273rd Reserve Panzer Division
The German 273rd Reserve Panzer Division was a reserve army division. After the Battle of Kursk the German 273rd Reserve Panzer Division was used for augmenting of 11th Panzer Division,[1] whereas their remaining forces were shifted to the Italian front.
Organization
[edit]Organization of the Division in 1943 (when it was formed):[2][3]
- Headquarters - Under Lieutenant general Helmuth von der Chevallerie
- 25th Reserve Panzer Battalion
- 35th Reserve Panzer Battalion
- 92nd Reserve Panzergrenadier Regiment
- 73rd Reserve Motorized Grenadier Regiment
- 167th Reserve Artillery Battalion
- 7th Reserve Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion
- 7th Reserve Tank Destroyer Battalion
- 10th Reserve Tank Destroyer Battalion
- 19th Reserve Panzer Engineer Battalion
- Reserve Panzer Division Supply Group
References
[edit]- ^ Mitcham, p. 104-105
- ^ German Order of Battle, Panzer, Panzer Grenadier, and Waffen SS Division in WWII. pp. 42 and 43.
- ^ "273 Reserve Panzer Division". www.ordersofbattle.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-20. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
Bibliography
[edit]- Mitcham, Samuel W. (2000). The Panzer Legions. Mechanicsburg: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3353-3.
- Tessin, Georg (1974). "Die Landstreitkräfte 201—280". Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939—1945 (in German). Vol. 8. Frankfurt/Main: E.S. Mittler. pp. 312–313.