The Panzer Brigade formations were created in the summer of 1944 with the idea that smaller, kampfgruppe like, units would be more agile to employ.
When compared to the larger and more cumbersome panzer division these units could be deployed more quickly in counter attacks and other situations
that required expediency. Not everyone agreed with creating the new units as they required new equipment that was needed to refit the panzer
divisions after a costly Normandy campaign. The Panzer Brigades of 1944 came in two versions, the one below represent in these documents was the initial version.
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