The Veterans who I could meet and interview were gracious and spent their time telling me all sorts of accounts from the War. Sometimes I had to find friends who could conduct interviews over the phone or meet them in a Cafe and record their accounts. It was during these interviews that they would mention organisational changes or Kampfgruppen that could not be found in official reports or orders. The Regiment spent just under two and half years on the battlefields of Eastern Europe fighting against the Russian Armed Forces and had to be rebuilt twice between 1943 and 1944. The Regiment was issued some 418 tanks and assault guns during its service life span and these vehicles.
In short I hope this work can provide a contribution to further research and a continued interest in the German Panzerwaffe of World War II and the units involved whether they be from the regular German Army or the Waffen-SS.
The Veterans who I could meet and interview were gracious and spent their time telling me all sorts of accounts from the War. Sometimes I had to find friends who could conduct interviews over the phone or meet them in a Cafe and record their accounts. It was during these interviews that they would mention organisational changes or Kampfgruppen that could not be found in official reports or orders. The Regiment spent just under two and half years on the battlefields of Eastern Europe fighting against the Russian Armed Forces and had to be rebuilt twice between 1943 and 1944. The Regiment was issued some 418 tanks and assault guns during its service life span and these vehicles.
In short I hope this work can provide a contribution to further research and a continued interest in the German Panzerwaffe of World War II and the units involved whether they be from the regular German Army or the Waffen-SS.
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