24.Panzer-Regiment
History
Organization Formed on 3 Dec 41 from Reiter-Rgt.2 and 22 and Pz.Abt.101 (Stab/Pz.Rgt.24 formed from renmaed Stab/Reiter-Rgt.2). Regiment was formed with three Abt. each with two light and one med Kp. Assigned to 24.Pz.Div. Surrendered at Stalingrad in Feb 43. Reformed with two Abt. each with four Kp. on 17 Feb 43. III.Abt. formed from Pz.Abt.127 with four Kp. on 5 Apr 43. III.Abt. converted to Pz.StuG-Abt. on 12 Jul 43 with two StuG and two PzIV Kp. I.Abt. converted to Panther Abt. with four Kp. on 12 Jul 43. I.Abt. ordered to the reserves and assigned to LVIII.Res.Pz.K. on 5 Aug 43. II.Abt. renamed I.Abt. on 25 Jul 43. I.Abt. left Pz.Brig.10 to join Pz.Rgt.16 on 19 Jun 44. I.Abt. sent to H.Gr.Sud on the Eastern Front in Jan 45. During this period it was attached to four different Pz.Div. usually the 1.Pz.Div.
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