Panther and Tiger Refurbishing
In the Army arsenal at Magdeburg is currently:
| |
Pz.Kpfw. |
Bef.Wg. |
Berge-Wg. |
| Panther |
190 |
33 |
8 |
| Of which completed |
10 |
2 |
- |
| Still to be refurbished |
180 |
31 |
8 |
| Tiger |
19 |
20 |
- |
| Of which completed |
5 |
- |
- |
| Still to be refurbished |
14 |
20 |
- |
Planned Deliveries
The October numbers show the previous month's expected deliveries for October. The November numbers show the expected deliveries for November. The Sturmgeschütz number is the number of assault guns that were allocated for Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppe, not the total production.
Pz Kpfw IV
October allocation
| Unit |
Planned |
Assigned |
Dispatched |
| 14. Panzer-Division121. Panzer-Division is noted in parentheses, with no further information about what this indicates. |
21 |
21 |
21 |
| 25. Panzer-Division |
40 |
40 |
40 |
| 1. SS-Panzer-Division |
29 |
29 |
29 |
| 9. SS-Panzer-Division |
8 |
8 |
8 |
| 10. SS-Panzer-Division |
8 |
8 |
8 |
| 12. SS-Panzer-Division |
8 |
8 |
8 |
| Reinforcements (East) |
125 |
125 |
85 |
| 233. Reserve-Panzer-Division |
6 |
6 |
- |
| LVIII. Reserve-Panzer-Korps |
10 |
10 |
- |
| Export (Spain) |
10 |
82Two Pz Kpfw IV command tanks had not yet been completed. |
- |
| Total |
265 |
263 |
199 |
November plan
| Unit |
Planned Allocation |
Notes |
| 21. Panzer-Division |
20 |
- |
| 9. SS-Panzer-Division |
19 |
New strength: 27, plus 44 assault guns, for a total of 71. |
| 10. SS-Panzer-Division |
19 |
New strength: 27, plus 44 assault guns, for a total of 71. |
| 12. SS-Panzer-Division |
63 |
New strength: 71 |
| Panzer-Grenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle |
27 |
New strength: 27, plus 44 assault guns, for a total of 71. |
| Reinforcements (East) |
100 |
- |
| [lang=de]233. Reserve-Panzer-Division |
6 |
New strength: 20 |
| LVIII. Reserve-Panzer-Korps |
18 |
New strength: 44 |
| Export (Bulgaria) |
15 |
Final delivery |
| Export (Romania) |
10 |
First delivery |
| Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppe |
8 |
Replacement army. |
| Total |
305 |
- |
Panther
October allocation
| Unit |
Planned |
Assigned |
Dispatched |
| I./Panzer-Regiment 6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| I./Panzer-Regiment 31 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
| 1. SS-Panzer-Division |
96 |
96 |
96 |
| Export (Japan) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Total |
122 |
122 |
122 |
November plan
| Unit |
Planned Allocation |
Notes |
| I./Panzer-Regiment 1 |
76 |
- |
| I./Panzer-Regiment 26 |
76 |
- |
| I./Panzer-Regiment 31 |
56 |
After which the unit will be fully equipped with 76 Panthers. |
| Reinforcements (East) |
92 |
- |
| Total |
300 |
- |
The equipping of the SS-Panther Abt."Totenkopf" will be carried out using the refurbished vehicles handed over by SS-L.A.H..
Tiger I
October allocation
| Unit |
Planned |
Assigned |
Dispatched |
| schwere Panzer-Abteilung 501 |
45 |
35 |
33 |
| 1. SS-Panzer-Division |
10 |
10 |
10 |
| Export (Japan) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Total |
56 |
46 |
44 |
Due to urgent refurbishing, no further allocations can be expected.
November plan
| Unit |
Planned Allocation |
Notes |
| schwere Panzer-Abteilung 501 |
10 |
After which the unit will be fully equipped with 45 Tigers. |
| schwere Panzer-Abteilung 508 |
45 |
- |
| Reinforcements (East) |
29 |
- |
| Total |
84 |
- |
Sturmgeschütz
October allocation
| Unit |
Planned |
Assigned |
Dispatched |
| 25. Panzer-Division3For anti-tank battalion. |
- |
10 |
10 |
| 20. Panzer-Grenadier-Division4For tank battalion. |
20 |
20 |
20 |
| 10. Panzer-Grenadier-Division4For tank battalion. |
30 |
30 |
30 |
| 18. Panzer-Grenadier-Division4For tank battalion. |
22 |
22 |
- |
| 11. SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Division |
24 |
14 |
- |
| Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppe5For training at Oldebroek. |
4 |
4 |
- |
| Total |
100 |
100 |
60 |
November plan
| Unit |
Planned Allocation |
Notes |
| 9. SS-Panzer-Division |
2 |
Two companies = 446It's unclear what this refers to. |
| 10. SS-Panzer-Division |
2 |
Two companies = 446It's unclear what this refers to. |
| 16. Panzer-Grenadier-Division4For tank battalion. |
19 |
In exchange for short- and long-barrelled Pz Kpfw III. |
| 18. Panzer-Grenadier-Division |
20 |
After which the unit will be fully equipped with 42 assault guns. |
| Panzer-Grenadier-Division Großdeutschland7For assault gun battalion. |
17 |
After which the unit will be fully equipped with 42 assault guns. |
| 11. SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Division |
10 |
After which the unit will be fully equipped with 42 assault guns. |
| 6. Infanterie-Division3For anti-tank battalion. |
10 |
- |
| 7. Infanterie-Division3For anti-tank battalion. |
10 |
- |
| 17. Infanterie-Division3For anti-tank battalion. |
10 |
- |
| 46. Infanterie-Division3For anti-tank battalion. |
10 |
- |
| Funklenk-Kompanie 312 |
9 |
New strength: 10 |
| Funklenk-Kompanie 314 |
6 |
New strength: 10 |
| Reinforcements (East)8For tank battalions of Panzer-Grenadier-Divisions. |
37 |
In exchange for Pz Kpfw IIIs and IVs. |
| Reinforcements (South) |
18 |
- |
| Total |
180 |
- |
Notes
- 21. Panzer-Division is noted in parentheses, with no further information about what this indicates. Back
- Two Pz Kpfw IV command tanks had not yet been completed. Back
- For anti-tank battalion. Back
- For tank battalion. Back
- For training at Oldebroek. Back
- It's unclear what this refers to. Back
- For assault gun battalion. Back
- For tank battalions of Panzer-Grenadier-Divisions. Back
Sources
- Führervortrag am 1.11.. Berlin : Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppen, 1943. 5 p. NARA T78 R720.