Panzergrenadier Division Kurmark (Wehrmacht)
The Panzer Grenadier Division Kurmark was a halbgepanzerter Association of the German Wehrmacht in World War II. It was set up in March 1945 to stop the Soviet offensive on the capital Berlin. The Division was named after the region Electorate of Brandenburg. Nevertheless, it came from mid-April to early May 1945 Battle of Berlin.
Division history
List
The division was set up in Frankfurt on the Oder with command of 31 January 1945 from the battle group Langkeit and parts replacement Panzergrenadier Brigade Greater Germany. She was no more than a completely undermanned unit that was thrown into the battle to at least temporarily halt the Soviet advance into the German heartland. The strength of the Division never exceeded more than 4,350 men.
Combat missions
The division was subordinated as part of the 9th Army of Army Group Vistula and early February was first used at Frankfurt an der Oder. See also Battle of East Prussia (January 13 to April 25, 1945)
The now ailing division in late March was removed from the front and then filled with parts of other units. In mid-April was the other front line for the division. It was included along with other units of the Wehrmacht and the Waffen- SS of the 9th Army southeast of Berlin in Halbe. Remnants of the Panzer Grenadier Division Kurmark managed to escape to Jerichow on the Elbe, where they surrendered in May 1945 against the American troops.
Breakdown in April 1945
- Panzer Regiment Kurmark
- Panzer Grenadier Regiment Kurmark
- Panzer Fusilier Regiment Kurmark (former Grenadier Regiment in 1235 )
- Panzer Artillery Regiment Kurmark
- Armored Reconnaissance Battalion Kurmark
- Panzer Pioneer Battalion Kurmark
- Panzer news department Kurmark
- Supply troops Panzer Grenadier Division Kurmark
Commanders
Major-General Willy Langkeit (1907-1969) commanded the Division from the lineup until the capitulation of 1945.