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The 9th Panzer Division was a panzer division of the German Army during World War II. It came into existence after 4th Light Division was reorganized in January 1940. The division was headquartered in Vienna , in the German military district Wehrkreis XVII .
The 9th SS Panzer Division "Hohenstaufen" (German: 9. SS-Panzerdivision "Hohenstaufen") [a] was a Waffen-SS armoured division of Nazi Germany during World War II. It participated in battles on both the Eastern and Western Fronts. [1] The division was activated in December 1942. [2]
Division Name (in German) Ethnic composition Named after Years Active Insignia Maximum Manpower — Kempf [a] Germans: General der Panzertruppe Werner Kempf: 1939: 164–180 tanks — Böhmen-Mähren [b] Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia: 1944–1945: 1st: Kosaken Nr. 1: Cossacks: 1943–1945: 17,500 [citation needed] — RONA (Russische Nr ...
3rd Panzer Division 391 215 4th Panzer Division 341 166 5th Panzer Division 335 N/A b: 10th Panzer Division 150 182 Panzer Division Kempf 164 N/A e: 1st Light Division / 6th Panzer Division 226 245 d: 2nd Light Division / 7th Panzer Division 85 265 d: 3rd Light Division / 8th Panzer Division 80 212 d: 4th Light Division / 9th Panzer Division 62 ...
2nd Panzer Division ‡ Oberst Meinrad von Lauchert 3rd Panzer Regiment 2nd and 304th Panzergrenadier Regiments 74th Artillery Regiment 2nd Recon Battalion 38th Antitank Battalion 38th Engineer Battalion 273rd Flak Battalion 38th Signals Battalion. 9th Panzer Division Generalmajor Harald Freiherr von Elverfeldt 33rd Panzer Regiment
Panzer Division Clausewitz (previously Division Nr. 233 (mot.), Panzergrenadier Division Nr. 233, and Panzer Division Nr. 233, 233rd Reserve Panzer Division) Panzer Division Feldherrnhalle 1 (previously 60th Infantry Division , 60th Motorized Infantry Division , and Panzergrenadier Division Feldherrnhalle )
The 10th SS Panzer Division was sent south to respond to the American landings at Nijmegen and to defend the "island" (the polder between the Nederrijn and Waal rivers), while the 9th SS Panzer Division would defend Arnhem. The 9th SS Panzer Division was in the midst of preparing to return to Germany and Harmel was in Berlin trying to secure ...
The 9th Panzerlehr Brigade (German: Panzerlehrbrigade 9, abbreviated PzLehrBrig 9) is a formation of about 6,000 men strong within the German Armed Forces or Bundeswehr, which is subordinated to the 1st Panzer Division in Oldenburg. [1] [2] The bulk of the brigade is stationed in Munster. Two battalions are based in Neustadt am Rübenberge.