2nd Panzer Division

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Panzer_IV
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Iron_Cross
gptkb:Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:can_transform_into gptkb:2nd_Panzergrenadier_Division
gptkbp:casualties High during battles
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Generalleutnant_Hermann_von_Oppeln-Bronikowski
gptkb:Generalmajor_Erich_von_Manstein
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Panzer_IV
gptkb:Panzer_III
gptkbp:formed 1938
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Wiesbaden
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:historical_significance Early use of armored tactics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2nd Panzer Division
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:Panzer_Anti-Tank_Battalion_2
gptkb:Panzer_Artillery_Regiment_2
gptkb:Panzer_Engineer_Battalion_2
gptkb:Panzer_Reconnaissance_Battalion_2
gptkb:Panzer_Regiment_2
gptkb:Panzer_Signal_Battalion_2
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern armored warfare
gptkbp:motto Fur Deutschland
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Ghost_Division
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Generalmajor_Heinz_Guderian
gptkbp:operational_history 1940-1945
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:reformed Post-war reformation
gptkbp:role Armored warfare
gptkbp:size gptkb:Division
gptkbp:strength Around 15,000 personnel
gptkbp:successor gptkb:2nd_Panzer_Division_(Bundeswehr)
gptkbp:symbol Division insignia
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:Blitzkrieg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3