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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 German army's forces for the invasion of Poland (codename Fall Weiss, English - "Case White") were divided into Army Group North (consisting of the German 3rd and 4th armies) and Army Group South (consisting of the German 8th, 10th, and 14th armies, and the Slovak Army Group Bernolak).
On 19 November 1942, the Red Army launched Operation Uranus, a counter-offensive which encircled the entire 6th Army and the 24th Panzer Division of the 4th Panzer Army. The 4th Panzer Army tried and failed to break the encirclement of Stalingrad in Operation Winter Storm. It was destroyed as a result of the battle. [5] [6]
2nd Panzer Division; 3rd Panzer Division; 4th Panzer Division; 5th Panzer Division; 6th Panzer Division (previously 1st Light Division) 7th Panzer Division (previously 2nd Light Division) 8th Panzer Division (previously 3rd Light Division) 9th Panzer Division (previously 4th Light Division) 10th Panzer Division; 11th Panzer Division
This OOB — specifically, at a point near the end of the battle, which lasted from 16 December 1944 until 25 January 1945. ... 9th Panzer Division ... 4th Armored ...
1st Light Division / 6th Panzer Division 226 245 d: 2nd Light Division / 7th Panzer Division 85 265 d: 3rd Light Division / 8th Panzer Division 80 212 d: 4th Light Division / 9th Panzer Division 62 143 d: Panzer Regiment 25 225 N/A e: 11th Panzer Division N/A c: 143 12th Panzer Division N/A c: 293 13th Panzer Division N/A c: 149 14th Panzer ...
24th Panzer Division – Generalleutnant Arno von Lenski; Luftwaffe. 9th Flak Division – Generalmajor Wolfgang Pickert; Jagdgeschwader 3 – Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke; 4th Panzer Army. XXXXVIII Panzer Corps – General der Panzertruppe Rudolf Veiel until November 1942, followed by many other commanders. 14th Panzer Division, transferred to the 6th ...
2nd Panzer Division; 9th Panzer Division; 20th Panzer Division; 6th Infantry Division; XLI Panzer Corps (Josef Harpe) 18th Panzer Division; 86th Infantry Division; 292nd Infantry Division; XXIII Corps (Johannes Frießner) 216th Infantry Division; 383rd Infantry Division; 78th Assault Division; Army Reserve 4th Panzer Division; 10th ...