German Tank Deployments
(1939-1945)

(Revised July 2024)

This page was created/revised after two major inspirations:

From studying the deployment lists generated below, it becomes apparent that the big reason Germany was able to stay in the battle, so to speak; was that from 1939-1943, there was no serious two-front threat -- North Africa was an easily afforded diversion that didn't unduly consume German reserves (at worst 200-300 AFVs and the fuel to move them). Even the constant drain of resources (losing hundreds of tanks every so often) was still a positive, when you realize that the Western Allies couldn't invade Normandy or Italy until North Africa was "cleaned up". That didn't happen until May 1943 with the surrender of Panzerarmee Afrika.

What changed things from 1943 onwards was that Italy was a large drain (700+ AFVs) on resources; followed by D-Day. Looking at the reinforcement tables for the Western Front versus the Eastern Front brings it out in stark relief why Operation Bagration (the Russian 1944 summer offensive) was so successful.

The majority of organized Panzer reserves (division level units) had been sent to Normandy; leaving just one half-strength Panzer Division (6th Panzer) in July 1944 and one full strength Panzer Division (19th Panzer) in August 1944.

Sending three Panther battalions (I./Panzer Regiment 25, I./Grossdeutschland, I./SS-Panzer Regiment 3) and one Tiger Battalion (503rd) is on paper, a powerful force of 282 "super-modern" AFVs, but it's equivalent to only 1.5 Panzer Divisions. On top of this, pure-tank only battalions don't have the supporting mechanized/motorized infantry and artillery necessary for the modern battlefield that a full division-sized unit would have.

Hitler was gambling that he could defeat or contain the Western Allies in Normandy then transfer the Panzer units back to the Eastern Front just as the Russian forces began to strain their supply lines, making them vulnerable to counterattacks by somewhat fresh Panzer reserves arriving. Of course, it didn't work.

Panzer Units, Case White (1 September 1939)

Source:
Thomas L. Jentz's Panzertruppen 1: The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force, 1933-1942

UNIT

Pz I

Pz II

Pz III

Pz IV

Pz35(t)

Pz38(t)

PzBef

PzBef35(t)

PzBef38(t)

TOTALS

5 Pz Div (PzRgt 31)

80

63

0

6

0

0

11

0

0

160

5 Pz Div (PzRgt 15)

72

81

3

8

0

0

11

0

0

175

Pz Div Kempf (PzRgt 7)

61

81

3

9

0

0

10

0

0

164

10 Pz Div (PzRgt 8)

57

74

3

7

0

0

9

0

0

150

1 Light Div (PzAbt 65)

0

20

0

14

37

0

0

2

0

73

1 Light Div (PzRgt 11)

0

45

0

27

75

0

0

6

0

153

4 Light Div (PzAbt 33)

34

23

0

0

0

0

5

0

0

62

3 Light Div (PzAbt 67)

0

23

0

0

0

55

0

0

2

80

2 Light Div (PzAbt 66)

41

42

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

85

Pz Regiment 25

78

58

0

6

0

0

9

0

0

151

I./PzRegt 10

28

34

3

4

0

0

5

0

0

74

TOTALS

451

544

12

81

112

55

62

8

2

1,327

Analysis:
1,255 Combat Tanks
, of which 995 (79.3%) are “Obsolete” Pz I/IIs and 260 (20.7%) are “Modern Pz 35/38(t)/III/IV.

Initial losses (combat/mechanical) from 1 to 25 September 1939 were 419 AFVs, of which many were sent back to the factories to be remanufactured; causing a drop in new AFV production in November 1939.

Final AFV losses, once all repairable AFVs were repaired, was 236 (56.3% of initial figure), broken down as:

89 x Pz I
83 x Pz II
7 x Pz 35(t)
7 x Pz 38(t)
26 x Pz III
19 x Pz IV
5 x PzBefWg

Operation Weseruebung
(Invasion of Norway)
April 1940

Source:
Thomas L. Jentz's Panzertruppen 1: The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force, 1933-1942

For the invasion of Norway, a specialized unit – Panzer-Abteilung z.b.V.40 was formed in early March 1940 using three light Panzer Companies taken from existing Panzer Regiments.

Organization of the light Panzer Companies was three platoons each for a total of nine platoons in Panzer-Abteilung z.b.V.40. One the unusual points of this campaign was the use of the Neubau-Panzerkampfwagen IV (Fgst.Nr. 3, 4 & 5) prototypes built in 1936.

UNIT

Pz I

Pz II

Neubau-PzIV

PzBef

TOTALS

1 Lt Pz Company (KG Fischer/IR 340)

12

5

1

2

20

KG Preiss (196.InfDiv)

3

3

2

1

9

2 Lt Pz Company (2 Platoons in Oslo)

5

3

0

0

8

2 Lt Pz Company (1 Platoon)

4

1

0

0

5

3 Lt Pz Company (163 Inf Div)

5

6

0

1

12

TOTALS

29

18

3

4

54

Following the close of operations in Norway, Panzer-Abteilung z.b.V.40 reported it's strength below. There is one specific thing to note.

During operations, one Neubau-PzIV broke down and had to be destroyed with explosives. Only three Neubau-PzIVs had been manufactured with armor plate; thus it's replacement from Germany was constructed of soft steel with much less armor protection.

UNIT

Pz I

Pz II

Neubau-PzIV

PzBef

TOTALS

1 Company

8

7

0

3

18

2 Company

8

4

0

0

12

3 Company

5

5

0

1

11

Zug Walter

4

1

0

0

5

Zug Meier

4

1

0

0

5

Zug Putlos

0

0

3

0

3

Totals

29

18

3

4

54

Panzer Units, Fall Gelb (10 May 1940)

Source:
Thomas L. Jentz's Panzertruppen 1: The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force, 1933-1942

UNITS

Pz I

Pz II

Pz III

Pz IV

Pz35(t)

Pz38(t)

PzBef

PzBef35(t)

PzBef38(t)

TOTALS

1 Pz Div (PzRgt2)

26

49

30

20

0

0

4

0

0

129

1 Pz Div (PzRgt1)

26

49

28

20

0

0

4

0

0

127

2 Pz Div (PzRgt4)

23

60

29

16

0

0

8

0

0

136

2 Pz Div (PzRgt3)

22

55

29

16

0

0

8

0

0

130

3 Pz Div (PzRgt 5 & 6)

117

129

42

26

0

0

27

0

0

341

4 Pz Div (PzReg36)

66

55

20

12

0

0

5

0

0

158

4 Pz Div (PzReg35)

69

50

20

12

0

0

5

0

0

156

5 Pz Div (PzReg 31)

46

59

28

16

0

0

11

0

0

160

5 Pz Div (PzReg 15)

51

61

24

16

0

0

15

0

0

167

6 Pz Div (PzReg 11)

0

60

0

31

118

0

0

14

0

223

7 Pz Div (PzReg 25)

34

68

0

24

0

91

0

0

8

225

8 Pz Div (PzReg 10)

0

58

0

23

0

116

0

0

15

212

9 Pz Div (PzReg33)

30

54

41

16

0

0

12

0

0

153

10 Pz Div (Pz Reg 8)

22

55

29

16

0

0

9

0

0

131

10 Pz Div (Pz Reg 7)

22

58

29

16

0

0

9

0

0

134

TOTALS

554

920

349

280

118

207

117

14

23

2,582

Analysis:
2,428 Combat Tanks
, of which 1,474 (60.7%) are “Obsolete” Pz I/IIs and 954 (39.3%) are “Modern Pz 35/38(t)/III/IV.

