Crimean Campaign, 1941

[halfaya]

Hello there, during the first stages of that campaign, Manstein decided to create a fast battlegroup under the command of Oberst Ziegler. As the 11.Armee had no panzer units, the KampfGruppe Ziegler was composed with the motorized units of the infantry divisions. Could anyone give me the composition of this KpfGr during its advance towards Simferopol and Sebastopol ?? Thx

[dgfred]

don't know much but some info with google book- Where the Iron Crosses Grow: The Crimea 1941-44
and
Romanians in the Crimea- Gale Force Nine

[Art]

When formed on 27 October 1941 the brigade Ziegler consisted of:

Group Korne
- Romanian 6 Rosiori Regiment (mot.)
- 6 company/800 Regiment "Brandenburg"
- 1 company/70 Pioneer Battalion
- 737 Artillery Battalion w/o 1st battery
- Panzerjäger-Abteilung 560

Group von Boddin
- 22 Recce Battalion (of 22 German Infantry Division)
- 46 Pioneer Battalion
- one bycicle company from each recce battalion of the 46 and 73 Infantry Divisions
- 5 Battery/54 Artillery Regiment
- 18 Heavy Flak Battery
- 610 Fla Company
- one company from the Panzerjäger-Abteilung 150/50 Infantry Division
- StuG-Abt. 190 (190 assualt gun battalion)

From https://warspot.ru/5014-legenda-o-brigade-tsiglera

So they had armor actually (German assault guns and APCs).

[halfaya]

Great, thx Art !!!