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German armored division during World War II
The 15th Panzer Division (German: 15. Panzer-Division) was an armoured division in the German Army, the Wehrmacht, during World War II, established in
15th_Panzer_Division
German army division during World War II
The 21st Panzer Division was a German armoured division best known for its role in the battles of the North African Campaign from 1941 to 1943 during World
21st_Panzer_Division
German armored military unit of WWII
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
Panzer_division_(Wehrmacht)
Military unit
was formed by redesignating the Division Sizilien and incorporating personnel awaiting assignment to 15th Panzer Division, which had surrendered, along
15th_Panzergrenadier_Division
Allied attack against Axis, North Africa, WWII, 1941
flank of the 15th Panzer Division, having dashed over 20 mi (32 km) north-east and begun harassing its rear echelons. The 15th Panzer Division was also suffering
Operation_Crusader
Battle in the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War
northern group (15th Panzer Division and 133rd Armoured Division "Littorio") and a southern group (21st Panzer Division and 132nd Armoured Division "Ariete")
Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein
later Panzer Division Feldherrnhalle 2) 14th Panzer Division (previously 4th Infantry Division) 15th Panzer Division (previously 33rd Infantry Division; later
List of German divisions in World War II
List_of_German_divisions_in_World_War_II
General officer of the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany during World War II. He was commander of the 14th and 15th Panzer Divisions and was killed in action in the early stages of the Siege of Tobruk
Heinrich von Prittwitz und Gaffron
Heinrich_von_Prittwitz_und_Gaffron
British Army offensive during the Second World War
8th Panzer Regiment of the 15th Panzer Division had 36 × Panzer II and about 62 × Panzer III and IV. Most of the remaining units of the division were
Operation_Battleaxe
German Army infantry division active in World War II
converted into the 15th Panzer Division. The 33rd Infantry Division was formed in 1936, as part of the Wehrmacht's expansion to 36 divisions. It was mobilized
33rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
33rd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)
German army division during World War II
11th Panzer Division (English: 11th Tank Division) was an armoured division in the German Army during World War II, established in 1940. The division saw
11th_Panzer_Division
Second World War battle in Libya
132nd Armoured Division "Ariete" would neutralise the Bir Hakeim box. Further south, the 21st Panzer Division and 15th Panzer Division would advance through
Battle_of_Bir_Hakeim
German elite Luftwaffe armoured division
The Fallschirm-Panzer-Division 1. Hermann Göring (1st Paratroop Panzer Division Hermann Göring – abbreviated Fallschirm-Panzer-Div 1 HG) was a German
1st Fallschirm-Panzer Division Hermann Göring
1st_Fallschirm-Panzer_Division_Hermann_Göring
German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II
briefly acting commander of the 15th Panzer Division in mid-1942. In 1944 he was given command of the 26th Panzer Division, which was operating in Italy
Eduard_Crasemann
German tanks from World War I to the Cold War
Division and the 15th Panzer Division. This force landed at Tunis on 12 February 1941. Upon arrival, Rommel had around 150 tanks, about half Panzer III
Tanks_in_the_German_Army
Battle of World War II fought in Tunisia
Infantry Division "La Spezia" German 164th Leichte Afrika Division Reserve German 15th Panzer Division Tebaga Saharan Group Uncommitted German 21st Panzer Division
Battle_of_the_Mareth_Line
WW2 German Army general (1889-1944)
traded command of 15th Panzer Division with Generalleutnant Heinrich von Prittwitz und Gaffron, and took command of 14th Panzer Division, which he led into
Friedrich_Kühn
Military confrontation in North Africa during the Second World War
21st Panzer Division and 15th Panzer Division and advance to the Sidi Azeiz area, overlooking the Axis defences at Bardia. The 70th Infantry Division attack
Siege_of_Tobruk
German light tank
General Erwin Rommel and included the motorized 5th Light Division and the 15th Panzer Division. This force landed at Tripoli on 12 February 1941 shortly
Panzer_I
Brigades and opposed division-level armored units. To each Panzer Division was assigned a Panzer Brigade, which in turn contained two Panzer Regiments (each
