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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Panzer_IV
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Hitler_Youth
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gptkbp:casualties
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High losses during the war
Heavy losses in the Battle of the Bulge
High during the Eastern Front campaigns
Significant losses in Normandy
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gptkbp:color
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gptkb:Black
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gptkbp:combat_role
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Armored warfare
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gptkbp:command_structure
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Regimental command
Company command
Battalion command
Divisional command
Platoon command
Squad command
Divisional headquarters
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gptkbp:communication
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Radio units
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Nazi_Germany
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gptkbp:deployment
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gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkb:Western_Front
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:engagement
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Defensive actions in 1945
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
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gptkbp:equipment
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gptkb:Panzer_IV
gptkb:Tiger_I_tank
gptkb:Panther_tank
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gptkbp:formed
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gptkb:1940
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:France
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Fought in the Battle of the Bulge
Participated in major offensives
Engaged in defensive operations in 1945
Involved in the retreat from the Soviet Union
One of the last divisions to be formed by the Wehrmacht
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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12th Panzer Division
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gptkbp:intelligence
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Reconnaissance units
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gptkbp:is_active_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influence on post-war armored tactics
Influenced post-war military studies
Symbol of German armored warfare
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gptkbp:logistics
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gptkb:supply_chain_management
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gptkbp:motto
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“ The Iron Division”
“ We are the spearhead”
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Hitlerjugend_Division
“ The 12th”
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Seine
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Rhine
gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Siege_of_Leningrad
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
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gptkbp:notable_commanders
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gptkb:Generalmajor_Fritz_Bayerlein
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gptkbp:operational_area
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gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkb:Western_Front
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gptkbp:operational_history
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Active in multiple theaters of war
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Wehrmacht
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gptkbp:post_war_career
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Study in military academies
Dissolved after the war
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gptkbp:reformed
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gptkb:1944
1943
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gptkbp:reputation
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Known for its effectiveness in tank warfare
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gptkbp:size
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approximately 15,000 personnel
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Key role in armored offensives
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gptkbp:strength
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approximately 15,000 personnel
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gptkbp:subordinate_units
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gptkb:Panzer_Reconnaissance_Battalion_12
gptkb:Panzer_Anti-Tank_Battalion_12
gptkb:Panzer_Artillery_Regiment_12
gptkb:Panzer_Engineer_Battalion_12
gptkb:Panzergrenadier_Regiment_12
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Panzer_Division_12
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gptkbp:supports
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Medical units
Engineer units
Supply units
Artillery battalions
Anti-aircraft units
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gptkbp:symbol
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Division insignia
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gptkbp:tactics
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Blitzkrieg tactics
Combined arms operations
Mobile warfare
Armored assaults
Encirclement maneuvers
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gptkbp:training
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Intensive training in armored tactics
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gptkbp:transportation
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Tracked vehicles
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:Panzer_IV
gptkb:infantry
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:12th_SS_Panzer_Division
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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