79th Panzer Division

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Panzer division
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:alliance Axis powers
gptkbp:casualties High
gptkbp:commander Various generals throughout its history
gptkbp:commandStructure Hierarchical
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:culturalImpact Portrayed in media and literature
gptkbp:deployedTo Surrendered_to_Allied_forces
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:dissolved 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
Battle of the Bulge
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Panther_tank
Tiger I tank
Panzer IV
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:finalScore Reduced to a few hundred personnel
gptkbp:firstAwarded Around 15,000 personnel
gptkbp:formed 1940
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Berlin
gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:historicalContext Nazi_military_expansion
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key role in several major battles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 79th Panzer Division
gptkbp:insignia Panzer badge
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern armored tactics
gptkbp:militaryRank Heer
Various commendations
Multiple_campaigns_in_Europe
gptkbp:motto Fur_Deutschland
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Iron_Division
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Generalmajor_Hermann_von_Oppeln-Bronikowski
gptkbp:operationalHistory Active from 1940 to 1945
gptkbp:partOf Wehrmacht
gptkbp:postWarCareer Dissolved
Studied for military tactics
gptkbp:reform 1943
1944
gptkbp:reputation Feared armored unit
gptkbp:role Armored warfare
gptkbp:size Division
gptkbp:strategicGoals Critical in armored offensives
gptkbp:successor Panzer Division 79
gptkbp:supportRole Extensive
Frontline combat
gptkbp:symbol Division insignia
gptkbp:tactics Combined arms operations
gptkbp:training Intensive
gptkbp:type Armored division
gptkbp:uniform Wehrmacht uniform