Formed in Feb. 1943, sPzAbt505 (Heavy Tank Battalion 505) was the last independent Tiger
tank battalion created with an organization of 20 Tigers and 25 PzKpfw III. The unit was loaded
on rail cars on 29/30 April 1943 and sent to Heeres Gruppe Mitte on the Eastern Front where
between 8 and 10 June 1943 it was upgraded to the new organization, and received 11 Tigers in
place of the PzKpfw III.
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It took part in OPERATION CITADEL as part of Feldmarschall Model's 9th Armee. At the start of
the Kursk offensive on 5 July 1943, the unit had 31 Tigers and was joined on 9 July 1943 by
3.Kompanie which was formed in April and received Tigers in June. The 505th lost only four Tigers
during the Kursk offensive but lost a further six by the end of July 1943.
After the Kursk offensive, sPzAbt 505 was moved to the Smolensk area. During the fall of 1944,
sPzAbt 505 was equipped with new version Tiger Is, which had cast cupolas, zimmerit, and the new
steel-rimmed wheels developed for the Tiger II Ausf B Koenigs Tiger. The 505th was ordered out of
the Eastern Front on 7 July 1944, to rest and refit at the troop grounds at Ohrduf. By early
September, 1944, sPzAbt 505 had been equipped with new Tiger II Ausf Bs. sPzAbt 505 was used with
24th and 25th Panzer Divisions, initially against the Narev bridgeheads in the 1944 Russian
offensive into East Prussia. The battalion fought in East Prussia until the end of the conflict.
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| Site Upgrade |
Posted: vontragg @ Sat Apr 24, 2010 9:39 pm |
It has been a good run. More than 6 years!!!
That's right, this site has been up since December 31 2003!!!
It is long overdue for an upgrade. Due to the increased attacks on this site and the se...
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| 505th Officers |
Posted: Gunner44 @ Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:15 am |
505th BATTLEFIELD OFFICER STRUCTURE
(In-game designation: XO)
Squad CO: Gunner44
Squad XO1: Neri
Squad XO2: Actrade
Squad XO3: Jrpiper
Squad NCO1: (position open)
Squad NCO2: (position ...
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| Changes and Expectations of the 505th |
Posted: Gunner44 @ Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:24 pm |
Accountability to the Squad
1. Squad Nights. Every night is to be treated as a squad night. Meaning if a Squad Officer is on and willing to lead you are expected and obligated as a member in this...
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| 505th / KG-33 Op |
Posted: Gunner44 @ Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:13 pm |
We are running a KG-33 Op Tommorow night (Friday 1/16/09)
Preplanning starts at 8:30pm eastern 7:30 central
Op kicks off at 9:00pm eastern 8:00pm central
Details will be given over squad cha...
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