Schwere Panzer-Abteilung 511

Details: Published: 08 January 2012 08 January 2012; Last Updated: 19 May 2013 19 May 2013

The Schwere Panzer Abteilung 511 was formed in January 1945 from the Schwere Panzer Abteilung 502 and was refitted with with Tiger II (Köningstiger) tanks.

Commanders

Hauptmann Ferdinand von Foerster (13 / 31 ? Jan 1945 - end)

Area of operations

Eastern front (Jan 1945 - May 1945)

Campaign	New issue	Transfers in	Transfers out	Combat loss	Type of tank
Eastern Front	115	2	29	88	Tiger I

Note. This table covers both Schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502 and 511

Sources used

Ron Klages - Trail of the Tigers
Wolfgang Schneider - Tigers in combat (2 vol)
Georg Tessin - Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht 1933-1945
Gordon Williamson - German Army Elite Units, 1939-45

Reference material on this unit

- None known at this time -