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.

1 Commanders
2 Area of operations
3 Orders of battle
4 References

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.