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The 15th Panzer Division (German: 15. Panzer-Division) was an armoured division in the German Army, the Wehrmacht, during World War II, established in 1940.. The division, formed from the 33rd Infantry Division, fought exclusively in North Africa from 1941 to 1943, eventually ceasing to exist after surrendering in Tunisia in May 1943.
In July 1943 a new 15th Panzergrenadier Division, commanded by Generalleutnant Eberhard Rodt, was formed by redesignating the Sicily Division and incorporated remnants of the former 15th Panzer Division, which had been assigned to North Africa but remained in Sicily due to the collapse of the Afrika Korps. Machine gun position in Sicily.
15th Panzergrenadier Division (previously 33rd Infantry Division, 15th Panzer Division) Not related to 15th Infantry Division. 16th Infantry Division (later split into –) 16th Panzer Division, and; 16th Motorized Infantry Division (later 16th Panzergrenadier Division, 116th Panzer Division)
Division Name (in German) Ethnic composition Named after Years Active Insignia Maximum Manpower — Kempf [a] Germans: General der Panzertruppe Werner Kempf: 1939: 164–180 tanks — Böhmen-Mähren [b] Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia: 1944–1945: 1st: Kosaken Nr. 1: Cossacks: 1943–1945: 17,500 [citation needed] — RONA (Russische Nr ...
In late April and into May, the 5th Light Division was joined by elements of 15th Panzer Division, transferred from Italy. At this time, the Afrika Korps consisted of the two divisions, and was subordinated to the Italian chain of command in Africa.
Panzer Group Africa commanded by General der Panzertruppe Erwin Rommel. German Afrika Korps (commanded by Generalleutnant Ludwig Crüwell) 15th Panzer Division (Generalmajor Walter Neumann-Silkow until 6 December (killed in action), then Generalmajor Gustav von Vaerst) 8th Panzer Regiment (2 bns) 1st Battalion, 115th Infantry Regiment
The bulk of the 15th Panzer Division had yet to arrive in Libya but Prittwitz, accompanied by some light units of the division, arrived in the country in early April. He was immediately ordered by Generalleutnant Erwin Rommel , commander of the Afrika Korps , to take command of German forces operating near Tobruk , held by a garrison made up of ...
The bulk of the division was reorganized as the 15th Panzer Division by incorporating the 8th Panzer Regiment from the 10th Panzer Division. Its surplus 110th Infantry Regiment went to the 112th Infantry Division and its horse drawn elements were incorporated into the newly forming 129th Infantry Division .