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The 656.Panzerjäger-Regiment was built on the 8th June, 1943 from the
Stab./Pz.Rgt.35 of the 4.Pz.Div., the Schwere 653.Panzerjäger-Abteilung
as the I.Abt., the 654.Panzerjäger-Abteilung as II.Abt., and with the
FStO (Friedenstandort) at Bamberg. In the Summer of 1944, the Rgt-Stab./Pz.Jg.Rgt.656 had to form at the Tr.Ub.Platz Mielau, the Panzer-Brigade 101. The Pz.Jg.Rgt.656 was put into action in central and southern Russia. Schwere Panzerjager Abt.653 (Tiger): Build on 31th March 1943 at Bruck/Leitha from WK XVII outof the Sturmgeschutz Abt.197. The first Komp./ was destroyed in September 1944 in Italie with the 14.Armee. The second Komp./ was renamed in 1945 to Pz.Jg.Kp.614. The Abt. was last equiped with Tiger and Elefant. Heeresgruppe Italien, in December 1944 in the Ardennen with 5.Pz.Armee, last with the 1.Armee in Saarpfalz. Panzerjager Abt.654: formed on 1 April 1940, in 1942 with 7,5 cm cannons. 8 June 1943 attachedto Pz.Jg.Rgt.656, and used as II./Pz.Jg.Rgt.656, but at 1 Septemeber it was again renamed as the Pz.Jg.Abt.654. Schwere Panzerjager Abt.654 (Panther): rearmed in September 1944 in Grafenworh. Heeresgruppe: Polen, Frankreich; Mittel- and Sudrusland (1942 2.Armee), Mai 1944 in Rethel, June/July Schlacht in der Normandie, November Oberrhein, December Ardennen, last Niederrhein with 15.Armee. By David Notebaert. |
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