1. rota Tankového oddílu ke zvláštnímu použití 66 [1942-1942]

1st Company, 66th Special Purpose Tank Battalion
1. Kompanie / Panzer-Abteilung z.b.V. 66
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Název:
Name:		 1. rota Tankového oddílu ke zvláštnímu použití 66 1st Company, 66th Special Purpose Tank Battalion
Originální název:
Original Name: 		1. Kompanie / Panzer-Abteilung z.b.V. 66
Datum vzniku:
Raised/Formed:		 30.05.1942
Předchůdce:
Predecessor:		 Tanková rota ke zvláštnímu použití 66 66th Special Purpose Tank Company
Datum zániku:
Disbanded:		 30.10.1942
Nástupce:
Successor:		 8. rota Tankového pluku 29 8th Company, 29th Tank Regiment
Nadřízené velitelství:
Higher Command: 		30.05.1942-30.10.1942 Tankový oddíl ke zvláštnímu použití 66
 30.05.1942-30.10.1942 66th Special Purpose Tank Battalion
Dislokace:
Deployed: 		30.05.1942-DD.MM.RRRR Neuruppin, ? /

Velitel:
Commander: 		30.05.1942-14.09.1942 Bethke, Hans-Günther (Oberleutnant)
14.09.1942-30.10.1942 Mitto, Hans (Oberleutnant)
Výzbroj:
Armament: 		30.05.1942-30.10.1942 Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. G 12x
Poznámka:
Note:		 - -
Zdroje:
Sources:		 Georg Tessin: Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg 1939-1945
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Special Use Tank Company 66 armed with a mix of the latest tanks Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. G and looted Soviet tanks, was expanded on 30 May 1942 to Tank Detachment for Special Use 66, becoming its 1st company and retaining the German machines. It was rearmed with light tanks Pz.Kpfw. I Ausf. F and Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. J. The newly formed 2nd Company took over all Soviet captured tanks. The detachment was preparing for the invasion of Malta (Operation Hercules), but in mid-June 1942 received new orders to move to the Eastern Front, where its companies were to reinforce the rear area security units of Army Group North and Army Group Centre.


The 1st Company of the Special Use Tank Detachment 66 was provided to Army Group North and was to reinforce the 12th Panzer Division from 25 July 1942. In early August it arrived at Lake Ilmen and was deployed in the front line, where its Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. G proved excellent thanks to its reinforced armour. Between 15 and 23 August 1942, the company supported the 18th Infantry Division in the IX Army Corps, after which it was assigned to the II. Army Corps and was deployed in the area between the village of Ramushevo and Lake Lovat during Operation Winkelried - an attempt to break the encirclement of German troops sealed in the Demjanska Pocket. However, due to preparations for Operation Nordlicht (the capture of Leningrad), Operation Winkelried was cancelled. The company was subsequently provided to the 12th Panzer Division, with which it was to prevent the Soviet attempt to break through the German lines at Mga, which began on 27 August 1942. During the fierce fighting in the forested terrain of the Sinjavino heights, the company commander was severely wounded on 12 September and succumbed to his wounds two days later. Lieutenant Mitto took command.
Effective 30 October 1942, the 1st Company of the Special Use Tank Detachment 66 was transferred to Tank Regiment 29 and renamed its 8th Company.


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