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PzDiv —. The 5th Panzer Division (English: 5th Tank Division) was an armoured division of the German Army during World War II, established in 1938. The division fought in Poland, France, the Balkans and in the Soviet Union; first as part of Army Group Centre (1941–44) and then Army Group North. The division surrendered to Soviet and Western ...
A Panzer division was one of the armored (tank) divisions in the army of Nazi Germany during World War II. Panzer divisions were the key element of German success in the blitzkrieg operations of the early years of World War II. Later the Waffen-SS formed its own panzer divisions, and the Luftwaffe fielded an elite panzer division: the Hermann ...
Karl Ullrich. The 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking (German: 5. SS-Panzerdivision Wiking) or SS Division Wiking was an infantry and later an armoured division among the thirty-eight Waffen-SS divisions of Nazi Germany. During World War II, the division served on the Eastern Front. It surrendered on 9 May 1945 to the American forces in Austria.
5th Panzer Division may refer to: 5th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht) 5th Panzer Division (Bundeswehr) 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking. Category: Military units and formations disambiguation pages.
In 1945 the Reichsarbeitsdienst (Reich Labour Service) transferred personnel to the army to form new divisions as part of the 35th Aufstellungswelle, the last of the war. RAD-Division Nr. 1 Schlageter. RAD-Division Nr. 2 Friedrich Ludwig Jahn. RAD-Division Nr. 3 Theodor Körner.
Hasso Eccard Freiherr von Manteuffel (14 January 1897 – 24 September 1978) was a German baron born to the Prussian noble von Manteuffel family and was a general during World War II who commanded the 5th Panzer Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds of Nazi Germany.
The 5th Armoured Division (5. Panzer-Division) was a West German armored formation. It was part of the III Corps of the Bundeswehr, which also incorporated in 1985 the 2nd Panzergrenadier Division and 12th Panzer Division. [1] III Corps was part of NATO's Central Army Group (CENTAG), along with the Bundeswehr's II Corps and the American V and ...
The six German armies made up Army Group Centre, commanded by Feldmarshal Fedor von Bock. North of Smolensk-Moscow Highway. German: Ninth Army and Panzergruppe 3. 18 infantry divisions. 3 panzer divisions. 2 motorized infantry divisions. 1 motorized brigade. 1 flammpanzer battalion.