It was renamed the Schule für Schnelle Truppen (School for Mobile Troops) on 26 June 1941.
The Panzertruppenschule was a 'branch school', where officer candidates were sent after 12–16 weeks spent in basic training and having successfully undertaken an 8-week course at a Kriegsschule.
Upon graduation, the recruit was promoted to Oberfähnrich and sent on field probation.
The instructors were chosen because of their skill, and many had seen action and received decorations.
In late 1943, the school was stripped of its experienced instructors, who were used to form the élite Panzer-Lehr-Division.