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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.
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
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.
The Battle of Monte Cassino order of battle for January 1944, ... 15th Panzer Grenadier Division (Major General (Generalleutnant) Eberhard Rodt)
2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich [39] - SS-Obersturmbannführer Otto Weidinger [nb 8] Battlegroup Weidinger [39] 1st Battalion, 4th SS Panzer-Grenadier Regiment "Der Führer" [55] 14th, 15th and 16th (Support) Companies, 4th SS Panzer-Grenadier Regiment "Der Führer" [55] 1st Battalion, 3rd SS Panzer-Grenadier Regiment "Deutschland" [55]
33rd Infantry Division (later 15th Panzer Division, 15th Panzergrenadier Division) ... "Orders of Battle". Data booklet from the Europa game Storm Over Scandinavia.
This is the complete order of battle of Allied and German forces involved during ... 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division, ... SS-Panzer-Division “Das Reich ...
The XIV Panzer Corps was activated 18 July 1943 [34] to take command of the 15th Panzergrenadier Division, the Hermann Göring Division, the newly arrived 1st Parachute Division and the 29th Panzergrenadier Division which started to arrive in Sicily on 18 July.