Transcription of 1944 Panzer Brigades - Fire and Fury
1 1944 panzer brigades Brigades 101-110 were mobilized in early July 1944 and additional three were created in September. The first ten consisted of a reduced Panzer battalion with 33 36 Panthers, one panzergrenadier battalion and a antitank company with 12 Panzerjager IV s (See Figure 1). The last three were much stronger organizations. These were organized with two tank battalions and a Panzergrenadier Regiment. The first tank battalion was to contained 45 Panthers and the second 45 Pzkpfw IV s. However, production problems limited the Brigades to about 40 Panthers and 27 Pzkpfw IV s (See Figure 2). Most of the Brigades had been destroyed or absorbed into existing Panzer and Panzergrenadier Divisions by the end of 1944. (Note the FLAK Companies actually had SdKfz 251/21 and not the SdKfz 251/17s shown).. XBattle GroupPanzer brigade (101 to 110)HQCommandx1 CommanderGE-46 HEADQUARTERS ELEMENTT ransportx1 SdKfz 251/1 Pers H-trackGE-21 IIBATTLE GROUPSC ommandx1 PZ V G Tank GE-04 HQHEADQUARTERS ELEMENTx1 Wirbelwind Quad 20mm Flak Pz IV GE-16BG-02 (Modified)x1 Panzer BattalionEach CompanyME-01x3 Panzer Company (1st, 2d, 3d Companies)Commandx1 PZ V G TankGE-04 HQx4 PZ V G TankGE-04ME-05x1 Panzerjaeger Company (4th Company)Commandx1 Jagdpanzer IV L/70GE-10x4 Jagdpanzer IV L/70GE-10BG-04x1 PanzergrenadierBattalion (Armd)II(does not include the panzercompany)x1 Flak Company*Commandx1 SdKfz 251/17GE-25 x4 SdKfz 251/17GE-25 PlusMANEUVER ELEMENTSX1 Light ArmoredReconnaissance PlatoonCommandx1 Light MGGE-49 Reconx2 InfantryGE-44 Transportx3 SdKfz 250/1 Lt Pers.
2 H-trackGE-21ME-16x1 Pz. Engineer Company (Armd)Figure 1 XBattle GroupPanzer brigade (111 to 113)HQCommandx1 CommanderGE-46 HEADQUARTERS ELEMENTT ransportx1 SdKfz 251/1 Pers H-trackGE-21 BATTLE GROUPSIIC ommandx1 PZ V G Tank GE-04 HQHEADQUARTERS ELEMENTx1 Wirbelwind Quad 20mm Flak Pz IV GE-16BG-02 (Modified)1x Panzer BattalionEach CompanyME-01x3 Panzer Company(1st, 2d, 3d Companies)Commandx1 PZ V G Tank GE-04 HQx4 PZ V G Tank GE-04 Commandx1 SdKfz 251/17GE-25 (does not include the panzercompany)BG-04x2 PanzergrenadierBattalion (Armd)IIx1 Flak Company*x4 SdKfz 251/17GE-25 Plus 1 each FlakCompany per BNMANEUVER ELEMENTSME-22X1 Light ArmoredReconnaissance CompanyME-16x1 Pz. Engineer Company (Armd)IICommandx1 PZIV H Tank GE-04 HQHEADQUARTERS ELEMENTx1 Wirbelwind Quad 20mm Flak Pz IV GE-16BG-02 (Modified)1x Panzer BattalionEach CompanyME-01x2 Panzer Company(1st, 2d Companies)Commandx1 PZ IV H Tank GE-04 HQx4 PZ IV H Tank GE-04 IIIBG-04x1 PanzergrenadierRegiment (Armd)[modified]HQCommandx1 Commander GE-46 Transportx1 SdKfz 251/1 Pers H-trackGE-21ME-03 [Modified]X1 Assault Gun CompanyX1 Grille, 150mm SIG33SP Gun GE-15 CommandX1 Stugg IIIGGE-13X4 Stugg IIIGGE-13 Figure 2