Initial losses (combat plus mechanical losses which could not be repaired in 5 days) from 10 to 31 May 1940 were 529 AFVs, consisting of:

101 x Pz I
150 x Pz II
84 x Pz III
63 x Pz IV
44 x Pz 35(t)
43 x Pz 38(t)
44 x PzBefWg

To offset this, 217 AFVs were released from stockpiles and sent to the front in late May/early June 1940; restoring Panzer units to 80% strength; they were:

48 x Pz I
35 x Pz35(t)
36 x Pz38(t)
71 x Pz III
19 x Pz IV
8 x PzBefWg

This drained almost all of Germany's stockpiles – mainly because broken down AFVs couldn't be returned to Germany for repair, due to insufficient train capacity.

Following the second phase (Fall Rot) from 5 June 1940 to 22 June 1940, the final total of written off AFVs for the 1940 French Campaign was:


Pz I

Pz II

Pz III

Pz IV

Pz35(t)

Pz38(t)

Pz.Bef

TOTALS

May 1940

142

194

110

77

45

43

38

649

June 1940

40

46

25

20

17

11

31

190

TOTALS

182

240

135

97

62

54

69

839



Operation Sonnenblume (Sunflower)
(Initial Dispatch of German Troops to North Africa)
February 1941

Source:
Thomas L. Jentz's Panzertruppen 1: The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force, 1933-1942

UNIT

Pz I

Pz II

Pz III (5cm)

Pz IV

Pz.Bef.

TOTAL

5 leichte Division (PzRgt 5)

25

45

71

20

7

168

15 Panzer Division (PzRgt 8)

0

45

71

20

10

146

TOTAL

25

90

142

40

17

314

Analysis:
297 Combat Tanks, of which 115 (38.7%) are “Obsolete” Pz I/IIs and 182 (62.3%) are “Modern Pz III/IV.

Operation Marita
(Invasion of Greece)
6 April 1941

Source:
Thomas L. Jentz's Panzertruppen 1: The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force, 1933-1942

UNIT

Pz I

Pz II

Pz38(t)

Pz III (3.7cm)

Pz III (5cm)

Pz IV

Pz.Bef.

TOTAL

2 Panzer Division (PzRgt 3 + PzBde 2)

0

45

0

27

44

20

6

142

5 Panzer Division (PzRgt 31)

9

40

0

19

32

16

5

121

8 Panzer Division (PzRgt 10)

0

49

125

0

0

30

0

204

9 Panzer Division (PzRgt 33)

9

36

0

22

29

20

10

126

11 Panzer Division (PzRgt 15)

0

45

0

25

26

16

14

126

14 Panzer Division (PzRgt 36)

0

45

0

16

35

20

8

124

TOTAL

18

260

125

109

166

122

43

843

Analysis:
800 Combat Tanks
, of which 278 (34.8%) are “Obsolete” Pz I/IIs and 522 (65.3%) are “Modern Pz 38(t)/III/IV.

Total write off losses at the end of the Greek campaign were 56 AFVs; broken down as:

7 x Pz I
13 x Pz II
21 x Pz III
8 x Pz IV
7 x Pz 38(t)

In addition to write-offs, a significant amount of wear had been placed on the Panzer units due to the mountainous terrain burning out brakes and drivelines. On 7 June 1941, 9th Panzer Division's Panzer Regiment 33 reported that they had 64 AFV repairable by 15 June, against 41 not repairable by 15 June. To fix this shortfall, 40 replacement tanks were issued to the regiment.

Operation Barbarossa
(Invasion of Russia)
22 June 1941

Source:
Thomas L. Jentz's
Panzertruppen 1: The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force, 1933-1942


Pz I

Pz II

Pz III (3.7cm)

Pz III (5 cm)

Pz IV

Pz35(t)

Pz38(t)

FlammPz

PzBef

PzBef35(t)

PzBef38(t)

PzA13[e]

TOTALS

1 PzDiv (PzRgt1)

0

43

0

71

20

0

0

0

11

0

0

0

145

3 PzDiv (PzRgt 6)

0

58

29

81

32

0

0

0

15

0

0

0

215

4 Pz Div (PzRgt 35)

0

44

31

74

20

0

0

0

8

0

0

0

177

6 Pz Div (PzRgt 11)

0

47

0

0

30

155

0

0

8

5

0

0

245

8 Pz Div (PzRgt 10)

0

49

0

0

30

0

118

0

8

0

7

0

212

9 Pz Div (PzRgt 33)

8

32

11

60

20

0

0

0

12

0

0

0

143

10 Pz Div (PzRgt 7)

0

45

0

105

20

0

0

0

12

0

0

0

182

12 Pz Div (PzRgt 29)

40

33

0

0

30

0

109

0

0

0

8

0

220

13 Pz Div (PzRgt 4)

0

45

27

44

20

0

0

0

13

0

0

0

149

14 Pz Div (Pz Rgt 36)

0

45

15

56

20

0

0

0

11

0

0

0

147

16 Pz Div (PzRgt 2)

0

45

23

48

20

0

0

0

10

0

0

0

146

17 Pz Div (PzRgt 39)

12

44

0

106

30

0

0

0

10

0

0

0

202

18 PzDiv (PzRgt 18)

6

50

99

15

36

0

0

0

12

0

0

0

218

19 Pz Div (PzRegt 27)

42

35

0

0

30

0

110

0

0

0

11

0

228

20 PzDiv (PzRegt 21)

44

31

0

0

0

31

121

0

0

0

2

0

229

PzAbt(F)101

0

25

5

0

0

0

0

42

1

0

0

0

73

PzAbt(F)100

0

25

5

0

0

0

0

42

1

0

0

9

82

TOTALS

152

696

245

660

358

186

458

84

132

5

28

9

3013

NOTE: The following Army level attached units were unable to have strength returns found by Jentz for his 22 June 41 OOB:

PzAbt 211 (with Souma S35s and Hotchkiss H38s)
PzAbt.z.b.V.40 (Light Tank Unit transferred from Norway)

Both units saw service in Finland.

Barbarossa Panzer Reinforcements (1941)


Pz I

Pz II

Pz III (3.7cm)

Pz III (5 cm)

Pz IV

Pz35(t)

Pz38(t)

FlammPz

PzBef

PzBef35(t)

PzBef38(t)

PzA13[e]

TOTALS

2 PzDiv (PzRgt 3) (Sep41) (AGC)

0

63

0

105

20

0

0

0

6

0

0

0

194

5 PzDiv (PzRgt 31) (Sep41) (AGC)

0

55

0

105

20

0

0

0

6

0

0

0

186

PzReg 203 (17 Dec 41) (AGN)

0

45

0

71

20

0

0

0

6

0

0

0

142

TOTALS

0

163

0

281

60

0

0

0

18

0

0

0

522

Analysis:

2,764 Combat Tanks, of which 848 (30.7%) are “Obsolete” Pz I/IIs and 1,907 (69%) are “Modern Pz 35/38(t)/III/IV.

