31st Panzer Division

The 31st Panzer Division was an elite armoured division in the the Wehrmacht, during World War II. The 31st was originally formed in 1939 under the name of its former commander.

The name changed to the 31st Panzer Division in the early 1943, when Siegfreid Hochberg was given command of it.

The 31st Panzer Division's insignia is of a multiple headed serpent known as a Hydra.

Composition
The 31st Panzer Division is composed of two Brigades, one Regiment, and five battalions.

Panzer Brigade 'Hydra', the 5th Motorized Infantry, Artillery Regiment 105, Reconnaissance battalion 17, 59th Tank hunter battalion, 7th Pioneer battalion, Signals battalion.

Operational History

 * September 17 – 30, 1943 : The Battle of Tihkvin
 * June 29, 1948 – August 15, 1948: Battle of Berlin / Battle of Bavaria

Division Commanders

 * Generalmajor Siegfried Hochberg
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Panzer Brigade 'Hydra'

 * Feldwebel Ilse Schräder


 * Obergefreiter Klaus Höfler
 * Hartmutt Mehlmann
 * Max Gross
 * Oswin Silber
 * Michael Shreiner

5th Motorized Infantry

 * Oberleutnant Hartmann Heintze
 * Gefreiter Sigmund Wetzel
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Artillery Regiment 105

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Reconnaissance battalion 17

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59th Tank hunter battalion

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7th Pioneer battalion

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Signals battalion

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18th Panzer Regiment (1941-1942)

 * A Regiment of Panzer Brigade 'Hydra', it was not reformed following its destruction on the Battle of Stalingrad in the late 1942.