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World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 05.07.2018 |
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World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 05.07.2018 |
| Tank Arrivals in North Africa 1941–1943 | ||||||||
| Date | Pz-I | Pz-II | Pz-III | Pz-IV | Pz-VI Tiger | kl Pz-Bef |
gr Pz-Bef |
Notes |
| 10 – 11 March 41 | 25 | 45 | 61 | 17 | – | 3 | 4 | PR 5 |
| 08 – 10 March 41 | - | - | 10 | 3 | - | - | - | PR 5 — all burned in Naples |
| 18 – 21 March 41 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | PzJg Abt. 605 |
| 10 May 41 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | PR 8 |
| 25 April – 06 May 41 | – | 45 | 71 | 20 | – | 4 | 6 | PR 8 |
| 10 – 14 April 41 | – | – | 10 | 3 | – | – | – | PR 5 — replacement for burned tanks. |
| July – August 41 | – | – | 15 | 5 | – | – | – | PR 5 — assigned 4 June by Heereszeugamt, for initial losses |
| July – August 41 | – | 4 | 6 | – | – | – | – | PR 5 & PR 8 — assigned 30 June by Heereszeugamt for initial losses |
| July – August 41 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | PR 5 & PR 8 — assigned 30 June by Heereszeugamt for initial losses |
| 13 December 41 | – | 5 | 17 | – | – | – | – | 3./PR 5 sunk on Carlo del Greco/Fabio Filzi |
| 13 December 41 | - | 6 | 17 | – | – | – | – | 7./PR 5 sunk on Carlo del Greco/Fabio Filzi |
| 19 December 41 | – | 5 | 17 | – | – | – | – | 3./PR 8 delivered on Ankara at Benghazi |
| 19 December 41 | – | 6 | 17 | – | – | – | – | 7./PR 8 delivered on Napoli at Tripoli |
| 4 March 42 | – | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | (not assigned) Sunk on Marin Sanudo |
| Jan – May 42 | – | 20 | 211 | 49 | – | – | 4 | PR 5 & 8 (includes the first Pz III with long 50mm) |
| Jan – May 42 | – | 10 | 34 | – | – | – | – | 3. & 7./PR 5 replacement for tanks lost 13 Dec 41 |
| May 42 | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | PR 5 — Pz IV equipped with the long 75mm gun |
| June 42 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | PR 5 & 8 |
| July – August 42 | – | – | 76 | – | – | – | – | PR 5 & 8 |
| July – August 42 | – | – | – | 20 | – | – | – | PR 5 & 8 Pz IV G with long 75mm gun |
| 08 November 42 | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | PzAbt 190 at Benghazi |
| 12 – 22 November 42 | – | 7 | 46 | 10 | – | – | 2 | Pz Abt 190 |
| 23 Nov 42 – 24 Jan 43 | – | – | 25 | – | 20 | – | – | sPzAbt 501 at Bizerte and Tunis (a few) — Pz III are M version with short 75mm |
| 27 Nov – 5 Dec 42 | – | 19 | 89 | 8 | – | – | 6 | PR 7 at Tunis |
| 03 December 42 | – | 2 | 16 | 12 | – | – | 3 | PR 7 — sunk |
| 15 January 43 | – | – | 21 | 17 | – | – | – | PzAbt Gruen (later I./PR 5) |
| 12 Mar – 16 Apr 43 | – | – | 19 | – | 11 | – | – | sPzAbt 504 at Tunis and Bizerte — Pz III are M version with short 75mm |
| early April 43 | – | – | 2 | 8 | – | – | – | 3./PR Hermann Goering |
| Nov 42 – May 43 | – | – | 31 | 97 | – | – | – | Unclear |
| Nov 42 – May 43 | – | – | 16 | 28 | – | – | – | Unclear — Sunk |
| Total sent | 54 | 177 | 832 | 307 | 31 | 7 | 26 | |
| Thereof Pz III & IV | 1146 | |||||||
| Total Lost in Transit | – | 16 | 78 | 43 | – | – | 3 | |
| Total Received | 54 | 161 | 761 | 264 | 31 | 7 | 23 | |
| Thereof Pz III & IV | 1025 | |||||||
| Pz-I | Pz-II | Pz-III | Pz-IV | Pz-VI Tiger | kl Pz-Bef |
gr Pz-Bef |
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