List of German brigades in World War II
List_of_German_brigades_in_World_War_II
1942 battle during the Western Desert Campaign of World War II
132nd Armoured Division "Ariete" would neutralise the Bir Hakeim box and on the right flank, the 21st Panzer Division and 15th Panzer Division would advance
Battle_of_Gazala
German army division during World War II
The 6th Panzer Division (English: 6th Tank Division) was an armoured division in the German Army, the Heer, during World War II, established in October
6th_Panzer_Division
German army division during World War II
The 14th Panzer Division (German: 14. Panzer-Division) was an armoured division in the German Army during World War II. It was created in 1940 by the conversion
14th_Panzer_Division
Topics referred to by the same term
military terms, 15th Division or 15th Infantry Division may refer to: 15th Infantry Division (Belgium) 15th Infantry Division (France) 15th Motorized Infantry
15th_Division
German expeditionary military force deployed to North Africa
joined by elements of 15th Panzer Division, transferred from Italy. At this time, the Afrika Korps consisted of the two divisions, and was subordinated
Afrika_Korps
German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II
In March 1941 he was appointed commander of tank regiment in the 15th Panzer Division, which became part of the German Africa Korps. In 1942 Cramer was
Hans_Cramer
German field marshal (1891–1944)
newly created Panzer Army Africa, with Fritz Bayerlein as chief of staff. The Afrika Korps (15th Panzer and the reinforced 21st Panzer Division) under Generalleutnant
Erwin_Rommel
1943 final battles of Tunisian campaign
send units south to cooperate with the British in squeezing the 15th Panzer Division out of Tebourba. Prior to the attack by IX Corps on May 5, Allfrey's
Operation_Strike
Dispatch of German and Italian troops to North Africa during the Second World War
Battalion 3 15th Panzer Division (arrived in stages up to May 1941) Panzer Regiment 8 (I & II Battalions) 45 Panzer II 71 Panzer III 20 Panzer IV 4 kleine
Operation_Sonnenblume
System of fortifications defending Tunisia during WW2
Division. The 15th Panzer Division with 32 operational tanks was based at Zerkine 5 mi (8.0 km) north-west of Mareth. In reserve were the 21st Panzer
Mareth_Line
German army general (1890–1942)
Rifle Brigade of the 17th Panzer Division from April 1942, the 15th Panzer Division from July, and the 21st Panzer Division from September, the latter
Heinz_von_Randow
German army division during World War II
The 16th Panzer Division (German: 16. Panzer-Division) was a formation of the German Army in World War II. It was formed in November 1940 from the 16th
16th_Panzer_Division
German general
of officers (Führerreserve). He subsequently transferred to the 15th Panzer Division in North Africa and took command of the 115th Rifle Regiment on 15
Ernst-Günther_Baade
Conflict in World War II
Light Division and counter-attack the 101st Motorised Division Trieste positions captured by the 51st (Highland) Division. The 15th Panzer Division arrived
Battle_of_Wadi_Akarit
1942 battle during the Western Desert Campaign of World War II
Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry. The 15th Panzer Division was on the left of the attack and 21st Panzer on the right, with a motorised infantry group
Axis_capture_of_Tobruk
German army division during World War II
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
9th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)
9th_Panzer_Division_(Wehrmacht)
Major military campaign of WWII fought in North Africa
offensive action, but to wait until he was further reinforced with the 15th Panzer Division in May. Rommel received this information, but placed more value on
North_African_campaign
Battle of World War II
50th Division's artillery. Meanwhile, the 15th and 21st Panzer Divisions advanced east above and below the escarpment. The 15th Panzer Division were blocked
First_Battle_of_El_Alamein
1942 battle of World War II
The main attack was to be led by the 15th Panzer Division and the 21st Panzer Division and the 90th Light Division to the south which would turn north
Battle_of_Alam_el_Halfa
Infantry division of the Nazi German Army
August 1940. The division was then split, resulting in two independent units: The 16th Panzer Division and the 16th Motorized Infantry Division. Then later
16th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
16th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)
WW2 New Zealand Army unit
