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The 4th Panzer Army (German: 4. Panzerarmee), operating as Panzer Group 4 (Panzergruppe 4) from its formation on 15 February 1941 to 1 January 1942, was a German panzer formation during World War II.
The 4th Panzer Division (English: 4th Tank Division) was an armored division in the Army of Nazi Germany. In World War II , it participated in the 1939 invasion of Poland , the 1940 invasion of France , and the 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union .
The designation "Light" (leichte in German) had various meanings in the German Army of World War II. There were a series of 5 Light divisions; the first four were pre-war mechanized formations organized for use as mechanized cavalry, and the fifth was an ad hoc collection of mechanized elements rushed to Africa to help the Italians and ...
Army Group G was commanded by General der Panzertruppe Hermann Balck.. Balck, who had since August been in charge of the Fourth Panzer Army on the Eastern Front took command on 21 September replacing Johannes Blaskowitz who had lost a substantial amount of his forces in the retreat following the Allied invasion of the south of France.
Pages in category "Panzer armies of Germany in World War II" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... 3rd Panzer Army; 4th Panzer Army;
The 4th Army contained the II Corps and III Corps, each with two infantry divisions, the XIX Corps with two motorized and one panzer divisions, and three other divisions, including two in reserve. Its objective was to capture the Polish Corridor , thus linking mainland Germany with East Prussia .
The brigade initially contained Panzer Detachment 1203 (four companies from Panzer Detachment Norway) and Panzergrenadier Battalion 2103 (three companies). Placed in the army reserves of 3rd Panzer Army, then 4th Army and 3rd Panzer Army again in 1944, then placed under LVII Corps in Silesia in early 1945. [8]: 187 104. Panzer-Brigade
The operation commenced on 3 August, with the aim of defeating the 4th Panzer Army, Army Group Kempf, and the northern wing of Army Group South. It was also hoped that the German 1st Panzer Army and the newly reformed 6th Army would be trapped by an advance of the Red Army forces to the Azov Sea. [9]