German Second Panzer Army

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The German Second Panzer Army was a German tank army that fought during World War II. It origins were in the Panzer Group Guderian (Panzergruppe Guderian), named after its commander Heinz Guderian, and Panzergruppe 2 which played a significant role in the initial success of the blitzkrieg in Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. It was renamed to Second Panzer Army in October of 1941, attached to Heeresgruppe Mitte and fought near Moscow and later in the defensive battles in the central sector of the eastern front.
It was attached to Heeresgruppe F and transferred to the Balkans for anti-partisan operations. Later , Second Panzer Army fought the Soviet army in Yugoslavia, Hungary and Austria.

[edit] Commanders

Generaloberst Heinz Guderian (Oct 5, 1941 - Dec 25, 1941)
Generaloberst Rudolf Schmidt (Dec 25, 1941 - Apr 10, 1943)
General der Infanterie Heinrich Clößner (Apr 11, 1943 - Aug 6, 1943)
Generalfeldmarschall Walter Model (Aug 6, 1943 - Aug 14, 1943)
Generaloberst Dr Lothar Rendulic (Aug 14, 1943 - June 24, 1944)
General der Infanterie Franz Böhme (June 24, 1944 - July 17, 1944)
General der Artillerie Maximilian de Angelis (July 18, 1944 - May 8, 1945)