13th PANZER DIVISION
Nick Name:
Magdeburger Division (Division from Magdeburg)
Formed:
11th October 1945
Disbanded:
19th July 1944
Headquarters:
Magdeburg
Linage:
13th Motorised Division
13th Panzer Division
Commanders:
Generalleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm von Rothkirch und Panthen 11th October 1940 to 25th June 1941
Generalleutnant Walter Düvert 25th June 1941 to 30th November 1941
General der Panzertruppen Traugott Herr 1st December 1941 to 1st November 1942
Generalleutnant Hellmut von der Chevallerie 1st November 1942 to 1st December 1942
Generalmajor Wilhelm Crisolli 1st December 1942 to 15th May 1943
Generalleutnant Hellmut von der Chevallerie 15th May 1943 to 1st September 1943
Generalleutnant Eduard Hauser 1st September 1943 to 26th December 1943
Generalleutnant Hans Mikosch 26th December 1943 to 18th May 1944
Oberst Friedrich-Erdmann von Hake 18th May 1944 to 25th May 1944
Generalleutnant Hans Tröger 25th May 1944 to 9th September 1944
Generalmajor Gerhard Schmidhuber 9th September 1944 to 11th February 1945
Battles, Operations and Campaigns:
Operation Barbarossa
Kiev
Rostov
Caucasus Oilfields
Kuban Peninsular
Dnieper River
Budapest
Served:
Romania
Russia
Hungary
Unit Structure Mid-1943:
Divisional Staff
4th Panzer Regiment
66th Panzergrenadier Regiment
93rd Panzergrenadier Regiment
13th Panzer Artillery Regiment
271st Army Flak Battalion
13th Panzerjäger Battalion
13th Reconnaissance Battalion
4th Panzer Pioneer Battalion
13th Panzer Signals Battalion
13th Feld Ersatz Battalion
13th Supply Troop
13th Truck Park
Medical and Administration Companies
