AAR: 28. Panzer-Division

[Taskforce]

Battle Report September 1943
Battles 1 & 2



Battle 1:
-Location: Sinelnikovo, Ukraine
-Support: 4 Fw 190A-8 & 3 Ju88A
-Results: Decisive Victory
-Points: 7.262 vs. 544

Battle 2:
-Location: Near Bryansk, USSR
-Support: 3 infantry companies
-Results: Decisive Victory
-Points: 8.028 vs. 643

Points total: 15.290 vs. 1.187



Losses:
-Germany: 338 men, 1 mortar position, 1 anti-tank gun, 2 ammo transports, 2 StuG III Ausf. G, 1 Panther Ausf. D & 1 Fw 190A-8
-Soviet Union: 1.417 men, 1 mortar position, 170 tanks and armoured vehicles & 2 aircraft

Claims:
-Pz.Jäg.Abt. 149: 132 tanks and armoured vehicles destroyed & 1 aircraft shot down
-6./II, Pz.Reg. 149: 28 tanks and armoured vehicles destroyed
-8.(PaK)/II: 1 tank destroyed
-9.(FlaK): 1 aircraft shot down
-Infantry: 5 tanks and armoured vehicles destroyed

Captured equipment:
3 T-34C M1943 & 1 KV-1C M1942, which all were pressed into service with the 28. Panzer-Division.

Replacing losses:
-Pz.Jäg.Abt. 149: Both tank destroyers with crews lost were fully replaced
-6./II, Pz.Reg. 149: Due to impressive combat record for the month of September, the unit had all of its old Panther Ausf. D replaced with the newer and improved Panther Ausf. A.
-8.(PaK)/II: The destroyed 5,7 cm anti-tank gun was replaced with another captured Soviet' 5,7 mm anti-tank gun from the huge stockpiles in the rear area, together with a fresh crew.
-9.(FlaK): The destroyed 2 cm FlaK 30 was replaced with a fresh one straight from the factory.
-Infantry: All the losses suffered by the infantry were fully replaced with fresh troops.

New core units:
Stab
-Kommendeur + Sd.Kfz. 251/1 (8 men)
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 149
-1+10+10+10 StuG III Ausf. G (124 men)
Parts of 6./II, Panzer-Regiment 149
-5 Panther Ausf. A (25 men)
"Beutepanzerkompanie"
-3 T-34C M1943 & 1 KV-1C M1942
Panzergrenadier-Regiment 149, I Batalion
-348 Infanterie+6 Scharfschützen+6 Granatenwerfer (378 men)
Panzergrenadier-Regiment 149, II Batalion
-420 Infanterie+6 Scharfschützen+10 Granatenwerfer+3 5,7 cm PaK 208(r) (489 men)
Heeres FlaK Artillerie-Abteilung 149
-12 2 cm FlaK 30+6 15 cm sIG 33 (120 men)
Übrige Einheiten
-6 Munitionsbunker+4 Munitionspanzer (52 men)

Future battles:
The 28. Panzer-Division and its equipment was loaded on a train heading back towards Ukraine. The mission is to assault heavily defended positions there.

Cheers, Taskforce