Panzergrenadier Division Kurmark
| Panzergrenadier Division Kurmark | |
|---|---|
| Active | February - May 1945 |
| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| Allegiance |  Wehrmacht |
| Branch | Heer |
| Type | Panzergrenadier |
| Role | Armoured warfare |
| Size | Division |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Willy Langkeit |
The Panzergrenadier Division "Kurmark" was a semi-armoured formation of the German Army during World War II. It was raised in February 1945 as part of the defences of the German capital of Berlin. It was named after the Kurmark region of Brandenburg.
History
The division was formed at Frankfurt on the Oder in March 1945 from elements of the Grossdeutschland Panzer Grenadier Ersatz Brigade. It was an understrength unit.
The division was part of the German 9th Army (Army Group Vistula) and was deployed around Frankfurt on the Oder. It was surrounded alongside other Wehrmacht and SS formations of the 9th Army south-east of Berlin. They abandoned and blew up their last three King Tiger tanks on 30 April 1945 after they had run out of fuel.[1] Remnants of the Panzergrenadier Division Kurmark broke out of the pocket and reached Jerichow on the Elbe where they surrendered to the U.S. Army in May 1945.
Commander
- Generalmajor Willy Langkeit (31 January 1945 - 7 May 1945)
Order of Battle, April 1945
- Panzer-Regiment Kurmark
- Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment Kurmark
- Panzer-Füsilier-Regiment Kurmark (former Grenadier-Regiment 1235)
- Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment Kurmark
- Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung Kurmark
- Panzer-Pionier-Battalion Kurmark
- Panzer-Nachrichten-Abteilung Kurmark
- Versorgungstruppen Panzergrenadier-Division Kurmark
See also
References
- ↑ Beevor, Antony (2002). Berlin: The Downfall 1945 p. 362. ISBN 0-670-88695-5
