SS Panzer Brigade Gross
| SS Panzer Brigade Gross | |
|---|---|
| Active | August - November 1944 |
| Country |
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| Allegiance | Adolf Hitler |
| Branch |
 Waffen SS |
| Type | Panzer |
| Role | Armoured warfare |
| Size | Brigade |
| Engagements | Operation Doppelkopf |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Martin 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] 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]
References
- Mitchum Samuel, German Order of Battle, Volume 3,Stackpole Books, 2007, ISBN 0-8117-3438-2
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