The schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 560 was formed in April 1943 and was equipped with Hornnisse tank destroyers. In May 1944 it was re-equipped with one company of Jagdpanthers and two companies of Jagdpanzer IV. In December 1944 was arrived on the western front.

Sources used

Walter J Spielberger, Hilary L. Doyle & Thomas L. Jentz - Heavy Jagdpanzer: Development, Production, Operations
Georg Tessin - Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht 1933-1945

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