Tank regiment "Great Germany"

The Great Germany Tank Regiment was formed on January 13, 1943 on the basis of the Great Germany Tank Battalion (which received the 1st serial number on March 1) and the 2nd Tank Battalion of the 203rd Tank Regiment.

On July 1, 1943, on the basis of the 13th heavy tank company, as well as the 3rd company of the 501st and 3rd company of the 504th heavy tank battalion, the 3rd heavy tank battalion of the Tigers was formed.

On October 15, 1943, the 1st Tank Battalion was transformed into the 4-company Panther Battalion.

On May 6, 1944, the 1st Tank Battalion was included in the 116th Tank Division .

In June 1944, the 1st Tank Battalion was incorporated into the 6th Tank Division .

In November 1944, the 2nd Tank Battalion was incorporated into the Führer's Escort Brigade .

On December 13, 1944, the 3rd Heavy Tank Battalion was renamed to the Great Germany Battalion.

On 2 March 1945, the 2nd Tank Battalion was renamed the 2nd Tank Battalion of the 102nd Tank Regiment.

• Colonel Hyacinth Count Strachwitz (January 13, 1943 - November 1943)
• Major Julius Pfeffer (November 1943 - December 28, 1943)
• Colonel Otto Busing (December 28, 1943 - March 1, 1944)
• Colonel Willy Langkyit (March 1, 1944 - October 15, 1944)
• Major (Lieutenant Colonel from January 1, 1945) Bruno Kahl (November 1, 1944 - May 8, 1945)

• Regiment Headquarters (Regimentsstab)
• Repair Company (Werkstatt-Kompanie)
• 1st Battalion (I. Abteilung)
  • Staff Company (Stabskompanie)
  • 1st Company (1. Kompanie)
  • 2nd Company (2. Kompanie)
  • 3rd Company (3. Kompanie)
  • Column (le. Kolonne)
  • Repair Services (Werkstatt-Zug)
  • 1st Supply Company (Versorgungs-Kompanie I)
• 2nd Battalion (II. Abteilung)
  • Staff Company (Stabskompanie)
  • 4th Company (4. Kompanie)
  • 5th Company (5. Kompanie)
  • 6th Company (6. Kompanie)
  • Column (le. Kolonne)
  • Repair Services (Werkstatt-Zug)
  • 2nd Supply Company (Versorgungs-Kompanie II)
• 3rd Battalion (III. Abteilung)
  • Staff Company (Stabskompanie)
  • 7th Company (7. Kompanie)
  • 8th Company (8. Kompanie)
  • 9th Company (9. Kompanie)
  • Column (le. Kolonne)
  • Repair Services (Werkstatt-Zug)
  • 3rd Supply Company (Versorgungs-Kompanie III)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (7)

• Walter Pössl, April 20, 1943 - Commander of the 1st Battalion
• Hans Lex, September 10, 1943 - Chief Lieutenant of the 7th company
• Joseph Ramel, December 14, 1943 - Chief Feldwebel of the 11th company
• Walter von Wietersheim, May 15, 1944 - Captain, Commander of the 2nd Battalion
• Bernhard Klemz, June 4, 1944 - Captain, Commander of the 5th company
• Rudolf Larsen, October 23, 1944 - non-commissioned officer of the 2nd company
• Fritz Plikkat, December 9, 1944 - Feldwebel of the 8th company

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (1)

• Jörg Burg, October 4, 1944 (posthumously) - Chief Lieutenant of the 7th company

Iron Cross Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (1)

• Hyacinth Count Strathwitz , March 28, 1943 - Colonel, regiment commander

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• The regiment on the site Tankfront.ru
• The regiment on the site Feldgrau.com
• The regiment on the site Lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de