By 31 December 1941; the total write-off inventory as a result of Barbarossa was 2,735 AFVs, broken down as:

428 x Pz I
424 x Pz II
660 Pz III
348 Pz IV
796 x Pz 35(t) & Pz 38(t)
79 x PzBefWg

To give an idea of combat attrition during this period; strength returns are below for two units:

12 Panzer Division, which invaded on 22 June:

1-Jul-41 - 145 AFVs (65.9%)
11-Jul-41 - 141 AFVs (64.1%)
21-Jul-41 - 109 AFVs (49.5%)
1-Aug-41 - 95 AFVs (43.2%)
11-Aug-41 - 98 AFVs (44.5%)
21-Aug-41 - 94 AFVs (42.7%)
1-Sep-41 - 79 AFVs (35.9%)
11-Sep-41 - 66 AFVs (30.0%)
21-Sep-41 - 56 AFVs (25.5%)
1-Oct-41 - 74 AFVs (33.6%)
11-Oct-41 - 71 AFVs (32.3%)
21-Oct-41 - 84 AFVs (38.2%)
1-Nov-41 - 71 AFVs (32.3%)
11-Nov-41 - 58 AFVs (26.4%)
21-Nov-41 - 30 AFVs (13.6%)
1-Dec-41 - 30 AFVs (13.6%)
11-Dec-41 - 33 AFVs (15.0%)

Panzer Regiment 203, which arrived in the Army Group North area of operations on 17 December 1941:

25-Dec-41 - 136 AFVs (95.8%)
30-Dec-41 - 87 AFVs (61.3%)
10-Jan-42 - 50 AFVs (35.2%)
20-Jan-42 - 41 AFVs (28.9%)
30-Jan-42 - 32 AFVs (22.5%)
10-Feb-42 - 30 AFVs (21.1%)
120 Feb 42 - 23 AFVs (16.2%)
28-Feb-42 - 20 AFVs (14.1%)
10-Mar-42 - 44 AFVs (31.0%)
20-Mar-42 - 49 AFVs (34.5%)
30-Mar-42 - 27 AFVs (19.0%)
10-Apr-42 - 26 AFVs (18.3%)
20-Apr-42 - 31 AFVs (21.8%)
30-Apr-42 - 12 AFVs (8.5%)

Operation Venezia
(Battle of Gazala + Fall of Tobruk, North Africa)
May 1942

Source:
Thomas L. Jentz's Panzertruppen 1: The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force, 1933-1942

UNIT

Pz II

Pz III (5cm Short)

Pz III (5cm Long)

Pz IV (7.5 cm Short)

Pz.Bef.

TOTAL

15 Panzer Division (PzRgt 8)

29

131

3

22

4

189

21 Panzer Division (PzRgt 5)

29

107

15

19

4

174

TOTAL

58

238

18

41

8

363

Analysis:
355 Combat Tanks, of which 58 (16.3%) are “Obsolete” Pz I/IIs and 297 (83.6%) are “Modern Pz III/IV.

Panzerarmee Afrika irrecoverable losses from 26 May to 20 July 1942 were 233 AFVs, broken down as:

25 x Pz II
161 x Pz III (5 cm L42)
14 x Pz III Special (5 cm L60)
29 x Pz IV (7.5 cm L24)
2 x Pz IV Special (7.5 cm L43)
2 x PzBefWg

Panzer Units, Start of Operation Blau
(1942 German Summer Offensive)

Source:
Thomas L. Jentz's Panzertruppen 1: The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force, 1933-1942

UNIT

Pz II

Pz III (kz)

Pz III (lg)

Pz IV (kz)

Pz IV (lg)

PzBef

Pz 38(t)

TOTALS

1 PzD (PzR 1) (15 Jul 42)

2

26


7


4

10

49

2 PzD (PzR 3) (20 Jun 42)

22

20


5


2

33

82

3 PzD (PzR 6) (27 Jun 42)

25

66

40

21

12



164

4 PzD (PzR 35) (1 Jul 42)

13

28


5


2


48

5 PzD (PzR 31) (25 Jun 42)

26

55


13


9


103

8 PzD (PzR 10) (28 Jun 42)

1



2



65

68

9 PzD (PzR 33) (22 Jun 42)

22

38

61

9

12

2

0

144

11 PzD (PzR 15) (25 Jun 42)

15

14

110

1

12

3


155

12 PzD (PzR 29) (1 Jul 42)


48


6

4



58

13 PzD (PzR 4) (22 Jun 42)

15

41

30

12


5


103

14 PzD (PzR 36) (20 Jun 42)

14

41

19

20

4

4


102

16 Pz D (PzR 2) (1 Jul 42)

13

39

18

15

12

3


100

17 PzD (PzR 39) (29 Jun 42)

17

36


16


2


71

18 PzD (PzAbt 18) (29 Jun 42)

11

26


8


2


47

19 PzD (PzR 27) (15 Jul 42)

6

12


4



35

57

20 PzD (PzR 21) (30 Jun 42)

8

20


13


7

39

87

22 PzD (PzR 204) (1 Jul 42)

28


12

11

11


114

176

23 PzD (PzR 201) (28 Jun 42)

27

50

34

17

10



138

24 PzD (PzR 24) (28 Jun 42)

32

54

56

20

12

7


181

3 Inf Div (Mot) (PzAbt 103) (28 Jun 42)

10


35


8

1


54

16 Inf Div (Mot) (PzAbt 116) (28 Jun 42)

10


35


8

1


54

29 Inf Div (Mot) (PzAbt 129) (28 Jun 42)

12


36


8

2


58

60 Inf Div (Mot) (PzAbt 160) (7 Jul 42)

17


35


4

1


57

Inf Div GD (PzAbt GD) (1 Jul 42)

12

2


18

12

1


45

SS-Div(Mot) Wiking (SS-PzAbt 5) (27 Jun 42)

12

12

24

4


1


53

Brigade 22 (III./PzAbt 204) (23 Jun42)

11


1

4

4


26

46

TOTALS

381

628

546

231

133

59

322

2300

NOTE:

Jentz was unable to get OBAT returns for the following units:

  • PzAbt 300 (FL) – Radio Controlled Demolition Unit; sent to Army Group South.

  • Panzer-Beute-Kompanie 223 – Formed February 1942; contained approx. 5 x Char B1 and 12 x Flamethrower Char B1s.

Battle of Alam el Halfa, North Africa
Panzerarmee Afrika Strength – 30 August 1942

Source:
Thomas L. Jentz's Panzertruppen 1: The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force, 1933-1942

UNIT

Pz II

Pz III (5cm Short)

Pz III (5cm Long)

Pz IV (7.5 cm Short)

Pz IV (7.5 cm Long)

Pz.Bef.

TOTAL

21 Panzer Division (PzRgt 5)

14

50

39

7

14

4

128

15 Panzer Division (PzRgt 8)

15

43

34

3

13

2

110

TOTAL

29

93

73

10

27

6

238

Panzerarmee Afrika irrecoverable losses from 31 August to 4 September 1942 were 14 AFVs broken down as:

2 x Pz II
5 x Pz III Short
4 x Pz III Long
1 x Pz IV
2 x Pz IV Long

Panzerarmee Afrika Strength – 23 October 1942

Source:
Thomas L. Jentz's Panzertruppen 2: The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force, 1943-45

UNIT

Pz II

Pz III

Pz III (Sp)

Pz IV (7.5 cm Short)

Pz IV (7.5 cm Long)

Pz.Bef.

