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Elite • 218
World War II German
Motorized Infantry &
Panzergrenadiers
NIGEL THOMAS PhD
ILLUSTRATED BY JOHNNY SHUMATE
Series editor Martin Windrow
This electronic edition published in 2017 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Nigel Thomas would like to thank the correspondents whose interest,
kindness and patience have contributed so much to this book: Nik Cornish,
Christopher Harrod, and Ventsislav Tchakov. He would also like to thank his
wife Heather for her tireless encouragement and support.
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COVER PHOTO Panzergrenadier MG42 team, probably from 4th or 5th Pz
Div, prepare to support a PzKw V Panther tank in defence of Kovel, north-
western Ukraine, some time during March–July 1944. Note two men (left)
with Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifles and the associated canvas triple
magazine pouches. (Tchakov Collection)
Abbreviations used in text and battle-order tables
Acronyms
Armd
Bde
Co
Div
Engr
Gren
Hvy
Inf
Lt
Mot
M’cycle
Mtr
Ptn
PzFus
PzGren
Regt
Repl
Sigs
Sqn
Wpns
armoured
brigade
company
Division
Engineer
Grenadier
Heavy
Infantry
Light
Motorized
Motorcycle
Mortar
Platoon
Panzer Fusilier
Panzergrenadier
Regiment
Replacement
Signals
Squadron
Weapons
AA
APC
AT
C.
CO
E.
FBD
FGD
FHH
GD
HMG
HQ
IG
LAA
LMG
MG
N.
S.
SA
SMG
SP
W.
Anti-aircraft
Armoured personnel carrier
Anti-tank
Central
Commanding officer
East
Führer Escort Div (in German,
Begleit)
Führer Grenadier Div
Feldherrnhalle
Grossdeutschland
Heavy machine gun
Headquarters (in German,
Stab)
Infantry gun
Light anti-aircraft
Light machine gun
Machine gun
North
South
Sturmabteilung
Sub-machine gun
Self-propoelled
West
CONTENTS
ORIGINS
Background, and definitions
4
INFANTRY IN PANZER DIVISIONS, 1935–45
Pre-war composition, 1935–39
n
First Panzer expansion, 1939–40 – second expansion,
1940–41 – third expansion, 1941–42
n
Panzergrenadiers, 1942–45
n
Panzer Divisions,
1943–44
n
The
Panzer-Division 45
– formations and final deployments
Field uniforms:
National Socialist symbols
n
Headgear – tunics & legwear – overclothing –
winter clothing – camouflage clothing – footwear
Insignia:
Ranks & field rank insignia – branch insignia – unit insignia
Equipment & personal weapons:
Officers – senior NCOs – junior NCOs and men
8
INFANTRY IN LIGHT DIVISIONS, 1938–43
Pre-war composition, 1934–39
n
38
At war, 1939
n
North Africa, 1941–43
Tropical field uniforms, 1941–43:
Headgear – tunics & overclothing –
legwear & footwear
n
Tropical field uniforms, 1943–45
Light Div & tropical insignia:
Ranks & field rank insignia – branch insignia – other insignia
Equipment
INFANTRY IN MOTORIZED INFANTRY DIVISIONS, 1937–43
Pre-war composition, 1937–39
Reorganization, 1943
n
48
Expansion, 1940–41
n
Eastern Front, 1941–42
Field uniforms & insignia:
Ranks – branch & unit insignia
INFANTRY IN PANZERGRENADIER DIVISIONS, 1943–45
Reorganization – the
Panzergrenadier-Division 43
n
Retreat, 1944 –
the
Panzergrenadier-Division 44
n
1945: the final months
Field uniforms & insignia:
Ranks – branch & unit insignia
55
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
63
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