11th Panzer Division

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:activePeriod 1940–1945
gptkbp:awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (awarded to several members)
gptkbp:branch gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:disbanded May 1945
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
gptkb:Invasion_of_France
gptkb:Western_Front_(World_War_II)
Retreat to Austria
gptkbp:formed August 1940
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Paderborn
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 11th Panzer Division
gptkbp:insignia ghost emblem
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Ghost_Division
Gespensterdivision
gptkbp:notableAction defense of the Saar region
counterattacks during Operation Nordwind
rapid advance in France 1940
retreat through southern Germany and Austria
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Heinrich_Eberbach
gptkb:Hermann_Balck
gptkb:Dietrich_von_Saucken
gptkb:Ludwig_Crüwell
Wend von Wietersheim
gptkbp:notableEngagement defense of the Western Front 1944–45
encirclement at Stalingrad (relief attempt)
fighting in Lorraine
fighting in the Ardennes
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Heinrich_Eberbach
gptkb:Hermann_Balck
gptkb:Dietrich_von_Saucken
gptkb:Ludwig_Crüwell
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Army_Group_G
gptkb:Army_Group_B
gptkb:Army_Group_South
gptkb:Panzer_Group_1
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:size gptkb:division
gptkbp:surrenderedTo gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkbp:warCrimes accused of reprisals against civilians in France and the Soviet Union
gptkbp:weapon gptkb:Panzer_III
gptkb:StuG_III
gptkb:Panther_tank
gptkb:Panzer_IV
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hermann_Balck
gptkb:Ludwig_Crüwell
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6