6th Panzer Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/6th_Panzer_Division

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:disbanded	May 1945
gptkbp:engagedIn	gptkb:Battle_of_France gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge gptkb:Eastern_Front_(World_War_II) gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa gptkb:Battle_of_Moscow gptkb:Western_Front_(World_War_II)
gptkbp:equipment	gptkb:Panzer_III gptkb:Sd.Kfz._251 gptkb:Panther_tank gptkb:Panzer_IV
gptkbp:fate	surrendered to US forces in May 1945
gptkbp:formed	October 1939
gptkbp:formerName	gptkb:1st_Light_Division
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:Wuppertal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	6th Panzer Division
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Erhard_Raus gptkb:Franz_Gräser gptkb:Walther_von_Hünersdorff
gptkbp:notableFor	counterattack in the Battle of the Bulge heavy fighting on the Eastern Front rapid advance during the Battle of France
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:size	gptkb:division
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Friedrich_Kirchner gptkb:Werner_Kempf gptkb:Panzer_Group_4
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7