TOTAL

21 Panzer Division (PzRgt 5)

19

53

43

7

15

6

143

15 Panzer Division (PzRgt 8)

14

43

44

3

15

2

121

TOTAL

33

96

87

10

30

8

264

Panzerarmee Afrika irrecoverable losses from 24 October to 29 October 1942 were 50 AFVs broken down as:

1 x Pz II
18 x Pz III Short
20 Pz III Long
1 x Pz IV
10 x Pz IV Long

Panzer Units, Start of Soviet 1942 Winter Offensive (November 1942)
(Number of Operational Tanks)

Source:
Thomas L. Jentz's
Panzertruppen 2: The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force, 1943-1945

UNIT

Pz II

Pz38(t)

Pz III (kz)

Pz III (lg)

Pz III (75)

Pz IV (kz)

Pz IV (lg)

Tiger

PzBef

TOTALS

3 PzDiv (18 Nov 42)

13


19

25


5

3



65

13 PzDiv (18 Nov 42)

4


7

14


1

3



29

23 PzDiv (18 Nov 42)

5


12

15


4

4



40

SS-Wiking (18 Nov 42)



3

12


1

7



23

22 PzDiv (18 Nov 42)

2

5


12

10

1

10



40

27 PzDiv (10 Nov 42)

9

22

5

10

12

2

5



65

16 InfDiv (16 Nov 42)

8



16

7


11


1

43

29 InfDiv (16 Nov 42)

7



23

9


18


2

59

14 PzDiv (18 Nov 42)



1

21

7

1

6


5

41

16 PzDiv (18 Nov 42)




21


1

9



31

24 PzDiv (18 Nov 42)

5


9

17

5

5

12


2

55

3 InfDiv (18 Nov 42)

3



22

3


4



32

60 InfDiv (18 Nov 42)

4



12

2


3



21

11 PzDiv (18 Nov 42)

11


9

49



6


3

78

4 PzDiv (18 Nov 42)

2


12



5




19

17 PzDiv (18 Nov 42)

9


30



18



3

60

18 PzDiv (18 Nov 42)

5


22


6

4

9


2

48

19 PzDiv (18 Nov 42)

7

37

8



3

10


3

68

2 PzDiv (18 Nov 42)

11


10

8

12

4

8


1

54

1 PzDiv (18 Nov 42)

3

7

16

8

6

5

6


4

55

5 PzDiv (18 Nov 42)

15


23

10

7

10

6


7

78

9 PzDiv (18 Nov 42)

26


30

32


7

5


2

102

20 PzDiv (18 Nov 42)

4

22

14



11

5


6

62

InfDiv GD (18 Nov 42)

7


1



7

12


3

30

I./PzRgt 15 (18 Nov 42)

3


2

28



3


1

37

8 PzDiv (18 Nov 42)


14







1

15

12 PzDiv (18 Nov 42)

1


24

17


2

18


3

65

PzRgt 203 (18 Nov 42)



7



2




9

1./s.PzAbt 502 (18 Nov 42)




9

7



6

1

23

TOTALS

164

107

264

381

93

99

183

6

50

1347

Panzer Units, Operation Zitadelle
(Battle of Kursk)
(1 July 1943)

UNIT

Pz II

Pz III (kz)

Pz III (lg)

Pz III (75)

Pz IV (kz)

Pz IV (lg)

Panther

Tiger

Pz38(t)

PzBef

FlammPz

StuG

SturmPz

Sturm IG

T-34

TOTALS

2 Pz Div (PzRgt 3)

12

8

12

20

1

59




6






118

3 Pz Div (PzRgt 6)

7

8

34

17

2

21




1






90

4 PzDiv (I./PzRgt 35)




15

1

79




6






101

5 PzDiv (PzRgt 31)




17


76




9






102

6 PzDiv (PzRgt 11)

13


34

18


32




6

14





117

7 Pz Div (PzRgt 25)

12


43

12

1

37




7






112

8 Pz Div (I./PzRgt10)

14

25

30

4

8

14



3

6






104

9 PzDiv (II./PzRgt 33)

1

8

30

0

8

30




6






83

11 PzDiv (PzRgt 15)

8

11

51

0

1

25




4

13





113

12 PzDiv (PzRgt 29)

6

15

15

6

1

36




4






83

13 PzDiv (PzRgt 4)

5

4

10



50




2






71

17 PzDiv (II./PzRgt 39)

4

1

19

9

1

31




2






67

18 PzDiv (PzAbt 18)

5

10


20

5

29




3






72

19 PzDiv (PzRgt 27)

2

5

22

11

2

36




3






81

20 PzDiv (PzAbt 21)


2

10

5

9

40



9

7






82

23 PzDiv (PzRgt 201)

1

7

17

3


30




1




7


66

16 PzGrenDiv (PzAbt 116)

4


32

5


11




1






53

PzGrenDiv GD (PzRgt GD)

4

1

20

2

5

63


15


8

14





132

SS-PzGrenDiv LSSAH (SS-PzRgt 1)

4

3

10



67


13


9






106

SS-PzGrenDiv Das Reich (SS-PzRgt 2)

1


62



33


14


10





25

145

SS-PzGrenDiv Totenkopf (SS-PzRgt 3)



63


8

44


15


9






139

SS-PzGrenDiv Wiking (I./SS-PzRgt 5)

4

1

14

8

1

16




1






45

PzGrenDiv GD (PzRgt GD)
















0

PzRgt 39 (PzAbt 51 + PzAbt 52)







200









200

PzAbt (Fkl) 301



7

3








17




27

PzKp 221


15














15

SturmPzAbt 216













45



45

PzAbt 505


8

7





31








46

PzAbt 503








45








45

1./PzAbt 502



3

1




14








18

TOTALS

107

132

545

176

54

859

200

147

12

111

41

17

45

7

25

2478

Panzer Units, Invasion of Sicily (10 July 1943)

Source:
Thomas L. Jentz's Panzertruppen 2: The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force, 1943-1945

UNIT

StuG

StuH

Pz III (5cm lg)

Pz III (75)

Pz IV (lg)

Tiger

PzBef

TOTALS

PzDiv HG (PzR HG)

20

9

43

3

32

0

7

114

2./s.PzAbt 504 (PzD HG)

0

0

0

0

0

17

0

17

15 PzGrenDiv (PzAbt 215)

0

0

6

0

46

0

1

53

29 PzGrenDiv (PzAbt 129)

43

0

0

0

0

0

3

46

TOTALS

63

9

49

3

78

17

11

230

AFV losses for the defense of Sicily were 118 out of 217 vehicles, broken down as:

9 x StuG
3 x StuH
33 x Pz III
52 x Pz IV
16 x Tiger
5 x PzBef

Panzer Units, Invasion of Italy (20 August 1943)

Source:
Thomas L. Jentz's Panzertruppen 2: The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force, 1943-1945

