5th Panzer Division

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Panzer division
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:alliance Axis powers
gptkbp:casualties High_during_Eastern_Front_campaigns
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:dissolved Post-war disbandment
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
Battle of the Bulge
gptkbp:equipment Tiger I tank
Panzer III
Panzer IV
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:finaleDate Battle of Berlin
gptkbp:firstMatch gptkb:Generalleutnant_Hermann_Balck
gptkb:Generalmajor_Hans_von_Funck
gptkbp:formed 1940
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:historicalSignificance One of the key divisions in the Wehrmacht
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 5th Panzer Division
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern armored warfare
gptkbp:motto “Fur_Deutschland”
gptkbp:nickname “The_Spearhead”
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Generalleutnant_Hans_von_Funck
gptkb:Generalmajor_Hermann_Balck
gptkbp:operationalHistory Participated in numerous key battles
gptkbp:partOf Wehrmacht
gptkbp:reform 1943
Post-war era
gptkbp:reputation Highly mobile and effective
gptkbp:secondaryRole Defensive operations
Mobile warfare
gptkbp:size Approximately 15,000 personnel
gptkbp:successor gptkb:5th_Panzer_Army
gptkbp:symbol Division insignia
gptkbp:tactics Blitzkrieg
gptkbp:type Armored division