Viking Panzers: The German SS 5th Tank Regiment in the East in World War II

Contents......Page 6
Foreword......Page 7
1 The Activation and Commitment of SS-Panzer-Abteilung 5 on the Eastern Front......Page 10
2 Attack and Pursuit across the Don, the Kuban and the Terek......Page 19
3 Retreat and Defense between the Manytsch and the Don......Page 135
4 Defensive Operations between the Donez and the Dnjepr......Page 176
5: In the Pocket Battles between the Dnjepr and the Bug, out of the Dnjepr Line and into the Tscherkassy Pocket......Page 232
6 Between Brest Litowsk and Warsaw......Page 306
7 The First Battle of Warsaw......Page 344
8 The Second Battle of Warsaw......Page 367
9 Fighting in the “Wet Triangle”......Page 376
10 The Development of the Military Situation along the Danube from August to December 1944......Page 391
11 The Final Fighting......Page 425
APPENDIX A Rank Comparisons......Page 456
APPENDIX B Activation and Chronological Overview of SS-Panzer-Regiment 5......Page 457
APPENDIX C Authorized Strengths of SS-Panzer-Abteilung 5 and SS-Panzer-Regiment 5......Page 459
APPENDIX D The Maintenance Company of an Armored Regiment......Page 461
APPENDIX E On-Hand Tank Strengths of the Battalion and Regiment......Page 462
APPENDIX F Comparisons of Various Tank Characteristics......Page 463
APPENDIX G Telegraph from the Division to the LII. Armee-Korps on 26 September......Page 464
APPENDIX H Radio Message from the Division to the LII. Armee-Korps on 27 September 1942......Page 465
APPENDIX I Annex 4 to Order by Headquarters, 1. Panzer- Armee,......Page 467
APPENDIX J Soldbuch Page with Engagement Entries......Page 469
APPENDIX K Days of Combat That Can Be Counted for the Award of the Armored Combat Badge......Page 470
APPENDIX L Telegraph from the Headquarters of Heeresgruppe Mitte......Page 472
APPENDIX M List of Combat Engagements for the Period from 7 to 26 July 1944......Page 473
APPENDIX N Regimental Special Order Dated 7 September 1944......Page 476
APPENDIX O German Army High Command Orders Dated 16 September 1944......Page 477
APPENDIX P Organization Chart for the Division on 21 February 1944......Page 478
APPENDIX Q Organization Chart for the Division on 1 June 1944......Page 479
APPENDIX R Status Report for the Division on 1 June 1944......Page 480
APPENDIX S Organization Chart for the Division on 1 January 1945......Page 482
APPENDIX T Status Report for the Division on 1 January 1945......Page 483
APPENDIX U Organization Chart for the Division on 1 April 1945......Page 484
APPENDIX V Status Report for the Division on 1 April 1945......Page 485
APPENDIX W Letter to the Unit from the Father of SS-Oberscharführer Erwin Göpferich......Page 486
Select Bibliography......Page 488