273rd Reserve Panzer Division explained

The German 273rd Reserve Panzer Division was a reserve army division. After the Battle of Kursk the German 273rd Reserve Panzer Division was used for augmenting of 11th Panzer Division,^[1] whereas their remaining forces were shifted to the Italian front.

Organization

Organization of the Division in 1943 (when it was formed):^{[2] [3]}

• Headquarters - Under Lieutenant general Helmuth von der Chevallerie
• 25th Reserve Panzer Battalion
• 35th Reserve Panzer Battalion
• 92nd Reserve Panzergrenadier Regiment
• 73rd Reserve Motorized Grenadier Regiment
• 167th Reserve Artillery Battalion
• 7th Reserve Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion
• 7th Reserve Tank Destroyer Battalion
• 10th Reserve Tank Destroyer Battalion
• 19th Reserve Panzer Engineer Battalion
• Reserve Panzer Division Supply Group

Bibliography

• Book: Mitcham. Samuel W.. 2000. The Panzer Legions. Mechanicsburg. Stackpole Books. 978-0-8117-3353-3 .
• Book: Tessin, Georg. Die Landstreitkräfte 201—280. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939—1945. 8. Frankfurt/Main. E.S. Mittler. 1974. 312–313. de.

Notes and References

1. Mitcham, p. 104-105
2. Book: German Order of Battle, Panzer, Panzer Grenadier, and Waffen SS Division in WWII. 42 and 43.
3. Web site: 273 Reserve Panzer Division . www.ordersofbattle.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20190120043159/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/Units/UnitData?UniX=5259 . 2019-01-20 . 2019-10-09.