Panzer Division Holstein

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Panzer Division Holstein

active February 10 to March 26, 1945
Country German Reich NSGerman Reich (Nazi era) German Empire
Armed forces Wehrmacht
Armed forces army
Branch of service Armored force
Type Panzer Division
structure structure
garrison Aarhus - Horsens - Give
Commanders
list Commanders

The Panzer Division Holstein was a major unit of the Army of the German Wehrmacht .

Division history

The Panzer Division (PD) Holstein was set up in Denmark in February 1945 . It consisted of parts of the 233rd Reserve Panzer Division and alarm units from Pomerania and Mecklenburg. Its original name was Kampfgruppe Panzerdivision Holstein, under this name it was commanded by Lieutenant General Max Fremerey. She was subordinated to Army Group Vistula and moved to Pomerania . Together with the 3rd Panzer Army, they defended a section on the Oder . Shortly after the formation, the division was destroyed near Kolberg in March 1945 . The remnants of PD Holstein were integrated into the 18th Panzer Grenadier Division . The division headquarters was transferred to the Clausewitz armored division near Lauenburg in April 1945 .

people

Division commanders of the Panzer Division Holstein:
period of service Rank Surname
1. – 16. February 1945 Lieutenant General Max Fremerey
February 10 to March 26, 1945 Colonel Joachim Hesse

structure

  • Panzer Division 44
  • Panzer Grenadier Regiment 139
  • Panzer Grenadier Regiment 142
  • Armored Artillery Division 144
  • Panzerjäger detachment 144
  • Panzer Reconnaissance Division 44
  • Panzer Pioneer Battalion 144
  • Army Flak Artillery Department 144
  • Panzer News Company 144
  • Tank Supply Troops 144

literature

  • Samuel W. Mitcham Jr : The Panzer Legions: A guide to the German Army Tank Divisions of WWII and Their Commanders , Stackpole Military History, 2007, ISBN 978-0811733533 .
  • Peter Schmitz, Klaus-Jürgen Thies, Günter Wegmann, Christian Zweng: The German Divisions 1941–1945 , Vol. 3, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück 1996. ISBN 3-7648-2458-1 .

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Notes and individual references

  1. ^ Commander of the 233rd Reserve Panzer Division
  2. ↑ was wounded on February 16, 1945
  3. ↑ was also division commander of the 233rd Reserve Panzer Division