Soldat: The World War Two Ger-man Army Combat Uniform Collector’s Guide (Vol-ume V: Uniforms and Insignia of Panzerkorps Gross-deutschland 1939-1945) (Pictorial Histories Pub-lishing Company, Missoula, MT, 1993) ISBN 0-929521-76-5

• Lucas, James (1978). Germany’s Elite Panzer Force:Grossdeutschland. London: Macdonald and Jane’s.ISBN 0354011650.

• McGuirl, Thomas & Remy Spezzano (1997). God,Honor, Fatherland: A photo history of Panzer-grenadier Division “Grossdeutschland” on the East-ern Front. 1942 - 1944. Southbury (Connecticut,USA). ISBN 0-9657584-0-0.

• Novotny, Alfred (2002). The good soldier: fromAustrian social democracy to communist captivitywith a soldier of Panzer-Grenadier Division Gross-deutschland. Bedford, Pa: Aberjona Press. ISBN0966638999.

• Quarrie, Bruce (1977). Panzer-Grenadier Division,Grossdeutschland. London, UK: Osprey PublishingGroup. ISBN 0850450551.

• Scheibert, Horst (Bruce Culver Editor) PanzerGrenadier Division Grossdeutschland (English ver-sion by Squadron Signal Publications, Carrollton,TX, 1987) ISBN 978-0-89747-061-2

• Sharpe, Michael and Brian L. Davis GROSS-DEUTSCHLAND: Guderian’s Eastern Front Elite,Compendium Publishing Ltd, 2001 ISBN 0-7110-2854-0.

• Solarz, Jacek. Division/Korps “Großdeutschland”1943-1945 Vol. I and II. (Polish/English editionby Wydawnictwo “Militaria”, Warsaw, 2005) ISBN83-7219-237-5

• Spaeter, Helmuth (1992). The History of the Panz-erkorps Großdeutschland Vol I. Winnipeg, Canada:J.J. Fedorowicz. ISBN 0-921991-12-6.

• Spaeter, Helmuth (1995). The History of the Panz-erkorps Großdeutschland Vol II. Winnipeg, Canada:J.J. Fedorowicz. ISBN 0-921991-27-4.

• Spaeter, Helmuth (2000). The History of the Panz-erkorps Großdeutschland Vol III.Winnipeg, Canada:J.J. Fedorowicz. ISBN 0-921991-50-9.

• Spaeter, Helmuth (1990). Panzerkorps Gross-deutschland: A Pictorial History. Pennsylvania,USA: Schiffer Books. ISBN 0-88740-245-3.

10 External links

Grossdeutschland: Von der Wachtruppe zum Panzerko-rps]". Updated May 8, 2006.

• Dorosh, Michael. Grossdeutschland for CombatMission. Retrieved April 8, 2005.

• Pipes, Jason. "Panzergrenadier-DivisionGroßdeutschland". Retrieved April 8, 2005.

• "Panzergrenadier Division Großdeutsch-land". German language article atwww.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de. (Follow linksfor Infanterie Division Großdeutschland (mot).)Retrieved April 8, 2005.

• Brandenburg Historica (2006). " Grossdeutschland:Von der Wachtruppe zum Panzerkorps". UpdatedMay 8, 2006.

• Wendel, Marcus (2005). "Panzergrenadier DivisionGroßdeutschland". Retrieved April 8, 2005.

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