talking about those panthers and numbers...
In Guderianīs book " Panzer leader " something quite interesting comes sup o p.310:
This is june 1st 1943.
" Meanwhile the OKW had had the bizarre idea of sending the 1īst panzer division to greece to guard against possible English landings in Peloponnesos.The division had just been brought up to strength and equipped with the first completed Panther battalion.It provided our strongest reserve.Now it was to be wasted in this extraordinary fashion. "
He continues that he on his own iniative prevented the Panthers being sent there though, but the 1st panzer division went to Greece instead of a mountain division.
On p 308 Guderian says that industry had promised 324 panthers instead of 250 tanks promised earlier by may 31st. Anyone got ideas on these? I think it was some 180 panthers that arrived at the front and some 40 that went into action, finally.What happened to the rest? promises? Waiting to be sent to Greece after all?
On ferdinand tanks the number 90 units is mentioned and confirmed on p 299.
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