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

References

Bibliography

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