UNIT

StuG

StuH

Pz II

Pz III (5cm kz)

Pz III (5cm lg)

Pz III (75)

Pz IV (kz)

Pz IV (lg)

Panther

Tiger

PzBef

FlammPz

TOTALS

16 Pz Div (PzRgt 2)

40







92



12

7

151

24 PzDiv (PzRgt 24)

42







49



9

14

114

26 Pz Div (PzRgt 26)






16

17

36



9

14

92

PzDiv HG (PzRgt HG)

16

6



25

3


31



3


84

SS-PzDiv LSSAH (SS-PzRgt 1)



4

1




58

71

27

9


170

3 PzGrenDiv (PzAbt 103)

42










5


47

15 PzGrenDiv (PzAbt 215)





1



15





16

29 PzGrenDiv (PzAbt 129)

38










3


41

90 PzGrenDiv (PzAbt 190)




1


20


37





58

TOTALS

178

6

4

2

26

39

17

318

71

27

50

35

773

Panzer Reinforcements to Italy (1943)

UNIT

StuG

StuH

Pz II

Pz III (5cm kz)

Pz III (5cm lg)

Pz III (75)

Pz IV (kz)

Pz IV (lg)

Panther

Tiger

PzBef

FlammPz

TOTALS

Tigergruppe Meyer (Aug 43)










8



8

PzEinsatzKp 35 (Aug 43)





7



10




7

24

2 PzSichKp (Sep 43)






6

3

9





18

3 PzSichKp (Sep 43)






15







15

TOTALS

0

0

0

0

7

21

3

19

0

8

0

7

65

Panzer Units, Western Front (31 December 1943)

Source:
Thomas L. Jentz's
Panzertruppen 2: The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force, 1943-1945

UNIT

Pz III (kz)

Pz III (lg)

Pz III (75)

Pz IV (kz)

Pz IV (lg)

Panther

Tiger

StuG (kz)

StuG (lg)

TOTALS

21 PzDiv

0

0

0

10

57

0

0

0

0

67

9 SS-PzDiv

5

0

0

0

49

4

0

1

42

101

10 SS-Pz.Div.

5

0

0

0

49

0

0

0

42

96

12 SS-Pz.Div.

0

0

0

4

73

3

0

0

0

80

I./PzRgt 3

17

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

20

I./PzRgt 4

0

0

0

0

0

38

0

0

0

38

I./PzRgt 6

0

0

0

0

0

76

0

0

0

76

I./PzRgt 11

0

0

0

0

0

4

0

0

0

4

I./PzRgt 24

0

0

0

0

0

4

0

0

0

4

I./PzRgt 25

0

0

0

0

0

4

0

0

0

4

I./PzRgt 27

0

0

0

0

0

4

0

0

0

4

I./PzRgt 35

0

0

0

0

0

4

0

0

0

4

I./PzRgt 36

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

3

I./PzRgt G.D.

0

0

0

0

0

4

0

0

0

4

I./SS-Pz Rgt 3

0

0

0

0

0

4

0

0

0

4

s.PzAbt 507

0

0

0

0

0

0

19

0

0

19

s.Pz Abt 508

0

0

0

0

0

0

19

0

0

19

FKL Abt 301

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

31

31

FKL Kp 312

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

FKL Kp 313

0

0

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

FKL Kp 314

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

4

FKL Kp 315

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

10

PzAbt 118

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

45

45

155 Res PzDiv

8

10

13

5

15

0

0

0

0

51

179 Res PzDiv

10

17

13

6

15

0

0

0

0

61

273 Res PzDiv

10

12

14

7

23

0

0

0

0

66

TOTALS

55

39

50

32

281

155

38

1

176

827

Panzer Units, Italy (21 January 1944)

Source:
Thomas L. Jentz's
Panzertruppen 2: The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force, 1943-1945

UNIT

Pz III (FL)

Pz III (lg)

Pz III (75)

Pz IV (kz)

Pz IV (lg)

Panther

Tiger

PzBef

StuG

TOTALS

26 PzDiv

11

0

12

11

80

0

0

0

14

128

PzDiv H.G.

0

21

14

0

27

0

0

0

14

76

3 PzGrenDiv

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

44

48

15 PzGrenDiv

0

0

0

0

22

0

0

1

21

44

29 PzGrenDiv

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

41

42

90 PzGrenDiv

0

2

14

0

26

0

0

0

4

46

Tigergruppe Meyer

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

0

0

8

2 Sich.Eins.Kp.

3

0

6

0

5

0

0

0

0

14

31 InfDiv

0

23

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23

TOTALS

14

46

45

11

160

0

8

6

138

428

Panzer Strength, Eastern Front (31 May 1944)

Source:
Thomas L. Jentz's
Panzertruppen 2: The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force, 1943-1945

Unit Name

StuG (Avail.)

StuG (Opl.)

StuG (Repl by 30 Jun)

Pz IV (Avail.)

Pz IV (Opl.)

Pz IV (Replace. by 30 Jun)

Panther (Avail.)

Panther (Opl.)

Panther (Repl by 30 Jun)

Tiger (Avail)

Tiger (Opl.)

Tiger (Repl by 30 Jun)

TOTAL (Avail.)

TOTAL (Opl.)

TOTAL (Repl by 30 Jun)

13 PzDiv

0

0

0

3

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

2

0

10 PzGrDiv

10

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

9

0

3 PzDiv

0

0

0

19

12

17

0

0

0

0

0

0

19

12

17

23 PzDiv

0

0

0

10

10

0

52

26

24

0

0

0

62

36

24

24 PzDiv

16

15

4

40

36

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

56

51

4

PzGrDiv G.D. w/ I./26

0

0

0

14

8

0

55

30

35

20

12

20

89

50

55

3 SS-PzDiv "T"

0

0

0

28

23

0

0

0

0

8

2

4

36

25

4

14 PzDiv

3

2

15

35

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

38

3

15

17 PzDiv

0

0

0

36

28

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

36

28

1

7 PzDiv

0

0

0

47

34

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

47

34

0

s.PzAbt 509

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

46

37

0

46

37

0

1 PzDiv

0

0

0

34

33

0

26

23

16

0

0

0

60

56

16

20 PzGrDiv

0

0

42

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

42

8 PzDiv w/ I./11

0

0

0

11

10

0

80

73

0

0

0

0

91

83

0

s.PzAbt 506

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

41

39

5

41

39

5

s.PzAbt 507

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

47

45

0

47

45

0

4 PzDiv

0

0

0

70

68

10

0

0

79

0

0

0

70

68

89

5 PzDiv

0

0

0

59

57

20

0

0

79

0

0

0

59

57

99

s.PzAbt 505

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

42

36

3

42

36

3

5 SS-PzDiv "W"

21

20

0

27

27

0

78

77

0

0

0

0

126

124

0

18 PzGrDiv

44

43

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

44

43

0

16 PzDiv

19

12

17

48

43

0

10

4

32

0

0

0

77

59

49

20 PzDiv

0

0

0

56

49

27

0

0

0

0

0

0

56

49

27

25 PzGrDiv

46

41

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

46

41

0

PzGrDiv FHH

17

6

14

17

8

25

0

0

0

0

0

0

34

14

39

s.PzAbt 501

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

37

29

0

37

29

0

12 PzDiv

0

0

0

49

35

23

0

0

0

0

0

0

49

35

23

8 PzAbt 502

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

57

33

0

57

33

0

11 SS-PzGrDiv."N"

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

5

0

0

0

0

12

5

0

TOTALS

176

148

92

603

484

123

313

238

265

298

233

32

1390

1103

512

Normandy Strength Report (10 June 1944)

NOTE: This was prepared by the Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen for Hitler on 10 June 1944. It doesn't show the final ultimate strengths of the units as they ultimately went into combat after reinforcements were provided.

