9th Panzer Division

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross
gptkbp:combat_role Armored warfare
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Generalmajor_Hermann_von_Oppeln-Bronikowski
gptkbp:cultural_impact Portrayed in films and literature
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Panzer_III
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1940
gptkbp:has_ability approximately 5,000
approximately 15,000
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Breslau
gptkbp:historical_analysis Subject of military studies
gptkbp:historical_documentation Unit history book
gptkbp:historical_significance Significant role in armored operations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 9th Panzer Division
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Memorials in Germany
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
1945
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern armored tactics
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Heer
9th Panzer Division Veterans Association
gptkbp:motto Fur Deutschland
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Ghost_Division
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Seine
gptkb:Operation_Citadel
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Dnieper
gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkb:Siege_of_Leningrad
Multiple campaigns
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:reform 1943
gptkbp:retirement_year Disbanded
gptkbp:reunion gptkb:military_unit
Annual reunions
gptkbp:strategic_importance Key in early war successes
gptkbp:successor Panzer Division 9
gptkbp:symbol Division insignia
gptkbp:tactics Blitzkrieg tactics