Panzer Division

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Panzer Division is the German term for armored division (Panzerdivision). It is commonly used in English when referring to armored divisions in the German army, with the term Panzer being synonymous with armoured fighting vehicle (AFV), past or present, and often being treated as part of a proper name, in which case it is always capitalized (e.g., 2nd Panzer Division).

Panzer divisions are combined arms formations having both armor and infantry as organic components, along with the usual assets of artillery, anti-aircraft, signals, etc. that are common to most divisions of the industrial era. However, the ratio of the components of a Panzer division have changed over time.


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[edit] Panzer Divisions

[edit] Numbered Panzer Divisions

[edit] Named Panzer Divisions

  • Panzer Division Clausewitz (previously Division Nr. 233 (mot.), Panzergrenadier Division Nr. 233, and Panzer Division Nr. 233, Reserve Panzer Division 233)
    • Döberitz, Schlesien, and Holstein are approximately synonymous with Clausewitz.
  • Panzer Division Feldherrnhalle 1 (previously 60th Infantry Division, 60th Motorized Infantry Division, and Panzergrenadier Division Feldherrnhalle)
  • Panzer Division Feldherrnhalle 2 (previously 13th Infantry Division, 13th Motorized Infantry Division, and 13th Panzer Division)
  • Panzer Division Jüterbog
  • Panzer Division Kempf (part Heer, part Waffen-SS)
  • Panzer Division Kurmark
  • Panzer Lehr Division (sometimes identified as 130th Panzer Division)
  • Panzer Division Müncheberg
  • Panzer Division Tatra (later Panzer Training Division Tatra, 232nd Panzer Division)

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