Source:
Thomas L. Jentz's
Panzertruppen 2: The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force, 1943-1945

UNIT

Pz III

Pz IV

Panther

Tiger I/II

StuG

Beute Pz.

TOTALS

2 PzDiv

0

98

79

0

0

0

177

9 PzDiv

0

78

40

0

5

0

123

11 PzDiv

26

89

0

0

8

0

123

21 PzDiv

0

112

0

0

0

0

112

116 PzDiv

13

86

0

0

6

0

105

PzLehr Div

0

98

88

0

0

0

186

1 SS-PzDiv

0

45

54

0

45

0

144

2 SS-PzDiv

0

54

78

0

42

0

174

12 SS-PzDiv

0

98

66

0

0

0

164

17 SS-PzGrDiv

0

0

0

0

42

0

42

I./PzRgt 15

0

0

4

0

0

0

4

I./PzRgt 24

0

0

9

0

0

0

9

I./PzRgt 25

0

0

11

0

0

0

11

I./PzRgt 27

0

0

79

0

0

0

79

I./PzRgt 29

0

0

8

0

0

0

8

I./PzRgt 36

0

0

10

0

0

0

10

I./PzRgt GD

0

0

79

0

0

0

79

I./SS-PzRgt 3

0

0

6

0

0

0

6

I./SS-PzRgt 9

0

0

40

0

0

0

40

I./SS-PzRgt 10

0

0

4

0

0

0

4

s.H.PzAbt 510

0

0

0

6

0

0

6

s.SS-PzAbt 101

0

0

0

45

0

0

45

s.SS-PzAbt 102

0

0

0

45

0

0

45

s.SS-PzAbt 103

0

0

0

6

0

0

6

PzAbt 205

0

0

0

0

0

51

51

PzAbt 206

0

0

0

0

0

46

46

PzAbt 213

0

0

0

0

0

36

36

PzAbt (Fkl) 302

0

0

0

0

10

0

10

Pz.E.u.A.Abt 100

0

0

0

0

0

46

46

TOTALS

39

758

655

102

158

179

1,891

Panzer Units Deployed to the Western Front, Summer 1944

Source:
Thomas L. Jentz's
Panzertruppen 2: The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force, 1943-1945

Units present / redeployed during June 1944

UNITS

Pz III (lg)

Pz III (75)

Pz IV (kz)

Pz IV (lg)

PzIV/70(V)

FlakPz 38

FlakPz IV (37)

FlakPz IV (2V)

Panther

Tiger I/II

StuG (lg)

Sturmpz

PzBef

BeutePz

TOTALS

21 Pz Div (PzRgt 22)

0

4

21

96

0

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

135

12 SS-PzDiv HJ

0

0

0

98

0

12

0

0

79

0

0

0

0

0

189

Panzer Lehr Div (PzLehr Rgt 130)

0

0

0

101

0

12

0

0

89

3

9

0

0

0

214

17 SS-PzGrenDiv (SS-PzAbt 17)

0

0

0

0

0

12

0

0

0

0

42

0

3

0

57

s.SS-PzAbt 101

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

45

0

0

0

0

45

Pz.Ers.u.Ausb.Abt 100

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

46

46

PzAbt 206

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

46

46

2 Pz Div (PzRgt 3)

0

0

0

98

0

12

0

0

79

0

10

0

0

0

199

2 SS-PzDiv "R" (SS-PzRgt 2)

0

0

0

78

0

12

0

0

79

0

13

0

0

0

182

9 SS-PzDiv "H" (SS-PzRgt 9)

0

0

0

46

0

0

0

0

79

0

40

0

0

0

165

10 SS-PzDiv "F" (SS-PzRgt 10)

0

0

0

39

0

0

0

0

0

0

36

0

3

0

78

TOTALS

0

4

21

556

0

72

0

0

405

48

150

0

8

92

1356

AFV losses from 6 June to 8 July 1944 in Panzer Units were 349 AFVs broken down as:

25 x StuG
197 x Pz IV
112 x Panther
15 x Tiger

Units redeployed during July 1944

UNITS

Pz III (lg)

Pz III (75)

Pz IV (kz)

Pz IV (lg)

PzIV/70(V)

FlakPz 38

FlakPz IV (37)

FlakPz IV (2V)

Panther

Tiger I/II

StuG (lg)

Sturmpz

PzBef

BeutePz

TOTALS

1 SS-PzDiv LSSAH (SS-PzRgt 1)

0

0

0

98

0

12

0

0

79

0

0

0

0

0

189

s.SS-PzAbt 102

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

45

0

0

0

0

45

s.PzAbt 503

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

45

0

0

0

0

45

SturmPzAbt 217 (Brummbär)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

45

0

0

45

116 PzDiv (Pz Rgt 16)

6

0

0

73

0

0

8


79

0

0

0

0

0

166

TOTALS

6

0

0

171

0

12

8

0

158

90

0

45

0

0

490

Units redeployed during August 1944

UNITS

Pz III (lg)

Pz III (75)

Pz IV (kz)

Pz IV (lg)

PzIV/70(V)

FlakPz 38

FlakPz IV (37)

FlakPz IV (2V)

Panther

Tiger I/II

StuG (lg)

Sturmpz

PzBef

BeutePz

TOTALS

3 Pz Gren Div (Pz Abt 103

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

37

0

2

0

39

15 PzGrenDiv (PzAbt 115)

0

0

0

36

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

37

9 Pz Div (PzRgt 33)

0

0

0

78

0

0

8

0

79

0

0

0

0

0

165

11 Pz Div (PzRgt 15)

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

0

79

0

0

0

0

0

87

Pz Abt 205

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

46

46

1 Kp.s.SS-PzAbt 101

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14

0

0

0

0

14

1 Kp.s.SS-PzAbt 503

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14

0

0

0

0

14

1. Plt, Pz.Stu.Mör.Kp 1000 (Sturmtiger)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

TOTALS

0

0

0

114

0

0

16

0

158

28

37

1

3

46

403

Units redeployed during September 1944

UNITS

Pz III (lg)

Pz III (75)

Pz IV (kz)

Pz IV (lg)

PzIV/70(V)

FlakPz 38

FlakPz IV (37)

FlakPz IV (2V)

Panther

Tiger I/II

StuG (lg)

Sturmpz

PzBef

BeutePz

TOTALS

PzBde 105 (PzAbt 2105)

0

0

0

0

11

0

4

0

36

0

0

0

0

0

51

PzBde 106 (PzAbt 2106)