destroyed by the 15th Panzer Division. Brought back up to strength, the battalion played a key role in the breakout of the 2nd New Zealand Division from Minqar
20th_Battalion_(New_Zealand)
Corps of the British Army during the Second World War
Division and the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division in the lead. They managed to create a gap but it was quickly contained by the 15th Panzer Division
XXX_Corps_(United_Kingdom)
formations) List of Waffen-SS division commanders List of Waffen-SS units Register of SS leaders in general's rank SS Panzer Division order of battle George
List_of_Waffen-SS_divisions
German general in World War II
July 1892 – 5 January 1955) was a German general who commanded the 15th Panzer Division in the Afrika Korps. Esebeck had knowledge of and was sympathetic
Hans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck
Hans-Karl_Freiherr_von_Esebeck
British Army cavalry regiment
prisoners, the Scots Greys encountered approximately 30 panzers of the 15th Panzer Division. The tank engagement was inconclusive, with each side losing
Royal_Scots_Greys
Military unit
1944, the division was renamed Panzer-Division Feldherrnhalle and again destroyed during the Battle of Budapest in February 1945. The division was recreated
Panzer-Grenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle
Panzer-Grenadier-Division_Feldherrnhalle
German Army tank destroyer
1936 divisional field gun, or the German 7.5 cm PaK 40, in an open-topped fighting compartment on top of the chassis of the Czechoslovak Panzer 38(t)
Marder_III
Military unit of Nazi Germany
1st Panzer Division, 6th Panzer Division, 36th Motorised Infantry Division, 269th Infantry Division XXXXI Army Corps (mot.): 8th Panzer Division, 3rd
4th_Panzer_Army
German armored division from 1933 to 1945
The 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler or SS Division Leibstandarte, abbreviated as LSSAH (German: 1. SS-Panzerdivision "Leibstandarte
1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
1st_SS_Panzer_Division_Leibstandarte_SS_Adolf_Hitler
Military engagement of Operation Crusader during the Second World War
of 29 November, the 15th Panzer Division set off west, travelling south of Sidi Rezegh. The remnants of the 21st Panzer Division (Generalmajor Johann
Battle_of_Point_175
Series of battles in Tunisia during the Second World War
the Hermann Göring Division, 334th Infantry and 15th Panzer Divisions, it took V Corps with the 1st, 4th and 78th Infantry Divisions, supported by army
Tunisian_campaign
German army division during World War II
The 17th Panzer Division (German: 17. Panzer-Division) was a formation of the Wehrmacht in World War II. It was formed in November 1940 from the 27th Infantry
17th_Panzer_Division
German army division during World War II
The German 23rd Infantry Division (23. Infanterie-Division), later the 26th Panzer Division, was a military unit operational during World War II. It was
23rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
23rd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)
German general
Schützen-Regiment 10 Oak Leaves on 10 May 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of 15.Panzer-Division Mallett, Derek R. (2013). Hitler's Generals in America: Nazi POWs and
Willibald_Borowietz
1942 battle in Egypt during WWII
Afrika Division Pioneer Battalion 33 of the 15th Panzer Division. Camp fires showed that another laager with tanks of the 15th Panzer Division was 1,000 yd
Defence_of_Outpost_Snipe
1989 wartime structure of NATO's Central Army Group
there to division strength. III DE 2 PzGren. 4 PzGren. 5 PzGren. 6 Panzer 2 Art. 5 Panzer 13 PzGren. 14 Panzer 15 Panzer 34 Panzer 5 Art. 12 Panzer 35 PzGren
Central Army Group (1989) order of battle
Central_Army_Group_(1989)_order_of_battle
Afrika Korps Generalleutnant Erwin Rommel 15th Panzer Division Generalleutnant Walter Neumann-Silkow 8th Panzer Regiment (Oberstleutnant Hans Cramer) 1st
Operation Battleaxe order of battle
Operation_Battleaxe_order_of_battle
1943 Allied offensive within the Tunisia campaign of WWII
the 90th Light Division, 164th Light Afrika Division, and the 10th Panzer Division, 15th Panzer Division and the 21st Panzer Division of the Afrika Korps
Battle_of_Medenine
Military unit
division in 1944: Headquarters 29th Panzer Battalion 15th Grenadier Regiment 71st Grenadier Regiment 29th Motorized Artillery Regiment 129th Panzer Reconnaissance
29th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
29th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)
Tank Museum in Maharashtra, India
