German Armor Allocation, May 1944
Expected Allocation
Vehicle | Planned Allocation |
---|---|
Pz Kpfw IV | 251 |
Panther | 325 |
Tiger I | 100 |
Tiger II | 15 |
Sturmgeschütz III | 530 |
Sturmhaubitze | 325 |
Jagdpanzer IV | 100 |
Pz Kpfw IV
Unit | Planned | Assigned | Dispatched | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
12. Panzer-Division | 30 | 23 | 23 | 17 dispatched on 3 June and six dispatched on 7 June, bringing the division up to full strength of Pz Kpfw IVs. |
20. Panzer-Division | 27 | 27 | 27 | Dispatched 6 June, bringing the division up to its full strength of Pz Kpfw IVs. |
21. Panzer-Division | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
116. Panzer-Division | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
1. SS-Panzer-Division | 44 | 11 | 11 | |
Panzer-Grenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle | 18 | 25 | 8 | Dispatched 16 June. |
Regiments-Stab 35 | - | 5 | 5 | |
Unallocated, Eastern Front | 68 | 68 | 68 | |
Unallocated, Southwestern Front | 15 | 45 | 45 | 15 dispatched on 29 May, and 30 on 3 June. |
Conversion to Artilleriebeobachtungswagen | - | 22 | - | |
Export, Romania | 15 | 15 | 15 | Dispatched on 3 June. |
Export, Spain | 5 | - | - | |
Total | 246 | 265 | 226 |
Panther
Unit | Planned | Assigned | Dispatched | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
4. Panzer-Division | 22 | 24 | 6 | |
4. and 9. Panzer-Division | 45 | 45 | 28 | |
9. Panzer-Division | 39 | 39 | - | |
1. SS-Panzer-Division | 34 | 14 | - | |
2. SS-Panzer-Division | 41 | 41 | 41 | Including 17 dispatched on 6 June, bringing the division up to full strength of Panthers. |
3. SS-Panzer-Division | - | 5 | 5 | Dispatched on 8 June. Allocation not mentioned in overall June report, but is mentioned in subsequent report as May allocation. |
9. SS-Panzer-Division | 20 | 20 | 20 | Including 16 dispatched on 7 June and four dispatched on 8 June, bringing, with the June allocation, the division up to full strength of Panthers. |
I./Panzer-Regiment 15 | - | 16 | - | |
I./Panzer-Regiment 26 | - | 11 | 11 | Eight standard vehicles shipped on 5 June and three command vehicles shipped on 8 June. From Eastern Front allocation. |
II./Panzer-Regiment 35 | - | 24 | 24 | Six dispatched on 25 May and 18 dispatched on 7 June, bringing the division up to full strength of Panthers. Allocation not mentioned in overall June report, but is mentioned in subsequent report as May allocation. |
Replacement army | - | 15 | 11 | From vehicles undergoing maintenance. Equipped with old commander's cupola. |
Unallocated, Eastern Front | 64 | 51 | 32 | Plus eight standard and three command vehicles allocated and dispatched to I./Panzer-Regiment 26. |
Unallocated, Southwestern Front | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Total | 273 | 313 | 186 |
Tiger I
Unit | Planned | Assigned | Dispatched | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Panzer-Grenadier-Division Großdeutschland | - | 6 | 6 | Six dispatched on 2 June. From Eastern Front allocation. |
schwere Panzer-Abteilung 509 | - | 12 | 12 | Six dispatched on 30 May and six on 1 June. From Eastern Front allocation. |
schwere Panzer-Abteilung 510 | 6 | 6 | - | |
schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 502 | 39 | 39 | 36 | |
schwere SS-Panzer-Abteilung 503 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Replacement army | - | 4 | 4 | From vehicles undergoing maintenance. |
Unallocated, Eastern Front | 42 | 24 | 24 | Plus 12 allocated to schwere Panzer-Abteilung 509 and six allocated to Panzer-Grenadier-Division Großdeutschland. |
Total | 93 | 97 | 88 |
Tiger II
Unit | Planned | Assigned | Dispatched |
---|---|---|---|
schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503 | 20 | - | |
Kummersdorf | - | 6 | 3 |
Total | 20 | 6 | 3 |
Sturmgeschütz
Unit | Planned | Assigned | Dispatched | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. SS-Panzer-Division | 45 | 45 | 45 | |
11. Infanterie-Division | - | 10 | - | |
45. Infanterie-Division | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
58. Infanterie-Division | 10 | - | - | |
61. Infanterie-Division | 10 | - | - | |
75. Infanterie-Division | 10 | - | - | |
95. Infanterie-Division | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
121. Infanterie-Division | 10 | - | - | |
126. Infanterie-Division | 10 | - | - | |
131. Infanterie-Division | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
197. Infanterie-Division | 10 | - | - | |
206. Infanterie-Division | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
253. Infanterie-Division | 10 | - | - | |
267. Infanterie-Division | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
320. Infanterie-Division | 10 | 10 | - | |
329. Infanterie-Division | - | 10 | - | |
342. Infanterie-Division | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
101. Jäger-Division | 10 | - | - | |
4. Gebirgs-Division | 10 | - | - | |
19. Luftwaffe-Feld-Division | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Panzer-Abteilung 301 (Funklenk) | - | 8 | - | From vehicles undergoing maintenance. |
Korps-Abteilung E | 10 | - | - | |
Korps-Abteilung G | 10 | - | - | |
Unallocated, Eastern Front | 60 | 28 | - | |
Rembertow1Most likely intended for Truppenübungsplatz (troop training facility) Rembertow. | 60 | 28 | - | |
Unallocated, Eastern Front | 60 | 28 | - | |
Export, Romania | - | 20 | 20 | |
Total | 295 | 204 | 135 |
Jagdpanzer IV
Unit | Planned | Assigned | Dispatched |
---|---|---|---|
4. Panzer-Division | 21 | 21 | - |
5. Panzer-Division | 21 | 21 | - |
20. Panzer-Division | 21 | - | - |
2. SS-Panzer-Division | 21 | - | - |
17. SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Division | 31 | 31 | - |
Total | 115 | 73 | - |
Notes
- Most likely intended for Truppenübungsplatz (troop training facility) Rembertow. Back
Sources
- Panzer-Zuführung seit den 1.6.1944. 1944. 2 p. NARA T78 R622.
- Panzer-Zuweisung Mai 1944. Berlin : Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen, 1944. 4 p. NARA T78 R623.
- Stärkerung der HGr. Mitte. Berlin : Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen, 1944. 3 p. Gen. Insp. d. Pz. Tr. Abt. Org. Nr. 8107/44 geh.. NARA T78 R622.