[James A Pratt III]

From AFV News Jan-Apr 1991 Vol 26 #1
Losses in the Soviet 1823 SPAR Jun-Sep 1944 This unit as a part of the 3rd GMC in Belorussia 25 June 1944 had 8 trucks destroyed by air attack 1 EM KIA 8 WIA 6 Officers WIA.

From my notes from Tigers in Combat Vol II

PD GD Jun44 2 Tigers destroyed by fighter bombers
Oct 44 5 destroyed by a Luftwaffe air strike

Panzer Battles

5 Jul 44 the 48th PK lost many tanks do to the VVS

As for the Panther tanks that were making their combat debut this day it was a disaster. The tanks had numerous mechanical problems, the crews were poorly trained and the units that had them had arrived at the front shortly before the offensive began. The units had 2 of them catch fire on the route march to the front. The units attacked right into a undiscovered Soviet minefield where they were shot up by anti-tank guns and artillery. Later on this day some got stuck in bogs. No record of any of them being attacked by aircraft.