24th PANZER DIVISION

24th PANZER DIVISION
24th PANZER DIVISION

Nick Name:
Der Springende Reiter (The leaping horseman)

Formed:
28th November 1941

Disbanded:
8th May 1945

Headquarters:
Frankfurt an der Oder

Linage:
1st Kavallerie Division
24th Panzer Divsion

Commanders:
Generalleutnant Kurt Feldt 28th November 1941 to 21st April 1942
Generalmajor Bruno Ritter Von Hauenschild 21st April to 8th September 1942
Generalmajor Arno von Lenski 12th September 1942 to 2nd February 1943
Oberst Maximilian Freiherr Von Edelsheim 1st March 1943 to 1st August 1944
Generalmajor Gustav-Adolf Von Nostitz-Wallwitz 1st August 1944 to 25th March 1945
Major Rudolf Von Knebel-Döberitz 26th March 1945 in 8th May 1945

Battles, Operations and Campaigns:
Orel
Kursk
Operation Blau
Voronezh
Stalingrad
Operation Fall Achse
Jassy
Warmia

Served:
East Prussia
France
Russia
Italy
Poland
Germany

Unit Structure February 1943:
Divisional Staff
24th Panzer Regiment
21st Panzergrenadier Regiment
26th Panzergrenadier Regiment
89th Panzer Artillery Regiment
283rd Army Flak Battalion
24th Reconnaissance Battalion
40th Panzer Pioneer Battalion
86th Panzer Signals Battalion
40th Supply Troop
40th Truck Park
Medical and Administration Companies