273rd Reserve Panzer Division
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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