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Men of the Panzer-Füsilier Regiment set about constructing their defences
Photograph by Fraser Gray © 2004. No un-authorised use.

Men of the Panzer-Füsilier Regiment set about constructing their defences. Armoured or not, long range artillery and ever increasing Soviet air strikes compelled the troops to dig in whenever they halted.
Anti-Aircraft Watch
Photograph by Fraser Gray © 2004. No un-authorised use.
Brand new SPW of the Battalion roll directly from the flatbeds into preordained assembly areas. Well camouflaged with local foliage, anti-aircraft watch is a real necessity.
Panzer Regiment GD
Photograph by Fraser Gray © 2004. No un-authorised use.
Panzer Regiment GD arrived over several days. It took almost a week to relocate the Division from Romania to East Prussia.
An NCO of one of the Division’s Panzer-Jaeger companies waits for his officer
Photograph by Fraser Gray © 2004. No un-authorised use.
Two NCO’s listen in on an officer’s order group whilst men of the communications platoon set up the necessary equipment.
Originally intended for StuG crews, the field-grey ‘wrap’ tunic became an instant hit with all arms of service
Photograph by Fraser Gray © 2004. No un-authorised use.

With the briefing over, the various attendees make the way back to their respective units.

Here an NCO of one of the Division’s Panzer-Jäger companies waits for his officer.

Originally intended for StuG crews, the field-grey ‘wrap’ tunic became an instant hit with all arms of service.
A Battalion staff driver
Photograph by Fraser Gray © 2004. No un-authorised use.

A Battalion staff driver strikes a confident pose. His Füsilier shoulder tabs are clearly visible, as are the 1941/2 winter ribbon and the EK2.

Signs and unit route markers for newly arriving units have been liberally applied at this crossroads, including many chalked versions on the side of the abandoned T34/85, a now familiar local landmark.

Panzer-Jünger!
Photograph by Fraser Gray © 2004. No un-authorised use.

From June to July 1944 GD undertook a well deserved rest after a years fighting. The time spent refitting In Romania allowed many new recruits to be absorbed. I Battalion Panzer Füsilier Regiment returned to Germany to pick up their new Sd Kfz 251/d.

Panzer Veteran
Photograph by Fraser Gray © 2004. No un-authorised use.

The Battalion’s veterans were under no allusions as to what lay ahead. German soil was now directly threatened.

Freshly equipped and now one of the most powerful armoured formations on the German order of battle, GD was expected by all to turn the tide against overwhelming odds.

Few, however, would have imagined that it would ultimately end in a seaborne evacuation and complete and utter defeat.