The Panzer Division Jüterbog was an armoured division of the Wehrmacht during World War II. Created on 20 February 1945, it was active for a short period of time.Georg Tessin, Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und der Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945, tome 14, .
History The division was created on 20 February 1945 at the Jüterbog training area. On 26 February 1945 it was ordered to head to the city of Bautzen to give its elements to the 16th Panzer Division which at that time was no more than a Kampfgruppe (‘’Battle Group’’). At the beginning of March 1945 the Jüterbog Division was dissolved.Roger James Bender et Warren W. Odegard, Uniforms, Organization and History of the Panzertruppe, .
Order of battle
At creation Divisionsstab Panzer-Abteilung "Jüterbog" (armored detachment) Three companies equipped with Panzer IVs Panzerjäger-Kompanie (Sfl.) (tank destroyer company) Two regiments of Panzergrenadiers 2 battalions of 3 companies each Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung "Jüterbog" (armored reconnaissance detachment) Staff and two 2 Aufklärungs-Kompanien (reconnaissance companies) Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment "Jüterbog" (armored artillery regiment) 1 battery of heavy flak (Sfl.) 1 battery of light artillery (leFH mot, leichte Feldhaubitze) 1 battery of heavy artillery (sFH mot, schwere Feldhaubitze) Panzer-Pionier-Abteilung"Jüterbog" (armored engineer detachment) 2 companies of motorized engineers Signals company, repair company and medical company
By 26 February 1945 Divisionsstab with Divisions-Begleit-Kompanie Panzer-Abteilung Jüterbog 1.-4. Kompanie (31 StuG III, 10 Panzer IV/70) Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment Jüterbog I. Bataillon (gep., mechanized) 1.-4. Kompanie II. Bataillon (mot., motorized) 5.-8. Kompanie 9. Kompanie (sIG, heavy infantry gun) 10. Kompanie (Pionier, engineers) 11. Kompanie (Flak, anti-aircraft) Panzer-Artillerie-Abteilung Jüterbog 1. Batterie (leFH, light artillery) 2. Batterie (leFH) Panzer-Aufklärungs-Kompanie Jüterbog (6 schwere PSW, 5 leichte PSW, planned; 6 heavy and 5 light reconnaissance vehicles (Panzerspähwagen)) Panzerjäger-Kompanie Jüterbog (10 Jagdpanzer 38 "Hetzer", planned; 10 Hetzer tank destroyers) Panzer-Nachrichten-Kompanie Jüterbog (armored signal company) Support units: medical company with ambulances, 120 t heavy lift company, motorized repair company, administrative company, field post office
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Further reading Mitcham, Samuel W. German Order of Battle Volume Three: Panzer, Panzer Grenadier, and Waffen SS Divisions in WWII, Stackpole Military History Series, 2007. Mitcham, Samuel W. Panzer Legions: A Guide to the German Army Tank Divisions of World War II and Their Commanders, Stackpole Military History Series, 2006.
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