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Panzer divisions were the key element of German success in the blitzkrieg operations of the early years of World War II. Later the Waffen-SS formed its own panzer divisions, and the Luftwaffe fielded an elite panzer division: the Hermann Göring Division.
Panzer Division Clausewitz (previously Division Nr. 233 (mot.), Panzergrenadier Division Nr. 233, and Panzer Division Nr. 233, 233rd Reserve Panzer Division) Panzer Division Feldherrnhalle 1 (previously 60th Infantry Division , 60th Motorized Infantry Division , and Panzergrenadier Division Feldherrnhalle )
0–9. 1st Panzer Division (Wehrmacht) 2nd Light Division (Wehrmacht) 2nd Panzer Division (Wehrmacht) 3rd Light Division (Wehrmacht) 3rd Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)
All Waffen-SS divisions were ordered in a single series of numbers as formed, regardless of type. [1] Those with ethnic groups listed were at least nominally recruited from those groups. Many of the higher-numbered units were divisions in name only, being in reality only small battlegroups (Kampfgruppen).
Pages in category "Panzer divisions of the German Army in World War II" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The 7th Panzer Division was an armored formation of the German Army in World War II.It participated in the Battle of France, the invasion of the Soviet Union, the occupation of Vichy France, and on the Eastern Front until the end of the war.
The 2nd Panzer Division (English: 2nd Tank Division) was an armoured division in the German Army, the Heer, during World War II.. Created as one of the original three German tank divisions in 1935, it was stationed in Austria after the Anschluss and then participated in the campaigns in Poland (1939) and France (1940) [1] before it returned to Poland for occupation duties (1940–1941).
The 1st Panzer-Division (short: 1.Pz.Div. German: 1. Panzer-Division, English: 1st Tank Division) was an armoured division in the German Army during World War II.. The division was one of the original three tank divisions established by Germany in 1935.