German heavy tank battalion

By the end of the war, the following heavy panzer detachments had been created. Early units were re-built several times by the end of the war. Independent units within the German Army (Heer) were: • 501st Heavy Panzer Battalion - original unit surrendered in Tunisia campaign, reformed and destroyed on Eastern Front • 502nd Heavy Panzer Battalion - redesignated 511th on 5 January 1945 • 503rd Heavy Panzer Battalion - largely destroyed in Normandy, refitted and deployed on Eastern Front • 504th Heavy Panzer Battalion • 505th Heavy Panzer Battalion • 506th Heavy Panzer Battalion • 507th Heavy Panzer Battalion • 508th Heavy Panzer Battalion • 509th Heavy Panzer Battalion • 510th Heavy Panzer Battalion • 511th Heavy Panzer Battalion • 301st Heavy Panzer Battalion (radio control) ==SS units==

Waffen-SS units were • 101st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion largely destroyed by end of the battle of Normandy, withdrawn and refitted with Tiger II and renamed as SS Heavy Panzer Battalion 501 (), part of I SS Panzer Corps in September 1944. • 102nd SS Heavy Panzer Battalion largely destroyed in battle of Normandy, refitted and renamed in September 1944, as SS Heavy Panzer Battalion 502 (schwere SS-Panzerabteilung 502), part of II SS Panzer Corps • 103rd SS Heavy Panzer Battalion renamed in 1944, as SS Heavy Panzer Battalion 503 (schwere SS-Panzerabteilung 503), part of III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps • 104th SS Heavy Panzer Battalion (schwere SS-Panzerabteilung 104) was planned 22 October 1943, for IV SS Panzer Corps, but was never formed ==Combat performance==

Tank losses include losses inflicted other than by enemy tanks. Also, many tanks were abandoned by their crews due to a lack of fuel, ammunition or breakdown, especially at the end of war. ==See also==