| Foreword |
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vii | |
| Publishers' Acknowledgements |
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viii | |
| Editors' Remarks |
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viii | |
| The History of the 23. Panzer-Division |
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1 | (1) |
| The Establishment of the 23. Panzer-Division |
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1 | (1) |
| Formation and Training in France |
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1 | (41) |
| The Battle for Kharkov 12-29 May 1942 |
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42 | (1) |
| Baptism of Fire Northeast of Kharkov |
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43 | (3) |
| The Fighting for Ternowaja |
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46 | (5) |
| Panzerjäger-Abteilung 128 and the I./Panzer-Regiment 201 in the Fighting South of Kharkov |
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51 | (2) |
| The Fighting to Eliminate the Enemy Southeast of Kharkov |
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53 | (6) |
| Start of the Summer Offensive 30 June to 7 July 1942 |
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59 | (57) |
| The Advance to the South Through the Great Bendin the Don 8 to 29 July 1942 |
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116 | (7) |
| 30 July to 26 August 1942 |
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123 | (52) |
| The Fighting in the Caucasus 27 August to 27 November 1942 |
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175 | (1) |
| Schützen-Regiment 126 and Panzer-Regiment 201. Along the Terek and in the Steppes |
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175 | (3) |
| Defensive and Offensive Operations Between Bakssan and Tscherek |
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178 | (3) |
| The Attack on Ordshonikidse |
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181 | (23) |
| Operation "Wintergewitter" |
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204 | (1) |
| The Attack to Free the 6. Armee 28 November to 31 December 1942 |
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204 | (13) |
| Defensive Fighting Along the Manytsch and Southeast of Rostov1 January to 4 February 1943 |
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217 | (25) |
| Between Rostov and the Mius 5-16 February 1943 |
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242 | (6) |
| The Destruction of the Soviet IV Guards Motorized/Mechanized Corps (16 February to 19 March 1943) |
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248 | (10) |
| The Reconstitution of the 23. Panzer-Division in the Makejewka Area 20 March to 3 July 1943 |
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258 | (22) |
| Ready Reserve Behind the 1. Panzer-Armee and the 6. Armee in July 1943 and Defensive Fighting at Dmitrijewka on the Mius 18 July to 2 August 1943 |
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280 | (9) |
| The Second Defensive Battle at Isjum on the Donez 16 to 27 August 1943 |
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289 | (7) |
| Fighting with the XXX Armee-Korps and Blocking the Soviet Breakthrough at Sslawjanka 6-11 September 1943 |
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296 | (7) |
| Operations of the II./Panzer-Regiment 23 in the Donez Area 3-16 September 1943 |
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303 | (2) |
| Retreat Across the Dnjepr and Defensive Fighting North of Pjatichatki 16 September to 18 October 1943 |
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305 | (9) |
| The First Battle of Kriwoi Rog 19 October to 4 November 1943 |
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314 | (21) |
| The Final Fighting in the Dnjepr Bend 1 January to 29 March 1944 |
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335 | (12) |
| Through Transnistria to the Pruth and the Fighting for Jassyl April to 25 July 1944 |
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347 | (13) |
| The II./Panzer-Regiment 23 in the Northern Ukraine 9 January to 4 June 1944 |
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360 | (25) |
| Fighting in Southern Poland and for the Bridgehead Over the Vistula at Sandomierz 29 July to 10 September 1944 |
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385 | (11) |
| The Fighting in Transylvania 22-26 September 1944 |
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396 | (6) |
| Tank Battle On the Puszta 6 to 28 October 1944 |
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402 | (11) |
| Between the Theiß and the Danube 28 October to 29 November 1944 |
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413 | (7) |
| The First Battle for Stuhlweißenburg 30 November 1944-2 January 1945 |
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420 | (28) |
| Counterattacks to Relieve BudapestSecond Battle of Stuhlweißenburg 7 January to 24 February 1945 |
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448 | (6) |
| The Attack of the 6. SS-Panzer-Armee and the Retreat to the Borders of the Reich 25 February to 6 April 1945 |
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454 | (10) |
| Final Fighting on the Southeastern Border of the Reich and the Capitulation 7 April to 8 May 1945 |
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464 | (15) |
| Appendices |
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The Formations of the 23. Panzer-Division Headquarters, 23. Panzer-Division |
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479 | (1) |
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Headquarters, Schützen-Brigade 23 (later: Panzergrenadier-Brigade 23) |
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479 | (1) |
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Panzer-Regiment 201 (later: Panzer-Regiment 23) |
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479 | (1) |
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Schützen-Regiment 126 (later: Panzergrenadier-Regiment 126) |
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480 | (1) |
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Schützen-Regiment 128 (later: Panzergrenadier-Regiment 128) |
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481 | (1) |
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Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 128 Regimental Headquarters and Signals Platoon |
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481 | (1) |
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I. Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 128 |
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482 | (1) |
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II. Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 128 |
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482 | (1) |
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III. (schw.)/Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 128 |
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482 | (1) |
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IV. (Flak)/Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 128 (see Heeres-Flak-Abteilung 278) |
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482 | (1) |
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10. (Pz.Beob)/Panzer-Artillerie-Regiment 128 (later: Beobachtungs-Batterie (PO 128) |
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482 | (1) |
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Heeres-Flak-Abteilung (mot.) 278 |
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483 | (1) |
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Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 51 |
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483 | (1) |
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Kradschützen-Bataillon 23 (later: Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 23) |
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483 | (1) |
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Panzerjäger-Abteilung 128 |
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484 | (1) |
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Panzer-Nachrichten-Abteilung 128 |
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484 | (1) |
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Feld-Ersatz-Bataillon 128 |
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484 | (1) |
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484 | (1) |
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Divisions-Nachschub-Truppen 128 (later: Panzer-Divisions-Nachschubtruppen 128) |
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485 | (1) |
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Werkstattkompanie 128 (later: Kraftfahr-Parktrupp 128) |
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485 | (1) |
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Waffen-Werkstatt-Kompanie 128 |
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485 | (1) |
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485 | (1) |
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486 | (1) |
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Replacement Formations and Elements for the 23. Panzer-Division |
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486 | (2) |
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Command and Control Relationships of the 23. Panzer-Division |
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488 | (1) |
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Excerpt from the Schematic Wartime Organization of the German Army |
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488 | (6) |
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Engagement Days of the 23. Panzer-Division |
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494 | (1) |
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Total Losses of the 23. Panzer-Division (based on German Red Cross Records) |
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495 | (1) |
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Losses Sustained by the Individual Troop Elements |
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495 | (6) |
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Personnel and Materiel Statistics (as of 10 September 1943) |
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501 | (3) |
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Knight's Cross Recipients of the Division |
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504 | (1) |
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Recognition in the Supplements to the Wehrmacht Daily Report |
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505 | (1) |
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Commanders and Acting Commanders of the 23. Panzer-Division and Its Subordinate troop Elements |
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506 | (2) |
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Commanders and Senior Staff of the 23. Panzer-Division and Its Subordinate Troop Elements (as of 15 April 1945) |
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508 | (1) |
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Listing of Armored vehicles Knocked Out by the 23. Panzer-Division |
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508 | (5) |
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Fate of the Tanks Destroyers of Panzerjäger-Abteilung 128 in Hungary |
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513 | (1) |
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Tables of Organization and Equipment of the 23. Panzer-Division |
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513 | (13) |
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Field Post Numbers of the Troop Elements of the 23. Panzer-Division |
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526 | (1) |
| Bibliography |
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527 | |