0

0

0

0

11

0

4

0

36

0

0

0

0

0

51

PzBde 111

0

0

0

45

0

0

4

4

45

0

10

0

0

0

108

PzBde 112

0

0

0

46

0

0

4

4

45

0

10

0

0

0

109

PzBde 113

0

0

0

45

0

0

4

4

45

0

10

0

0

0

108

PzBde 107

0

0

0

0

11

0

4

0

36

0

0

0

0

0

51

PzBde 108

0

0

0

0

11

0

4

0

36

0

0

0

0

0

51

s.PzKp Hummel

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14

0

0

0

0

14

s.PzAbt 506

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

45

0

0

0

0

45

PzKp (Fkl) 319

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

0

0

0

10

2 Kp SturmPzAbt 218 (Brummbär)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

0

0

10

TOTALS

0

0

0

136

44

0

28

12

279

59

40

10

0

0

608

Panzer Reinforcements sent to Eastern Front
(June-August 1944)

Source:
Thomas L. Jentz's
Panzertruppen 2: The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force, 1943-1945

June 1944

UNIT

StuG

Pz III

Pz IV (lg)

FlakPz 38

FlakPz IV (37)

JagdPzIV

SturmPz

Panther

Tiger

PzBef

TOTALS

I./PzRgt 31








79



79

I./PzRgt 35








79



79

PzAbt (Fkl) 301

2

30








2

34

TOTALS

2

30

0

0

0

0

0

158

0

2

192

July 1944

UNIT

StuG

Pz III

Pz IV (lg)

FlakPz 38

FlakPz IV (37)

JagdPzIV

SturmPz

Panther

Tiger

PzBef

TOTALS

s.H.PzAbt 510









45


45

6 PzDiv (PzRgt 11)



81


8






89

I./PzRgt GD








79



79

I./PzRgt 25








79



79

I./SS-PzRgt 3








79



79

KG von Werthern (1. Kp FGB)

10


7








17

TOTALS

10

0

88

0

8

0

0

237

45

0

388

August 1944

UNIT

StuG

Pz III

Pz IV (lg)

FlakPz 38

FlakPz IV (37)

JagdPzIV

SturmPz

Panther

Tiger

PzBef

TOTALS

Fallschirm-PzDiv HG (PzRgt HG)



64

8


31





103

19 PzDiv (PzRgt 27)



81


8



79



168

s.H.PzAbt 501









45


45

I./PzRgt 36








79



79

PzBrigade 101 (PzAbt 2101)





4



36



40

PzBrigade 102 (PzAbt 2102)





4



36



40

PzBrigade 103 (PzAbt 2103)





4



36



40

PzBrigade 104 (PzAbt 2104)





4



36



40

PzAbt (Fkl) 302

34









3

37

SturmMorsKp 1000 (SturmTiger)







2




2

SturmPzKp.z.b.V 218 (Brummbar)







10




10

TOTALS (AUG 44)

34

0

145

8

24

31

12

302

45

3

604

TOTAL JUN-AUG-44

46

30

233

8

32

31

12

697

90

5

1184

Panzer Units Used during Operation Wacht Am Rhein (Battle of the Bulge)
(December 1944)

Source:
Thomas L. Jentz's
Panzertruppen 2: The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force, 1943-1945

UNIT

Pz IV (lg)

PzIV/70(V)

FlakPz 38

FlakPz IV (37)

FlakPz IV (2V)

Panther

Tiger I/II

StuG

Sturmpz

PzBef

FlammPz38

TOTALS

2 PzDiv (PzRgt 3) (14 Dec 44)

28


3

4

4

64


24




127

9 PzDiv (PzRgt 33) (14 Dec 44)

28



4

4

57






93

11 PzDiv (PzRgt 15) (14 Dec 44)

31



7

8

47






93

21 PzDiv (PzRgt 22) (29 Dec 44)

34



3

5

38






80

116 PzDiv (PzRgt 16) (16 Dec 44)

21



3


41






65

PzLehrDiv (PzLehr Rgt 130) (8 Dec 44)

27



4

3

30






64

3 PzGrenDiv (PzAbt 103) (10 Dec 44)








41


3


44

15 PzGrenDiv (PzAbt 115) (9 Dec 44)

14



2




30


1


47

25 PzGrenDiv (PzAbt 5) (14 Dec 44)


6


4


11






21

PzBrigade 103

6

11










17

PzBrigade 106 (8 Dec 44)

2

4


4


10






20

PzBrigade 150






5


5




10

Fuhrer Begleit Brigade

24

43


4

4







75

Fuhrer Grenadier Brigade

7

12


4


37


11




71

1 SS-PzDiv LSSAH (SS-PzRgt 1) + (s.SS-PzAbt 501) (3 Dec 44)

37



4

4

42

45





132

2 SS-PzDiv R (SS-PzRgt 2) (10 Dec 44)

28



4

4

58


28




122

9 SS-PzDiv H (SS-PzRgt 9) (8 Dec 44)

32



8


33


28




101

10 SS-PzDiv F (SS-PzRgt 10) (10 Dec 44)

2



8


10






20

12 SS-PzDiv HJ (SS-PzRgt 12) (8 Dec 44)

37





41






78

17 SS-PzGrenDiv GvB (SS-PzAbt 17) (10 Dec 44)



6





17




23

PzAbt (Fkl) 301 (15 Dec 44)







27





27

PzKp (Fkl) 319 (15 Dec 44)








5




5

s.H.PzAbt 506 (10 Dec 44)







42





42

SturmPzAbt 217 (Brummbar) (8 Dec 44)









31



31

PzSturmMorserKp 1000 (Sturmtiger)









4



4

PzSturmMorserKp 1001 (Sturmtiger)









4



4

PzFlammKp 352 (31 Dec 44)











10

10

PzFlammKp 353 (31 Dec 44)











10

10

TOTALS

358

76

9

67

36

524

114

189

39

4

20

1436

Operational rates for AFV during Wacht am Rhein were:

Status

StuG

Pz IV (PzIV/70, FlakPz IV, Brummbar)

Panther

Tiger I/II/Sturmtiger

Total

15 Dec 1944 Available

598

503

471

123

1695

15 Dec 1944 Operational

410

391

336

79

1216

15 Dec 1944 (% Op'l)

68.5%

77.7%

71.3%

64.2%

71.7%

30 Dec 1944 Available

676

550

451

116

1793

30 Dec 1944 Operational

335

345

240

58

978

30 Dec 1944 (% Op'l)

49.5%

62.7%

53.2%

50%

54.5%

15 Jan 1945 Available

716

594

487

110

1907

15 Jan 1945 Operational

340

330

221

64

955

15 Jan 1945 (% Op'l)

47.4%

55.5%

45.3%

58.1%

50.07%



Panzer Strength, Western Front – 15 March 1945
(Available vs. Operational)

Source:
Thomas L. Jentz's
Panzertruppen 2: The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force, 1943-1945

Unit Name

StuG (Avail)

StuG (Opl.)

PzIV (lg) (Avail.)

PzIV (lg) (Opl.)

Pz IV/70 (Avail)

Pz IV/70 (Opl.)

FlakPz (Avail)

FlakPz (Opl.)

Panther (Avail)

Panther (Opl.)

Tiger I/II (Avail)

Tiger I/II (Opl.)

Total (Avail.)

Total (Opl.)

