Английская Википедия:101st Panzer Brigade
The 101st Panzer Brigade was a Panzer Brigade that fought in World War II.
History
The first 101st Panzer Brigade was formed on 5 July 1941 in France with captured tanks.Шаблон:Sfn On 21 September 1941, it was used to form the staff of the 23rd Panzer Division.[1] Colonel Botho Elster was briefly in command of the brigade in 1941 before being transferred to OB West.Шаблон:Sfn
The second 101st Panzer Brigade was ordered to be formed on 11 July 1944 but was not formed until 15 August 1944.[1] Like most Panzer Brigades, it had a battalion of Panther tanks and a battalion of panzergrenadiers in Sd.Kfz. 251 half tracks. It was a part of the ad hoc Panzerverband Strachwitz under Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz von Groß-Zauche und Camminetz.Шаблон:Sfn The 101st, along with the SS Panzer Brigade Gross, participated in Operation Doppelkopf to restore connection between Army Group North and Army Group Center.Шаблон:Sfn It was then deployed to the frontline on Estonia.Шаблон:Sfn In October 1944, the brigade was reformed near Bobruisk, then it was merged with the remains of the destroyed 20th Panzer Division.[1] The brigade staff formed the Staff/21st Panzer Regiment, the panzer battalion became the 2/21st Panzer Regiment, while the panzergrenadier Battalion became a Jagd-Kommando in the 20th Panzer Division.[1]
Order of battle
1941
- 203rd Panzer Regiment
- 204th Panzer Regiment
1944
- 2101st Panzer Battalion (3 Panther tank companies, 1 Jagdpanzer IV company)
- 2101st Panzergrenadier Battalion (3 companies)
- 2101st Brigade Support Units [1]
Commanders
- Oberst Botho Elster - 1941
- Oberst Meinrad von Lauchert - July - August 1944
- Oberst Richard Schmidthagen - August 1944
- Oberstleutnant Guido von Wartenburg - August - September 1944
- Major Eberhard Zahn - September - October 1944[note 1]
Notes
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References
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