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This was asked before, and someone answered... 12 - and that's WRONG. It varied, from 328 (in the beginning) to 100, if I recall correctly.
12.
I'm not sure that the answer could be more wrong.
Towards the end of the war, on paper at least, it was about 100, I believe. Each (standard) Wehrmacht Panzer Division had one Panzer Regiment composed of 2 battalions (theoretically) one of which had Panzer IV's, and the other had Panzer V's (Panthers)
2006-12-03 03:06:22 · 5 answers · asked by LBer 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Divisional strengths changed during the course of the war:
1940- 4 battalions of 100 tanks each.
1941-42- diluted to 200 tanks,with 1 battalion of self-propelled guns
Jan, 1943 - average of 27 tanks per division on the Eastern front, after the debacle at Stalingrad
June,1943 by the time of Kursk, the German Panzer divisions averaged 190 tanks each, with the Waffen SS Panzer divisions having abovestandard numberg of Tigers and Panthers, aside from the Werhmact's Grossdeuchland elite division. After Kursk, the German's never regained full complement of division strength in tanks. As an example, II Panzer Corps lost half its tank strength at Kursk.
The standard battalion consisted of 3-4 companies. Initially, one company was designated as a medium company. By the time of Kursk, however, all the companies had the same type of tanks. During the latter stages of the war, most tank regiments had one battalion equipped with Panzer IVs and another with Panthers or even assault guns (Jagpanzers).
The tank company's normal complement or 22 vehicles was later reduced to 17. For Tiger companies it was 14.
2006-12-03 09:47:27 · answer #1 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
German Panzer Division
2016-11-16 01:06:49 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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depends on region. typically 12, but can go up to 20-30, depending on stage of war. from 1933 onwards, panzer division took on more than tanks too.
2016-04-01 00:55:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzer_division
They varied, I dont think any panzer division ended up being a dead set number...Original assignments were given, but really it varied from 320-400 or more armored vehicles in each.
There were also about 40 divisions clearly established.
I could be wrong, but its close .
2006-12-03 04:24:48 · answer #4 · answered by Diadem 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great answer EFW
2006-12-03 18:43:08 · answer #5 · answered by SHIH TZU SAYS 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