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At this time, the Afrika Korps consisted of the two divisions, and was subordinated to the Italian chain of command in Africa. [3] On 15 August 1941, the German 5th Light Division was redesignated 21st Panzer Division, the higher formation of which was still the Afrika Korps.
The 21st Panzer Division was a German armoured division best known for its role in the battles of the North African Campaign from 1941 to 1943 during World War II when it was one of the two armoured divisions making up the Deutsches Afrikakorps (DAK). It was first formed as the 5th Light Division in early 1941.
The 5th Light Afrika Division, between Agedabia and Zuetina, reported that it needed four days to refuel but Rommel ordered that every supply vehicle be unloaded and along with spare fighting vehicles, sent back 40 mi (64 km) west of El Agheila, to collect fuel within 24 hours, while the rest of the division waited. Despite more objections from ...
Johannes Streich (16 April 1891 – 20 August 1977) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 5th Light Division during the early stages of the North African Campaign. Sacked for his poor performance during the Siege of Tobruk, he later briefly commanded the 16th Motorised Infantry Division during the advance ...
1 October: 5th Light Division renamed 21st Panzer Division; 18 November: Auchinleck's Operation Crusader begins (Operation Crusader (18 November – 30 December 1941) with British, Indian, South African and New Zealander forces; 21 November: British armoured division defeated at Sidi Rezegh and withdraws; 22 November:
Deutsches Afrika Korps. Generalleutnant Walther Nehring (wounded in an air attack on 31 August and replaced by Rommel's chief-of-staff oberst Fritz Bayerlein) [2] 15th Panzer Division – Generalmajor Gustav von Vaerst; 21st Panzer Division – Generalmajor Georg von Bismarck; 90th Light Division – Generalmajor Ulrich Kleemann; Italian XX ...
From February 1941 until early May, Operation Sonnenblume saw the arrival of the German Afrika Korps in Tripoli to reinforce their Italian allies. Commanded by Generalleutnant Erwin Rommel and consisting of the 5th Light and 15th Panzer Division, the Afrika Korps was to block British attempts to drive the Italians out of the region. Rommel ...
The Afrika Korps, comprising the 15th Panzer Division and the 5th Light Division, now reinforced and redesignated 21st Panzer Division, was put under command of Generalleutnant Ludwig Crüwell. In addition to the Afrika Korps, Rommel's Panzer Group had the 90th Light Division and four Italian divisions, three infantry divisions investing Tobruk ...