Information on s.Pz.Abt.301 (Fkl)taken from wartime

records19 Nov – 17 Dec 1944

Collected and compiled by John Winner

19 – 24 Nov 1944

Uffz.u. Mannschaften gefallen – 4Uffz.u. Mannschaften verwundet – 25Uffz.u. Mannschaften vermisst – 1

22 Nov 1944

Oblt. Meyer, Kp.-Fhr., 2./s.Pz.Abt.301 (Fkl) gefallenObgfr. Erwin Bacher 2./s.Pz.Abt.301 (Fkl) vermisst, last seen on Inde-Brücke in Inden

23 Nov 1944

Lt. Nabe, Zug-u.stellv.Kp.-Fhr, 2./s.Pz.Abt.301 (Fkl) gefallenLt. Diater, Zugfhr., 3./s.Pz.Abt.301 (Fkl) verwundet

25 Nov 1944

Pz.Kp.319 (Fkl) attached to s.Pz.Abt.301 (Fkl)Uffz.u. Mannschaften gefallen – 1

(Kriegsgliederung 25 Nov 1944) 26 Nov 1944

s.Pz.Abt.301 (Fkl) attached to 340.Volks-Gren.Div.Combat strength: 8 Tiger I

Uffz.u. Mannschaften gefallen – 1Uffz.u. Mannschaften verwundet – 1

27 Nov 1944

Lt. Jacobs, Zugfhr. 2./s.Pz.Abt.301 (Fkl) gefallenLt. Erdmann, Kp.-Fhr. 1./s.Pz.Abt.301 (Fkl) verwundet

28 Nov 1944

Uffz.u. Mannschaften verwundet – 2Uffz.u. Mannschaften vermisst – 1

29 Nov 1944

Uffz. u. Mannschaften verwundet – 3

1 Dec 1944

Short comments by the commander of LXXXI. Armee-Korps

Level of training:Abt. is fully trained

Morale of the troops:Confident and enthusiastic

Particular Difficulties:By equipping with a high percentage of Tiger I from the repair depot, but above all

Tigers returned to the Abt., which were repaired on short notice, technical failures are currently substantial.

Degree of mobilty:100%

(1 Dec 1944)

1 Dec 1944 Operational Strength

1 Dec 1944 – 15 Dec 1944

Unit Report

A. Losses in Personel

2 Offz (gefallen)7 Uffz. und Mannsch. (gefallen)7 in the hostpital due to wounds and sickness2 Leutnant arrived from Offz.Ersatz f. "Z"-Stelle

Equipment Readiness12 Tiger I36 Sd.Kfz.301 B IV c

B.Difficulties with Unit

Engines for the Tiger tanks from the home depots are failing to arrive at the front.The constantly forward deployed Tigers are in urgent need of technical maintenence

but do to present conditions this is not carried out, causing more technical failures.

2 Dec 1944

Uffz.u. Mannschaften verwundet – 1

3 Dec 1944

Uffz.u. Mannschaften vermisst – 1

4 Dec 1944

Uffz.u. Mannschaften gefallen – 1

5 Dec 1944

Lt. d.R. Grams, Zugfhr. 1./s.Pz.Abt.301 (Fkl) gefallenUffz.u. Mannschaften verwundet – 1

6 Dec 1944

Uffz.u. Mannschaften verwundet – 2

7 Dec 1944

Lt. d.R. Möser, Zugfhr. 3./s.Pz.Abt.301 (Fkl) tötlich verunglückt

8 Dec 1944

Uffz.u. Mannschaften gefallen – 1

9 Dec 1944

Uffz.u. Mannschaften verwundet – 1

10 Dec 1944

Uffz.u. Mannschaften gefallen – 1

12 Dec 1944

Uffz.u. Mannschaften gefallen – 1Uffz.u. Mannschaften verwundet – 6

16 Dec 1944

Uffz.u. Mannschaften gefallen – 1Uffz.u. Mannschaften verwundet – 1

17 Dec 1944

Uffz.u. Mannschaften verwundet – 1