German troops (possibly belonging to the 15th Panzer Division of the Afrika Korps, based on the divisional markings on the artillery-piece) is also on
Cavalry Tank Museum, Ahmednagar
Cavalry_Tank_Museum,_Ahmednagar
Military unit
The 15th Infantry Division (German: 15. Infanterie-Division) was an infantry division of the German Army during the interwar period and World War II,
15th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
15th_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)
Waffen-SS units. I SS Panzer Corps II SS Panzer Corps III (Germanic) SS Panzer Corps IV SS Panzer Corps (formerly VII SS Panzer Corps) V SS Mountain Corps
List_of_Waffen-SS_units
Former Bundeswehr division
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
5th Panzer Division (Bundeswehr)
5th_Panzer_Division_(Bundeswehr)
Military unit
during Operation Crusader, when it was effectively destroyed by the 15th Panzer Division. From December 1941 to February 1942 the battalion was brought back
25th_Battalion_(New_Zealand)
Battle of the Western Desert Campaign in World War II
Panzer Division moved across the short plain between the two escarpments above Matruh, with the 90th Light Division on its left flank, while the 15th
Battle_of_Mersa_Matruh
Howitzer
where the motorized batteries of the 33rd Artillery Regiment of the 15th Panzer Division played an important role in defeating British armoured units at Sidi
10.5_cm_leFH_18
World War II tank battle between the Wehrmacht and the Red Army from 23 to 30 June 1941
2,500 bombs. Gustav Shrodek, a tank commander of the 15th Panzer regiment (11th Panzer Division), recorded the scene: "At dawn of 24 June, the regiment
Battle_of_Brody_(1941)
Military unit
Parachute Division, 15th Panzergrenadier Division, 1st Paratroop Panzer Division Hermann Göring and elements of the 29th Panzergrenadier Division. It was
XIV_Panzer_Corps
Military unit
Armoured Division. In the First Battle of El Alamein, the German commander Erwin Rommel planned for the 90th Light Division, 15th Panzer Division and 21st
133rd Armored Division "Littorio"
133rd_Armored_Division_"Littorio"
Campaign fought in Libya and Egypt during WWII
and 21st Panzer divisions and a 15th Panzer Division attack on the Knightsbridge Box overran the tactical HQs of the two British divisions and the 9th
Western_Desert_campaign
Military unit
in pockets, vulnerable to a counter-attack, and elements of the 15th Panzer Division began attacking on 28 November. An erroneous message to 24th Battalion
24th_Battalion_(New_Zealand)
British Army formation, 1937-45 and 1978-2014
Over the following days, the division engaged the German 15th Panzer Division and the Italian 132nd Armored Division "Ariete" with mixed success. By
1st Armoured Division (United Kingdom)
1st_Armoured_Division_(United_Kingdom)
French espionage agent
Afrika Korps, escaping with his battalion from the assault of the 15th Panzer Division on 10 June. Szabo sent her baby to childminders while she worked
Violette_Szabo
11th Panzer Division 112th Panzer Brigade - absorbed by 21st Panzer Division 113th Panzer Brigade - absorbed by 15th Panzergrenadier Division SS Panzer Brigade
Panzer_brigade
WW2 New Zealand Army formation
support of an attack by the division. However, it was stopped in the minefield lanes by the 15th Panzer and 90th Light Divisions; the following morning, the
2nd_New_Zealand_Division
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 15th Panzer Division Staff Willibald Borowietz1 (Oak Leaves) Units Ernst-Günther Baade3 (Oak Leaves
Gustav-Georg_Knabe
Military unit of Nazi Germany
Panzer Army (German: 2. Panzerarmee) was a German armoured formation during World War II, formed from the 2nd Panzer Group on October 5, 1941. Panzer
2nd_Panzer_Army
Military unit
Mitcham, Samuel W. (2007). German Order of Battle: Panzer, Panzer Grenadier, and Waffen SS divisions in World War II. Stackpole Books. ISBN 0-8117-3438-2
25th_Panzergrenadier_Division
Cavalry regiment in the British Army
battle normally ceased at dusk). The leaguer was discovered by the 15th Panzer Division during the night and in the ensuing engagement left the Irish Hussars
8th King's Royal Irish Hussars
8th_King's_Royal_Irish_Hussars
Military operation during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War
Light Afrika Division was withdrawn on 8 June, to refit at El Adem near Tobruk and replaced on the frontier with the 15th Panzer Division (Generalmajor
Operation_Skorpion
British WWII cruiser tank
role. Free French Forces Germany – Captured vehicles used in the 15th Panzer Division. Designated Kreuzer Panzerkampfwagen Mk VI 746 (e).[page needed]
