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A Panzer division was one of the armored (tank) divisions in the army of Nazi Germany during World War II.Panzer divisions were the key element of German success in the blitzkrieg operations of the early years of World War II.
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 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).
130th Panzer Division (commonly referred to as Panzer Lehr Division) 155th Reserve Panzer Division (previously Division Nr. 155, Division Nr. 155 (mot.), Panzer Division Nr. 155) Panzer Division Nr. 178 (previously Division Nr. 178) 179th Reserve Panzer Division (previously Division Nr. 179, Division Nr. 179 (mot.), and Panzer Division Nr. 179)
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 ...
The 1st through 25th Infantry Divisions, excepting the 10th Mountain Division, were raised in the Regular Army or the Army of the United States prior to American involvement in World War II. Because of funding cuts, in September 1921, the 4th through 9th Infantry Divisions were mostly inactivated.
The 3rd Panzer Division (English: 3rd Tank Division) was an armoured division in the German Army, the Wehrmacht, during World War II. The division was one of the original three tank divisions established by Germany in 1935. The division participated in the Invasions of Poland, Belgium, France and the Soviet Union.
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. It took part in pre-war occupations of Austria and Czechoslovakia and the invasions of Poland in 1939 and Belgium and France in 1940.