Panzer Lehr Division 1944-45
Panzer Lehr Division 1944-45 The Panzer Lehr Division was one of the most elite German armored formations in existence in early 1944. Although suffering heavy losses in Normandy, the Division…
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Panzer Lehr Division 1944-45
The Panzer Lehr Division was one of the most elite German armored formations in existence in early 1944. Although suffering heavy losses in Normandy, the Division continued to fight in North-West Europe until the end of the war, seeing particularly notable service during the Ardennes Offensive and in the Ruhr. Its baptism of fire was in the deadly Normandy bocage.
Virtually all of these reports have remained unpublished since they were written soon after the end of WWII. The first volume in the new Helion series WWII German Military Studies prints an extensive number of reports written by former officers of the Division, principally its commander Fritz Bayerlein. They cover all aspects of the Division's history, although with particular emphasis upon events in Normandy, the Ardennes and Germany.
A number of the reports include detailed order-of-battle and other organizational data.