Nevertheless, when Hitler ordered the creation of the Panzer Brigades in July 1944, they were rather born out of necessity than a new defence doctrine of the German armed forces.[1] Ten Panzer Brigades are created on July 7, 1944 on the orders of Adolf Hitler to stabilize the Eastern Front.[5] The order resulted from observations on the successes of ad-hoc kampfgruppes like Schwere Panzer Regiment under Oberst Franz Bäke.