Crusader_tank
Infantry division of the British Army
with the DAF grounded by rain, the Germans counterattacked with the 15th Panzer Division with supporting artillery and infantry. By evening a bloody and desperate
50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
50th_(Northumbrian)_Infantry_Division
Order of battle for 1942 battle in Egypt
Light Afrika Division (Generalmajor Theodor Graf von Sponeck) 15th Panzer Division (Generalmajor Gustav von Vaerst) 21st Panzer Division (Generalmajor
Second Battle of El Alamein order of battle
Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein_order_of_battle
Scottish mountaineer and writer
retreat to El Alamein in June 1942 by a tank commander from the 15th Panzer Division who was armed with a machine-pistol. A passage in Mountain magazine
W._H._Murray
War actions of the German military officer
Korps; DAK), consisting of the 5th Light Division (later renamed 21st Panzer Division) and of the 15th Panzer Division. He was promoted to Generalleutnant
Erwin Rommel in the Second World War
Erwin_Rommel_in_the_Second_World_War
bring XLVII Panzer Corps under General Hans von Obstfelder which consisted of two mechanized divisions 9th Panzer and 15th Panzer Divisions and strike
Battle_of_Meijel
Military unit
(Motorized) 17th Panzer Division 18th Panzer Division 167th Infantry Division 21st Panzer Division 111th Panzer Brigade 112th Panzer Brigade 113th Panzer Brigade
XLVII_Panzer_Corps
Former armoured cavalry regiment of the 2nd New Zealand Division
German tanks from the 15th Panzer Division. When the remnants of the 21st Battalion were destroyed on Point 175, the New Zealand Division rear was shelled
Divisional Cavalry Regiment (New Zealand)
Divisional_Cavalry_Regiment_(New_Zealand)
1989 wartime structure of NATO's Northern Army Group
Marder, 6× Panzermörser, 23× M113) 14th Panzer Battalion, Hildesheim, (41× Leopard 1A5, 12× M113) 15th Panzer Artillery Battalion, Stadtoldendorf, (18×
Northern Army Group (1989) order of battle
Northern_Army_Group_(1989)_order_of_battle
Military unit of Nazi Germany
70th Army 3rd Guards Cav Corps 19th Army 5th Inf Div 15th Inf Div 11th Armd Div The 3rd Panzer Army (German: 3. Panzerarmee) was a German armoured formation
3rd_Panzer_Army
Army officer
and disordered part of Young's brigade. A separate attack by the 15th Panzer Division struck a gap in the British minefields south-west of Bir el Harmat
Desmond Young (British Army officer)
Desmond_Young_(British_Army_officer)
German infantry division
Legion was renamed the 4th SS Panzer Grenadier Brigade Netherlands in October 1943. It was officially re-designated as a division in February 1945 but never
Volunteer_Legion_Netherlands
Bayerlein) 15th Panzer Division – Generalmajor Gustav von Vaerst 21st Panzer Division – Generalmajor Georg von Bismarck 90th Light Division – Generalmajor
Battle of Alam el Halfa order of battle
Battle_of_Alam_el_Halfa_order_of_battle
German general and Knight's Cross recipient
several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. He was taken prisoner with his 84th Infantry Division in the
Erwin_Menny
World War II battle
includes three divisions of the neighboring 4th Panzer Army- 68th Infantry Division, 7th Panzer Division and the 1st SS Panzer Division LSSAH. On that
Kamenets–Podolsky_pocket
21st Panzer Division - Generalmajor Edgar Feuchtinger One battlegroup Panzer-Lehr-Division (elements) - Generalleutnant Fritz Bayerlein 2nd SS Panzer Division
Operation Epsom order of battle
Operation_Epsom_order_of_battle
Libyan battle of World War II
arrive in force. On 5 December, 49 tanks from the 15th Panzer Division and the 21st Panzer Division broke through the Mahrattas and linked up with the
Action at Bir el Gubi (December 1941)
Action_at_Bir_el_Gubi_(December_1941)
German operation to capture Kursk from the USSR during WWII
the attack of III Panzer Corps and Corps Raus, was reinforced with two rifle divisions from the reserve. The 15th Guards Rifle Division was moved up to
Operation_Citadel
Major WW2 event
Flak Division 9th Army (elements) 9. Fallschirmjäger-Division (elements) 18. Panzer-Grenadier-Division (elements) 20. Panzer-Grenadier-Division (elements)
Battle of Berlin order of battle
Battle_of_Berlin_order_of_battle
British military operation in France in 1944
commander of Panzer Group West. During the lull both sides made changes to their dispositions. The 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division relieved the 15th (Scottish)
Operation_Epsom
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