The German 273rd Reserve Panzer Division was a reserve army division in case anything were to happen to the 1st Panzer Division. After the Battle of Kursk German 273rd Reserve Panzer Division was used for augmenting of 1st Panzer Division, whereas their remaining forces were shifted to Italian front.
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—Apocrypha. Ecclesiasticus 17:17-9.