22nd Panzer with french tanks?

[scarecrow]

Is it true that the 22nd Panzer division was equiped with captured French tanks in 1942 ? ( especially the Crimean campaign)
If yes, then which tanks and how many?

Many thanks

[cpa95]

Hi scarecrow


in Oct. 1941 the change begun for PzR 204. Originally, the PzR 204 took his tanks from Panzerbrigade 101 (Somua, Hotchkiss).
The light Kompanien of both Abteilungen had Pz38t (quoted from Stoves).

qouted from Jentz:
22. PD, Feb. 1942: I. +II./PzR 204: 45 P II, 77 Pz38t, 20 P IV kz (later III./PzR 204: 15 P II, 37 Pz38t)
22. PD, 1.7.1942: 27 P II, 50 P III (5cm kurz), 34 P III (5cm lang), 17 P IV (7,5cm kurz), 10 P IV (7,5cm lang).
22. PD, 19.11.1942, http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... &start=105

Greetings
Thomas

[Jan-Hendrik]

Erfahrungsbericht 22.PzDiv.

Jan-Hendrik

[Jan-Hendrik]

Antoher report from the same site, written by GM v. Choltitz.

Jan-Hendrik

[Алексей]

In Crimea,the 22nd Panzer division had no French tanks:

[Jan-Hendrik]

More on the losses of 22.PzDiv.

Jan-Hendrik