SS Panzer Brigade Gross
SS Panzer Brigade Gross was a unit of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany during World War II, under the command of Obersturmbannführer Martin Gross. The brigade was formed from the SS Panzer Training and Replacement Regiment based in Dundaga, Latvia and the SS Panzer Troop Training Regiment Seelager based at the training grounds at Ventspils together with the SS Reconnaissance Training Battalion[1] in August 1944.[2] The brigade consisted of two infantry battalions, a panzer battalion of two companies with Panzer III and Panzer IV, a reconnaissance battalion, a StuG battalion, a pioneer company and a Flak company.[1]
| SS Panzer Brigade Gross | |
|---|---|
| Active | August - November 1944 |
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| Branch |  |
| Type | Panzer |
| Role | Armoured warfare |
| Size | Brigade |
| Engagements | Operation Doppelkopf |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Martin Gross |
The brigade participated in the fighting in Courland and Riga in August and September before it was transferred west to training grounds in Sennelager and Steinhagen in November where it was broken up for replacements. It was not formally disbanded until April 1945.[2]
References
- Mitcham, p. 182
- Tessin, p. 109
Bibliography
- Mitchum, Samuel. German Order of Battle, Volume 3, Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 0-8117-3438-2
- Tessin, Georg. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939–1945; Band 14: Die Landstreitkräfte: Namensverbände/ Die Luftstreitkräfte (Fliegende Verbände)/ Flakeinsatz im Reich 1943–1945 Osnabruck: Biblio, 1980 ISBN 3-7648-1111-0
