Talk:German heavy tank battalion

Elite
All heavy panzer detachments were equipped as elite armored units, acting as a fire brigade and a crack assault unit.

What exactly does that mean? Elite refers to high-status units, but doesn't say anything about how they are equipped (if it implies something specific in the Wehrmacht, then this article should say what). A fire brigade puts out fires and a military brigade is a large formation, not a unit-sized organization like a battalion; does this mean "fire-support attachment"? "Crack assault unit", doesn't offer much factual information either.

Whoever wrote this probably had some specific things in mind, so I'm not just removing it. I've tried to improve it, but I don't know much about the subject. —Michael Z. 2006-11-06 22:48 Z 


 * The use of FIRE BRIGADE in this context is a unit that was moved to where they were needed, much like the fire brigade service. Once they had dealt with the fire/battle they were moved to the next one. Hope that helps --Jim Sweeney (talk) 17:01, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Name Changes
propose a change of name to SS Heavy Panzer Battalion 102 and German Heavy Panzer Battalion etc --Jim Sweeney (talk) 17:05, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Citation neded tag
The citation needed tag in the combat performance section could be already be addressed by note #5 in the notes section. Lm2f (talk) 03:57, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

Combat performance
I plan to remove this section as it is cited to a quaternary, non WP:RS source. These kill claims are dubious. Would there be any objections? K.e.coffman (talk) 03:07, 8 April 2016 (UTC)
 * The kill ratios are ridiculous propaganda. PLEASE remove them.174.0.48.147 (talk) 00:32, 14 October 2019 (UTC)