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Unit chronicle (21)
Infanterie-Division (mot.) "Großdeutschland" → Panzergrenadier-Division "Großdeutschland"
| Date | Unit | Type | Place | Fact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942.11.18 | Panzergrenadier-Division "Großdeutschland" | Combat | Rzhev | By 18 November 1942, the division only had seven Panzer II light tanks, one Panzer III and nineteen Panzer IV medium tanks, and three Sd.Kfz. 265 command tanks operational. | https://en.wikipedia.org/ |
| 1943.03 | Panzergrenadier-Division "Großdeutschland" | Combat | Kharkov | In January–February 1943, during the Third Battle of Kharkov, the division had available 20 Panzer IIIs, 9 Tiger I heavy tanks, and 26 Flammpanzer III flamethrower tank variants of the Panzer III. | https://en.wikipedia.org/ |
| 1943.05.19 | Panzergrenadier-Division "Großdeutschland" | Organisation | Poltava | The Panzergrenadier Division Grossdeutschland was formed on 19 May 1943 in the Poltava area through the renaming and reorganization of the Infantry Division Grossdeutschland. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/ |
| 1943.07.05 | Panzergrenadier-Division "Großdeutschland" | Combat | Kursk | In the summer of 1943, the division took part in the Battle of Kursk (Operation Citadel) as part of the southern pincer of the Fourth Panzer Army. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/ |
| 1943.07.07 | Panzergrenadier-Division "Großdeutschland" | Combat | Kursk | By 7 July 1943, during the Battle of Kursk, the division had only 80 of its 300 tanks still fit for combat. | https://en.wikipedia.org/ |
| 1943.08 | Panzergrenadier-Division "Großdeutschland" | Combat | Kharkov | In August 1943, the division fought in the Kharkov area during the Belgorod-Kharkov Operation, in the course of which the city was recaptured by the Red Army. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/ |
| 1943.09 | Panzergrenadier-Division "Großdeutschland" | Combat | Dnieper — Kremenchug | Following the loss of Kharkov, the division fought its way back until the end of September 1943 to the Dnieper and a bridgehead at Kremenchug. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/ |
| 1943.10.17 | Panzergrenadier-Division "Großdeutschland" | Combat | Mishurin Rog — Borodayevka | Defensive battles in the Mishurin Rog - Borodayevka bridgehead lasted until 17 October 1943, after which the division had to retreat south. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/ |
| 1943.12 | Panzergrenadier-Division "Großdeutschland" | Combat | Kirovohrad | At the end of the year, the division was located near Kirovohrad, where local defensive fighting lasted until early March 1944. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/ |
| 1944.03 | Panzergrenadier-Division "Großdeutschland" | Combat | Chisinau (Romania) | By the end of March 1944, the division had retreated across the Bug and Dniester rivers to Chisinau in Romania. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/ |
| 1944.04.09 | Panzergrenadier-Division "Großdeutschland" | Combat | Iasi | The division continued its retreat across the Prut and reached Iasi under heavy losses on 9 April 1944. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/ |
| 1944.04 | Panzergrenadier-Division "Großdeutschland" | Combat | Targu Frumos (Romania) | Until the end of April 1944, the division fought in eastern Romania, including battles near Targu Frumos. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/ |
| 1944.05.31 | Panzergrenadier-Division "Großdeutschland" | Equipment | Romania | By 31 May 1944, the division had 14 Panzer IV, 90 Panther and 40 Tiger I tanks. | https://en.wikipedia.org/ |
| 1944.06 | Panzergrenadier-Division "Großdeutschland" | Organisation | Romania (south of Iasi) | In June 1944, in an area about 100 km south of Iasi, the division was refreshed and equipped with modern weapons. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/ |
| 1944.07 | Panzergrenadier-Division "Großdeutschland" | Deployment | East Prussia | At the end of July 1944, following replenishment, the division was transferred to East Prussia to Army Group North. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/ |
| 1944.08.05 | Panzergrenadier-Division "Großdeutschland" | Combat | Gumbinnen | From 5 August 1944, the division engaged in defensive battles in the Gumbinnen area. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/ |
| 1944.08 | Panzergrenadier-Division "Großdeutschland" | Deployment | Schaulen (Lithuania) | In mid-August 1944, the division relocated west of Schaulen and immediately launched an eastward attack to prevent the Courland Front from being cut off. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/ |
| 1944.11 | Panzergrenadier-Division "Großdeutschland" | Organisation | Memel / Rastenburg | From 26 November 1944, the division was evacuated across the Baltic Sea and assembled in a staging area south of Rastenburg for replenishment and reorganization. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/ |
| 1944.12.20 | Panzergrenadier-Division "Großdeutschland" | Organisation | East Prussia | On 20 December 1944, the division relinquished numerous components to help form the Panzerkorps Großdeutschland. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/ |
| 1945.03.15 | Panzergrenadier-Division "Großdeutschland" | Combat | East Prussia — Memel | By 15 March 1945, the division had only one Sturmgeschütz III self-propelled gun, one Panzer IV, five Panthers, and six Tiger Is remaining. | https://en.wikipedia.org/ |
| 1945.04 | Panzergrenadier-Division "Großdeutschland" | Combat | East Prussia — Pillau | During subsequent defensive and retreat battles in East Prussia, the division was destroyed by the end of April 1945. | https://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/ |