Panzer-Sicherungs-Kompanien
and
Panzer-Abteilung 208 –
I. / Panzer-Regiment “Feldherrnhalle”
Italy 1943-1944 - Hungary-Slovakia-Moravia 1944-1945
English text, 232 pages, 21 x 29 cm, bound, 380 photos, maps,
documents and Gliederungen
Tankograd Publishing – Jochen Vollert Verlag, September 2010
Three Panzer-Sicherungs-Kompanien
(armoured security companies) were created from existing units during the
summer of 1943 to be employed in case of Italy's exit from the war. From
September 1943, they were used to disarm the Italian Army and later to fight
partisans in areas of northern Italy, Slovenia and Croatia. In the spring
of 1944, the three companies became part of a newly created tank unit, Panzer-Abteilung
208 (armoured unit number 208). This unit remained in northern
Italy until the end of the year, when it was re-equipped with new weapons
and sent to the Hungarian front.
From late December 1944, the Abteilung was engaged in heavy defensive battles
west of encircled Budapest, and in February 1945 it was involved in one
of the last successful German offensives, conducted against the Gran Soviet
bridgehead. In March 1945, the Abteilung was renamed I. Abteilung/Panzer-Regiment
"Feldherrnhalle" and fought its last battles in Hungary,
Slovakia and Moravia as part of Panzer-Division "Feldherrnhalle"
1.
On 232 pages the book recounts in detail the little-known history of these
units, based on extensive archive research and contributions from former
unit members. It contains 380 extremely rare photographs (most not published
before), document reproductions, graphics and maps.
In addition, specific chapters also deal with related units: Panzer-Abteilung
"Adria", Panzer-Abteilung 212 in Italy,
and Panzer-Einsatz-Kompanie "Ligurien".
List of Contents: download here
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