1944 German Mechanized Infantry (Panzergrenadier) Training with FLAME THROWING HALFTRACKS
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The term Panzergrenadier had been introduced in 1942, and was applied equally to the infantry component of Panzer divisions as well as the new divisions known as Panzergrenadier Divisions. Most of the Heer's PzGren. divisions evolved via upgrades from ordinary infantry divisions, first to Motorized Infantry divisions and then to PzGren. divisions, retaining their numerical designation within the series for infantry divisions throughout the process. This included the 3rd, 10th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 20th, 25th, and 29th divisions. Others, such as the Großdeutschland Division, were built up over the course of the war by repeatedly augmenting the size of an elite regiment or battalion. The Waffen-SS also created several PzGren. divisions by the same methods, or by creating new divisions from scratch later in the war. A number of PzGren. divisions in both the Heer and Waffen-SS were upgraded to Panzerwaffe divisions as the war progressed.
The Panzergrenadier divisions were organized as combined arms formations, usually with six battalions of truck-mounted infantry organized into either two or three regiments, a battalion of tanks, and an ordinary division's complement of artillery, reconnaissance units, combat engineers, anti-tank and anti-aircraft artillery, and so forth. All these support elements would also be mechanized in a PzGren. division, though most of the artillery, anti-tank, and anti-aircraft elements were equipped with weapons towed by trucks rather than the relatively rare armored and self-propelled models. In practice the PzGren. divisions were often equipped with heavy assault guns rather than tanks, one armoured regiment with three battalions of 14 assault guns each,[3] due to a chronic shortage of tanks throughout the German armed forces. A few elite units, on the other hand, might have the tanks plus a battalion of heavy assault guns for their anti-tank element, and armored carriers for some of their infantry battalions as well.
On paper a Panzergrenadier division had one tank battalion less than a Panzer division, but two more infantry battalions, and thus was almost as strong as a Panzer division, especially on the defensive. Of 226 panzergrenadier battalions in the whole of the German Army, Luftwaffe and Waffen SS in September 1943, only 26 were equipped with armoured half tracks, or just over 11 percent. The rest were equipped with trucks.
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A comprehensive and well-composed synopsis of Panzergrenadiers and the types of formations that employed them. Such commentary supplements and significantly enhances the film being presented.
Good training Video! ..The tactics are still used to this Day Cheers Frederick 👍😊
Lots of Action. I build military models. Gave me new ideas of new paint schemes.
Thanks for sharing. It was interesting training footage: They knew their craft quite well. Thanks again.
@Eric-kn4yn
23 күн бұрын
Years of practice
you were right this was a long video, cool seeing the training film
This is amazing footage!! I was impressed by how disciplined and professional they conducted these live exercises.So much attention to detail is just incredible.Subscribed.
Great video. I know that this is a training film, but I noticed that a lot of the officers and NCO were very experienced. Quite a collection of iron crosses, infantry assault badges and one or two close combat badges. The Lt-Col has a knights cross with oakleaf cluster. I'd say that the film was made after July 44, as the officers used the party salute, rather than the traditional military salute, and that change was introduced after 20th July.
@KevinSmith-yh6tl
23 күн бұрын
Absolutely correct on all counts. 👍
@M1945
23 күн бұрын
Very interesting add
@Engineer1897
23 күн бұрын
I'd say you're more likely correct, or close on the date, however, the Germans of this time rarely failed to interject philosophical propaganda anyplace they could. I remember footage from the 3rd battle of Kharkov, where the SS soldiers depicted had the lightning bolt decals on their helmets plainly visible in the freezing cold, not using toques to cover the helmets and their ears.....
@Eric-kn4yn
23 күн бұрын
@@M1945 from sept 44 germans used national socialist guidance officers to instill ideological zeal and stymie defeatism as war turned against germany they retreated more and more into their mythology and worship of AH the messiah with his vunderwaffe SS divisions named after the past glories of europe last SS division formed was SS nibelung in action around landhutz
@Eric-kn4yn
23 күн бұрын
@@M1945 maybe those medals were propoganda to instill heroic battle hardened warrior image not as was the case in late 44 hastily trained recruits no little combat experience
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Great footage, superb audio. 👍👍
I had a German gf for quite a few years, her father was a lieutenant in a mountain battalion fighting partisans. He told a story where after a fire fight he followed a blood trail through the snow. It stopped at a clump of foliage. He pushed the bushes aside to find a man pointing a pistol at him. Thought his time had come. The man turned the gun on himself. This was in the Italian Alps. My German was quite good for a time. Watching m45 videos has refreshed my german language skills.
Incedibly detailed as to how the tactics were thought-out..... great extra footage.... !!!!
Many thanks!
Great footage. Thank you. 👍
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Very sophisticated trainning method doubt soviets had similar.
Excellent documentary. Thank you!👍🏻
Great army stuff !!
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Thanks
@M1945
22 күн бұрын
Thank you kindly
The men all are slight build compared to now.
Even though its a staged training film this is a great look at German tactics. Great Video!
Great translation. I really don’t think they wore all those bright glittery medals in actual combat . Also the bright white rank markings. Both would attract enemy snipers
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I wonder if they used ROA troops or other collaborators to play the Red Army actors
I seen this. Those were tough times. Western powers made soviet union as a super power and they all most made my country soviet republic.
The English subtitling sometimes is way off from what is really being said in the (rather staged) German dialogues
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How stupid, obsolete and artificial this looks for 1944. Trying to attack with half-tracks at that point of time would be suicide, considering the saturation of battlefield with anti-tank weapons. At that point in time Germans were really fighting yesterday's war
@KevinSmith-yh6tl
23 күн бұрын
Too bad you weren't there to tell them what's, what, eh?
@aleksazunjic9672
23 күн бұрын
@@KevinSmith-yh6tl Germans on frontlines knew that, and experienced commanders would not attempt such stupid endeavors. Those higher up, well ... they were increasingly living in their own bubbles till the end.
@Eric-kn4yn
23 күн бұрын
@@speedyeg-guitars-playlists4800 stukas obsolete FW190 ground attack a/c replaced them by 44.
@KevinSmith-yh6tl
23 күн бұрын
@@aleksazunjic9672 There you go. That's how to add to a comment in the first place. Make your knowledge apparent, don't make statements making yourself sound condescending, sophomoric.
@Eric-kn4yn
23 күн бұрын
@speedyeg-guitars-playlists4800 stukas last fling in the west was at remagen bridge 45 despeate act to destroy it even V2 rockets used. Stukas in east were tank destroyers big cannon under wings.