6th Panzer Division

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring 1940
1945
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:SS_Panzer_Division
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
Battle of the Bulge
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Panther_tank
Tiger I tank
Panzer III
Panzer IV
gptkbp:firstGeneration Defensive_operations_in_Germany
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:hasPerformance 1939
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Breslau
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key role in early WWII campaigns
Involved_in_major_battles_against_Soviet_forces
Participated_in_the_defense_of_Germany_in_1945
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 6th Panzer Division
gptkbp:insignia Division insignia
gptkbp:legacy Studied in military academies
Influenced post-war armored warfare tactics
gptkbp:motto “The Iron Division”
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Battle_of_Taman_Peninsula
gptkb:General_Friedrich_Kirchner
gptkb:Battle_of_Smolensk
gptkb:General_Hermann_Balck
Siege of Leningrad
Battle of Kharkov
Battle of Balaton
gptkbp:operations gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:partOf Wehrmacht
gptkbp:reform 1943
gptkbp:reputation Known for its mobility and firepower
Considered one of the elite divisions of the Wehrmacht
gptkbp:size approximately 15,000 personnel
gptkbp:successor gptkb:6th_Panzer_Army
gptkbp:supportRole Armored warfare
Mechanized infantry support
Rapid assault and breakthrough tactics
gptkbp:type Panzer division