Panzerdivision

A Panzerdivision ( Panzerdivisionen , abbreviation: Pz-Div) is the name given in the German Armée since the Second world war to a division with vehicles Blindé S.

The word Panzerdivision is usually used in English when one refers to armor-plated divisions of the German army, the Panzer term being synonymous with combat armored vehicles, and are often treated like belonging to a proper name, in this case, it is always in capital letters (ex: 2nd Panzerdivision).

Panzerdivisions are formations of several weapons gathering at the same time regiments of armoured tanks and infantry but also of the regiments of artillery, anti-aircraft, transmissions, of genius, etc which are common to the majority of divisions of the modern era. However, the ratio of the elements of a division of Panzer evolved/moved with the wire of the engagements. Panzerdivision during the Second world war could have 300 armor-plated fighting vehicles and a force of 15.000 men.

Designations of Panzerdivisions

Second world war

Wehrmacht

Classification of Panzerdivisions

Names of Panzerdivisions
  • Panzerdivision Clausewitz (in the past 233e Motorized Division, 233e Panzergrenadier Division, and 233e Panzer Division, 233e Panzerdivision of reserve)
    • Döberitz , Schlesien , and Holstein is synonyms with Clausewitz .
  • Panzerdivision Feldherrnhalle 1 (in the past 60e Division of Infantry, 60th Division of Motorized Infantry, and Panzergrenadier Division Feldherrnhalle )
  • Panzerdivision Feldherrnhalle 2 (in the past the 13th Division of Infantry, the 13th Division of Motorized Infantry, and 13th Panzerdivision)
  • Panzer Division Grossdeutschland
  • Panzer Division Holstein
  • Panzer Division Jüterbog
  • Panzerdivision Kempf (made up of part of Heer and part of Waffen-SS)
  • Panzerdivision Kurmark
  • Panzerdivision Müncheberg
  • Panzerdivision Norwegen (Created in 1943, with Oslo , then amalgamated to the 25 Panzerdivision on May 20th, 1944)
  • Panzerdivision Schlesien
  • Panzerdivision Windhund (116e Panzerdivision)
  • Panzer Lehr Division (known also like the 130e Panzerdivision)
  • Panzerdivision Tatra
  • Panzer-Ausbildungs-Division Tatra (later Panzerdivision of drive Tatra , 232e Panzerdivision)

In 1940
Ten divisions were in service in the Wehrmacht at the time of the Bataille of France, here their manpower in tanks in April 1940:

  • 1 Pz-Div: 256 tanks,

52 Pz I, 98 Pz II, 58 pz III, 40 pz IV, 8 PzBef. (tanks of command)

  • 2 Pz-Div: 266 tanks

45 Pz I, 115 Pz II, 58 Pz III, 32 pz IV, 16 PzBef,

  • 3 Pz-Div: 341 tanks,

117 Pz I, 129 Pz II, 42 Pz III, 26 Pz IV, 27 PzBef,

  • 4 Pz-Div: 314 tanks

135 Pz I, 105 Pz II, 40 Pz III, 24 Pz IV, 10 PzBef,

  • 5 Pz-Div: 327 tanks

97 Pz I, 120 Pz II, 52 Pz III, 32 Pz IV, 26 PzBef,

  • 6 Pz-Div: 223 tanks

60 Pz II, 118 Pz 35 (T), 31 Pz IV, 16 PzBef, 34 Pz I, 68 Pz II, 91 Pz 38 (T), 24 Pz IV, 8 PzBef 38 (T)

  • 8 Pz-Div: 212 tanks

58 PzII, 116 Pz 38 (T), 23 Pz IV, 15 PzBef 38 (T)

  • 9 Pz-Div: 153 tanks

30 Pz I, 54 Pz II, 41 Pz III, 16 Pz IV, 12 PzBef

  • 10 Pz-Div: 265 tanks

44 Pz I, 113 Pz II, 58 Pz III, 32 Pz IV, 18 PzBef

To note the disparity of manpower of the pzdiv of the time which varies between 150 and 320 tanks according to the units as well as the disparity of the tanks in their equipment.

One can as note as divisions lately created (namely the 6,7,8,9 and 10) are the least best equipped numerically speaking and the only ones where one can find the excellent tanks Czech Pz 35 (T) and 38 (T).

Divisions of the Waffen S

Division of the Luftwaffe

  • Fallschirm-Panzerdivision 1 Hermann Göring

Years 1960 at our days

National Volksarmee (NVA)

Bundeswehr

References

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