It fought on the southern sector of the eastern front starting june 1941 until january 1943 when it was destroyed at stalingrad. Documents from sspanzer regiment 12 presented in the book include the following. This book is a unique personal account of the war on the russian front, written using the diaries and photos of erich hager who served in the 39th panzer regiment, 17th panzer division throughout the war in russia. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. All infantry divisions of this wave, numbers 383 to 389, were referred to as rhine gold divisions. All the significant german weapon systems and combat squads used in the campaign are analysed using the quantitative methodology detailed in volume i, along with the contextual history. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. From there, it marched towards kotelnikovo and joined the 4th panzer armee for a relief attack, operation wintergewitter, for the 6th armee at stalingrad, together with the 6th panzer division and the 23rd panzer division. This page was last edited on 16 january 2020, at 03. Panzerdivision was formed in november 1940 from the 27.
Confident in the knowledge that they had beaten the german army to. Hager rose to the rank of unteroffizier and served as a. The 384th was sent to the 3rd panzer corps, 1st panzer army, just in time to be involved in defensive fighting during the soviet offensive in the second battle of kharkov, early in the summer of 1942. In 1940 it participated in the invasions of belgium and france.
Operating as it was on the left flank of the advancing u. In action in the east, west and north africa, 19391943 can be the light food for you personally because the information inside this particular book is easy to get through anyone. Panzerdivision was formed in november 1940 from the 16. It was formed in november 1940 from the 27th infantry division. Most of its members were from silesia the 11th panzer division saw action for the first time in the invasion of yugoslavia in april 1941.
It was then reorganized as the 15th panzer division in august 1940 at darmstadt and landau by incorporating the 8th panzer regiment from the 10th panzer division and giving up its. Overview volume iia is concerned with the wehrmacht. The formation and combat histories of each are discussed in detailed text, along with maps and rare photographs and includes. Before a blog this was a full website, and i have lost many contacts that i have collectad in years. I am looking for references to 39 panzer regiment and 17 pd particularly in its part in the attempted relief of stalingrad.
The 17th panzer division was involved in the battle of kiev involving the encircling and capture of almost half a million men. Waffenss armour in normandy the combat history of ss panzer. Ss panzer divisions on the eastern front images of war. Hager rose to the rank of unteroffizier and served as a company commanders tank radio operator. These books build itself in the form which is reachable by anyone, yeah i mean in the e book web form. Stalingrad french maclean author books by french maclean. Kessel who became commander of 20 panzer division in may 1943, what did he do before that. Xl panzer corps with the 3 rd and 7 th panzer divisions and 333 rd infantry division joined in the attack. The forgotten tank battle senno war history online. The bulk of panzer regiment 7 landed in tunis in the period from 27 november to 5 december 1942. On the german side, the 7th and 17th panzer divisions took part in the tank battle, and later the 12th panzer division joined them. Hans kallner became commander of 19 panzer division in august 1943.
The war diaries of a panzer soldier erich hager with the. Examines vehicles, armor quality, manpower, and leadership and includes a comprehensive index of individuals, units, battles, and campaigns first guide to chronicle the history of each division from its inception to its destruction includes a career sketch of every panzer divisional commander hitlers tank divisions were his most lethal weapons during world war ii. Better at that stage to capture rather than force such a large force to. This formation was created as the 33rd infantry division in 1936, it was mobilized in 1939, but did not take part in the invasion of poland.
The 17th panzer division was formed in late 1940, when the 27th infantry division was converted to an armored division. During the same year, on the orders of lxxx army corps, the division began to round up french vehicles in an attempt to complete its. In february 1941, the german high command decided to dispatch an expedi. For the first three years of the second world war the german armys armoured formations dominated the worlds battlefields. Along its southern front, the division defended to contain enemy forces at orlovka. The 384th infantry division was formed during the winter of 194142, as part of the 18th wave. Panzerdivision was also ordered to tunisia in response to the allied landings in french north africa. The 17th panzer division is a rare unit within the wehrmacht faction and unlockable ingame at the top third ranks. In february 1944, the division still lacked vehicles. The american forces committed were estimated at five infantry and possibly one or two armored divisions.
Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Volume iia the german forces, mobilisation and war. The 11th gespenster panzer division and the german armored force in world war ii. During midjanuary 1944, he was removed from the eastern front to organize and train the panzer lehr division. Panzerdivision was a formation of the wehrmacht in world war ii. I have the diaries of a panzer soldier who served in 6 kompanie, 39 panzer regiment 17 panzer division. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. In 1943, a nazi propaganda book was published about the divisions actions in france 1940, titled uber somme, seine, loire english. This remarkable book by martin windrow deals with one of the german armys most effective and feared rapid attack. It was formed on november 1940 from 27th infantry division. The war diaries of a panzer soldier erich hager with the 17th panzer division on the russian front 19411945 hardcover july 28, 2010 by kenneth andrew author, david garden author see all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. It took part in operation barbarossa, the invasion of the soviet union in june 1941, and in the.
During this period the panzerwaffe swept away all that was before them, achieving victories over numerically superior and sometimes better equipped opponents. It was transferred to romania in december where it was used as a training unit under the name lehrstab r ii and was a reserve unit during the balkans campaign. It took part in operation barbarossa, the invasion of the soviet union in june 1941, and in the winter of 194142 participated in the abortive german attack on moscow. The first two volumes of the history of the panzerwaffe have described how the germans transformed armoured warfare from a lumbering and ponderous experiment in world war i into something that could decide the outcome of conflicts, and how the legendary panzerwaffe overran western europe and reached the gates of moscow to the east, before taking its place in the forefront of german defence. The war diaries of a panzer soldier erich hager with the 17th panzer division on the russian front 19411945 isbn.
Waffenss sspanzerdivision hitlerjugend, 12 worldcat. In a few days the 17 th panzer division gained the izyumprotoponovka sector on the donetz river, while the ss panzer corps took losovaya and established contact with army detachment kempf, which had joined the attack from the west. The operation failed however, and the 17th panzer division was forced to retreat at the end of december. Two infantry divisions 77th and 353d, one reinforced division 17th ss panzer grenadier, a combat group of the 243d division, and the remnants of the 91st division, had so far borne the brunt of the defense. It withdrew through the ukraine and poland before ending the war in eastern germany. For the 11th panzer division, however, reed was to do a big favor. Ive read countless books on ww2 esp the east front and i can say with hand on heart jasons books are the. I cant remember where i get this in particular because this info have more than 10 years.
Second world war content, second world war content. As a junior officer in the prewar panzer troops, manteuffel had made a mark as an armored. Media in category 17th panzer division germany the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Between the fall of 1943 and the winter of 1944, now maj. History of the 12th ss hitler youth panzer division by hubert meyer book blood and honor. The 17th panzer division was a formation of the german army in world war ii. In his riveting new book, steven zaloga describes how american foot soldiers faced down. Bayerlein commanded the prestigious 3rd panzer division against the russians, but the war on the eastern front was going badly for the germans. Erich wrote an entry every day between 22 june 1940 up to when he was captured by the soviets in early 1945. Buy ss panzer divisions on the eastern front images of war by bob carruthers isbn. The battle plans and tactics of the fifth panzer army, more than those of any other german army that took part in the ardennes counteroffensive, bore the very strong personal imprint of its commander, general manteuffel. The fifth panzer army attacks the 28th infantry division. On july 9, the 12th panzer division, consisting of 209 tanks, joined them.
Schiffer publishing panzergrenadier divisions of the waffenss this new book is a concise combat history of the six waffenss panzergrenadier divisions in world war ii. This was a happy time for the german army, victories were many and some vast in scale. As a part of the 7th and 17th divisions, there were approximately 300 to 400 tanks. The commisar order was not universally applied from day one. It fought on the central sector of the eastern front from june 1941 until november 1942 when it was sent to the southern sector where it took part in the failed attempt to relieve the surrounded troops at stalingrad.