21st Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/21st_Panzer_Division_(Wehrmacht)
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:activePeriod 1941–1945
gptkbp:branch gptkb:German_Army_(Wehrmacht)
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Battle_of_Caen
gptkb:Falaise_Pocket
gptkb:Battle_of_Gazala
gptkb:Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:5th_Light_Division
gptkbp:garrison Africa (initially)
France (later)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 21st Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)
gptkbp:nickname 21. Panzer-Division
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Edgar_Feuchtinger
gptkb:Fritz_Bayerlein
gptkb:Hans_von_Luck
gptkb:Heinrich_Eberbach
gptkb:Walther_Nehring
gptkbp:notableFor unique use of captured French vehicles in Normandy
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Afrika_Korps
gptkb:7th_Army_(Wehrmacht)
gptkbp:reformed 1943
gptkbp:theaterOfOperations gptkb:Normandy
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:weapon gptkb:Panzer_III
gptkb:Sd.Kfz._251
gptkb:Panzer_IV
French tanks (captured)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:D-Day_(Juno_Beach)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7