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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 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.
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
The attempt to capture Warsaw resulted in a severe defeat for the German 4th Panzer Division. In the evening communiqué of the Warsaw Defense Command on September 9, it was reported that the enemy had lost 42 tanks destroyed on September 8–9. [108] In reality, the losses of the 4th Panzer Division were even higher.
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 Division N/A c: 147 16th Panzer Division N/A c: 146 17th Panzer Division N/A c: 202 18th Panzer Division N ...
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 Luchs' troops began to enter in the autumn of 1942. The first new tanks were received by the 2nd Company of the 4th Reconnaissance Battalion ( 2.Kompanie/Pz.Afkl.Abt.4) of the 4th Panzer Division. On September 26, 1943, the company was disbanded, and the remaining tanks were sent to the factory for repairs.
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 ...