2nd Panzer Group (Germany)
2nd Panzer Group (Panzergruppe 2) |
Insignia of 2nd Panzer Group |
Active |
16 November 1940 – 5 October 1941 |
Country |
Nazi Germany |
Type |
Tank Army |
Engagements |
Eastern Front |
Commanders |
Notable
commanders |
Generaloberst Heinz Guderian |
Panzergruppe 2 (2nd Panzer Group in English) was a German army of World War II, formed in November 1940 from the Panzergruppe Guderian. In October 1941 it was renamed the 2nd Panzer Army. Panzergruppe 2 played a significant role in the early stages of the German invasion of the Soviet Union during Operation Barbarossa in 1941.
Commanders
Generaloberst Heinz Guderian (Nov 16, 1940 - Oct 5, 1941)
Area of operations
France (Nov 1940 - June 1941)
Eastern Front with Army Group Centre (June 1941 - Oct 1941)
Orders of battle
(June 22, 1941)
- HQ
- XXIV Panzerkorps
- 3rd Panzer Division
- 4th Panzer Division
- 10th Infantry Division
- 1st Cavalry Division
- XLVI Panzerkorps
- 10th Panzer Division
- SS Infantry Division Das Reich (mot.)
- Infantry Regiment Gross-Deutschland
- XLVII Panzerkorps
- 17th Panzer Division
- 18th Panzer Division
- 29th Infantry Division (mot.)
- Anti-Aircraft Regiment Hermann Göring
(July 27, 1941)
- HQ
- VII Armeekorps
- 7th Infantry Division
- 23rd Infantry Division
- 78th Infantry Division
- 197th Infantry Division
- XX Armeekorps
- 15th Infantry Division
- 268th Infantry Division
- IX Armeekorps
- 263rd Infantry Division
- 292nd Infantry Division
- 137th Infantry Division
- XLVI Panzerkorps
- 10th Panzer Division
- SS Division Das Reich (mot.)
- Infantry Regiment Gross-Deutschland
- XXIV Panzerkorps
- 4th Panzer Division
- 3rd Panzer Division
- 10th Infantry Division (mot.)
- XLVII Panzerkorps
- 18th Panzer Division
- 17th Panzer Division
- 29th Infantry Division (mot.)
(Sep 30, 1941)
- HQ
- XLVIII Panzerkorps
- 9th Panzer Division
- 16th Motorised Infantry Division
- 25th Motorised Infantry Division
- XXIV Panzerkorps
- 3rd Panzer Division
- 4th Panzer Division
- 10th Motorised Infantry Division
- XLVII Panzerkorps
- 17th Panzer Division
- 18th Panzer Division
- 20th Motorised Infantry Division
- XXXIV Armeekorps
- 45th Infantry Division
- 135th Infantry Division
- XXXV Armeekorps
- 296th Infantry Division
- 95th Infantry Division
- 1st Cavalry Division
References
Wendel, Marcus (2004). "Panzergruppe 2". Retrieved May 5, 2006.