116 PzDiv

11

2

6

2

7

4

10

5

32

8

0

0

66

21

15 PzGrenDiv

14

8

3

2

21

10

2

0

0

0

0

0

40

20

2 PzDiv

22

2

16

4

0

0

5

3

35

4

0

0

78

13

9 PzDiv

2

2

5

1

8

3

4

0

18

10

0

0

37

16

11 PzDiv

6

2

17

4

0

0

11

4

33

14

0

0

67

24

PzLehr-Div

0

0

6

2

14

6

2

1

29

13

0

0

51

22

3 PzGrenDiv

9

4

1

1

20

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

30

11

PzBrig 106

0

0

3

1

7

4

3

2

5

0

0

0

18

7

PzAbtFkl 301

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13

4

13

4

s.H.Pz.Abt 506

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15

2

15

2

17 SS-PzGrenDiv GvB

62

47

2

2

0

0

4

4

0

0

0

0

68

53

TOTALS

126

67

59

19

77

33

41

19

152

49

28

6

483

193

Panzer Strength, Italian Front – 15 March 1945 (Available vs. Operational)

Source:
Thomas L. Jentz's
Panzertruppen 2: The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force, 1943-1945

Unit Name

StuG (Avail)

StuG (Opl.)

PzIV (lg) (Avail.)

PzIV (lg) (Opl.)

Pz IV/70 (Avail)

Pz IV/70 (Opl.)

FlakPz (Avail)

FlakPz (Opl.)

Panther (Avail)

Panther (Opl.)

Tiger I/II (Avail)

Tiger I/II (Opl.)

Total (Avail.)

Total (Opl.)

26 PzDiv

8

7

84

63

0

0

6

5

26

22

0

0

124

97

29 PzGrenDiv

17

12

46

44

0

0

7

7

0

0

0

0

70

63

90 PzGrenDiv

42

38

1

1

0

0

8

7

0

0

0

0

51

46

s.H.PzAbt 504

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

36

32

36

32

TOTALS

67

57

131

108

0

0

21

19

26

22

36

32

281

238

Panzer Strength, Eastern Front – 15 March 1945 (Available vs. Operational)

Source:
Thomas L. Jentz's
Panzertruppen 2: The Complete Guide to the Creation & Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force, 1943-1945

Unit Name

StuG (Avail)

StuG (Opl.)

PzIV (lg) (Avail.)

PzIV (lg) (Opl.)

Pz IV/70 (Avail)

Pz IV/70 (Opl.)

FlakPz (Avail)

FlakPz (Opl.)

Panther (Avail)

Panther (Opl.)

Tiger I/II (Avail)

Tiger I/II (Opl.)

Total (Avail.)

Total (Opl.)

1 PzDiv

2

1

5

2

0

0

0

0

59

10

0

0

66

13

3 PzDiv

7

2

14

4

11

2

0

0

39

13

0

0

71

21

6 PzDiv

0

0

22

4

0

0

5

3

68

19

0

0

95

26

13 PzDiv

0

0

18

0

0

0

1

1

5

5

0

0

24

6

23 PzDiv

10

7

16

6

8

0

1

0

33

7

0

0

68

20

232 PzDiv “Tatra”

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

PzDiv FHH

0

0

18

16

3

2

0

0

19

18

0

0

40

36

I./PzRgt 24

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

32

3

0

0

32

3

s.H.PzAbt 509

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

2

0

0

35

8

43

10

s.H.PzAbt FHH

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

2

0

0

26

19

33

21

1 SS-PzDiv LSSAH

7

3

29

14

20

2

6

3

32

18

0

0

94

40

s.SS-PzAbt 501

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

1

0

0

32

8

40

9

2 SS-PzDiv R

26

7

22

14

18

7

8

4

27

17

0

0

101

49

3 SS-PzDiv T

17

13

17

16

0

0

0

0

17

8

9

7

60

44

5 SS-PzDiv W

5

4

4

3

0

0

0

0

18

12

0

0

27

19

9 SS-PzDiv H

25

11

20

11

22

10

5

3

35

12

0

0

107

47

12 SS-PzDiv HJ

0

0

23

10

30

10

8

2

24

9

0

0

85

31

16 SS-PzGrDiv RF-SS

62

47

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

62

47

8 PzDiv

0

0

42

11

30

6

0

0

10

9

0

0

82

26

16 PzDiv

31

8

4

0

16

8

0

0

14

10

0

0

65

26

17 PzDiv

0

0

14

10

19

18

3

3

0

0

0

0

36

31

19 PzDiv

0

0

20

20

11

9

0

0

17

16

0

0

48

45

20 PzDiv

13

6

21

19

10

0

2

2

9

2

0

0

55

29

21 PzDiv

1

1

31

17

16

14

4

4

33

14

0

0

85

50

FuehrBeglDiv

43

20

10

7

20

12

5

2

20

10

0

0

98

51

10 PzGrenDiv

29

20

0

0

9

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

38

28

PzGrenDiv Brandenburg

17

9

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

18

9

I./Pz.Rgt.39

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23

4

0

0

23

4

PzAbt l Stahnsdorf

23

21

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23

21

PzAbt 2 Stahnsdorf

18

14

0

0

0

0

0

0

13

9

0

0

31

23

Fallsch PzDiv 1

0

0

20

19

0

0

0

0

20

12

1

0

41

31

18 SS-PzGrDiv HW

19

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19

5

25 PzDiv

1

0

31

11

19

12

0

0

10

3

0

0

61

26

PzDiv Schlesien

0

0

30

20

10

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

40

23

PzDiv Muencheberg

4

4

4

3

1

1

0

0

11

10

11

8

31

26

Fuehr GrenDiv

34

16

3

0

7

3

3

2

26

6

0

0

73

27

20 PzGrenDiv

0

0

19

0

21

21

3

3

0

0

0

0

43

24

25 Pz.GrenDiv

30

30

1

1

20

19

2

2

32

30

0

0

85

82

PzGrenDiv Kurmark

0

0

3

2

0

0

0

0

38

26

1

1

42

29

II./PzRgt 9

0

0

17

9

13

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

30

18

10 SS-PzDiv F

0

0

32

21

8

4

8

4

50

23

0

0

98

52

11 SS-PzGrenDiv N

26

13

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

28

13

s.SS-PzAbt 502

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

31

31

31

31

s.SS-PzAbt 503

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

5

0

0

12

1

20

6

4 PzDiv

3

2

5

2

0

0

0

0

15

7

0

0

23

11

5 PzDiv

5

3

17

13

0

0

0

0

14

11

0

0

36

27

7 PzDiv

8

5

2

1

10

6

0

0

9

5

0

0

29

17

24 PzDiv

3

0

3

2

5

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

5

PzGrenDiv GD

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

5

1

6

6

13

7

s.H.PzAbt 505

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13

12

13

12

s.H.PzAbt 511

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

20

11

20

11

4 SS-Pol PzGrenDiv

24

7

0

0

0

0

8

5

2

0

0

0

34

12

12 PzDiv

5

4

63

56

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

68

60

14 PzDiv

17

15

0

0

0

0

2

2

36

28

0

0

55

45

s.H.PzAbt 510

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15

13

15

13

TOTALS

517

299

603

345

357

189

105

55

817

387

212

125

2611

1400